Tag: hijack

  • Armament on the High Seas

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    Floating armouries “a major security concern”, apparently. Armament on the High Seas By Liza Kane-Hartnett Last month, Sri Lanka announced that it had terminated its agreement with the private security […]

  • Suspect vessels warning for India

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    Indian coast always on alert for terror threats or suspected pirates. Coast Guard alerts fishermen about ‘suspected vessels’ AHMEDABAD: Fishermen along the Gujarat coast were on Tuesday alerted over ‘suspected […]

  • Kidnapped sailors freed

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    Men taken from MV Szafir off Nigeria. Polish Sailors Kidnapped off Nigeria Freed The Polish crew of a cargo vessel kidnapped last month off the Nigerian coast are safe and […]

  • Somali pirates and the HRA

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    Now the shipping industry and navies face difficult choices. Somali piracy: Redrawing the boundaries By Tim Hart, Control Risks LONDON – From 1 December 2015, the shipping industry’s ‘high risk […]

  • ReCAAP November 2015 Report

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    Decrease in incidents over previous months. Piracy & Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia – ReCAAP ISC November 2015 Report IN its November report on Piracy and Armed Robbery against […]

  • The pirates of Southeast Asia

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    Malacca Strait is ranked the most dangerous waterway, overtaking Somalia as world’s main piracy hub in 2014. The pirates of Southeast Asia The waters of Southeast Asia have more incidents […]

  • Nigerian Navy using Falcon Eye

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    Better incident reporting and transparency would help. Navy uses Israeli surveillance system to tackle piracy, oil theft By Philip Nwosu The Nigerian Navy (NN) has  inaugurated a sophisticated  Israeli-designed mass […]

  • Djibouti receives new patrol boats

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    Gifted by Japan to boost security. Djibouti receives new patrol boats Djibouti has received two 20 metre patrol boats from Japan, which will be used by the Djibouti Coast Guard. […]

  • Asia’s Maritime Balance

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    Bangladesh and Asia’s Maritime Balance By Paul Pryce Most discussions of South Asian maritime security are dominated by the balance of power between the Indian Navy and its Chinese counterpart, the […]

  • India, Russian navies exercise

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    ‘Indra-2015’, will be conducted from December 7 to 12. Indian, Russian Navies to hold maritime exercise next week Indian Navy’s Eastern Naval Command (ENC) would be hosting the last bilateral […]

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