Tag: hijack

  • Spain takes over Op Atalanta

    Deployment to last five months. Spain Takes Force Command of Operation Atalanta off the Coast of Somalia On Wednesday 6 May 2015 Rear Admiral Alfonso Gómez from the Spanish Navy, assumed […]

  • US Navy meets Asian partners

    Staff talks as maritime security discussed.  7th Fleet, Singaporean, Malaysian and Indonesian navies meet to enhance multilateral cooperation By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Karsten, U.S. Seventh Fleet Public […]

  • US Warship Shooed Away by Iranian Destroyer

    No word so far from US.  US Warship Shooed Away by Iranian Destroyer in Gulf of Aden TEHRAN (FNA)- A US warship and military planes changed their direction as they […]

  • Ghana pirate trial delayed again

    MT Mariam pirates await fate. Ghana AG Delays Trial of Suspected Nigerian Pirates By Kate DA Costa Accra — The Inability of the office of the Attorney-General to advise the […]

  • Illegal fishing threatens piracy resurgence

    Concerns pirates could reform “coast guard”.  Piracy falls in Somalia but illegal fishing threatens resurgence Once a global phenomenon raking in millions of dollars in ransom, piracy off the coast […]

  • Will Buhari Liquidate Tompolo’s ‘Navy’?

    Former MEND commander under scrutiny again. Will Buhari Liquidate Tompolo’s ‘Navy’? By Muhammad Al-Ghazali One of the most astonishing revelations from President Goodluck Jonathan’s school of leadership so far was […]

  • US supports Sri Lankan marsec efforts

    US working with partners in Indian Ocean Region. U.S. supports Sri Lanka’s efforts to contribute to maritime security The United States Tuesday said it supports Sri Lanka’s efforts to contribute […]

  • ASEAN: Challenges In Transnational Maritime Crimes

    New approaches required. ASEAN Faces Challenges In Transnational Maritime Crimes – MIMA Chairman Transnational security threats are the most pressing challenges faced by ASEAN countries now, said Maritime Institute of […]

  • Another tanker hijacked in SE Asia

    Spate of hijackings continues. Another tanker hijacked in SE Asia The spate of tanker hijackings in Southeast Asia continues, with ReCAAP reporting the hijacking of the MT Ocean Energy on […]

  • China’s pirate patrol submarine too noisy

    Type 091 sub poses no real threat to region – experts. China’s pirate patrol submarine is too noisy, say naval experts Minnie Chan China’s recent deployment of a nuclear submarine […]