Tag: hijack
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IRGC goes stealth
No sign of a thaw in region for New Year. Iran’s IRGC censures U.S. presence in Gulf, improves battle features of speedboats: command Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy […]
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AMAN 2019 preps
Exercise due to begin in February. Pakistan’s AMAN 2019: “Together for Peace” Sultan M Hali Pakistan Navy is organizing a multi-nation naval exercise in the North Arabian Sea in February […]
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Red Wave 1 preps
Multi-national exercise due. Saudi naval forces prepare for Red Wave 1 JEDDAH: The joint military drill, Red Wave 1, is to launch early next week with the participation of the […]
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Fishing Somali waters
Concern among Somalia’s fishing community. China will start fishing along Somalia’s coastline just as piracy makes a comeback The country with mainland Africa’s longest coastline is inviting China to its […]
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Nigeria’s maritime concerns
Concerns over Nigeria’s maritime industry. Smuggling, piracy choke shipping business By BAYO AKOMOLAFE Stakeholders in the maritime industry said that business activities suffered a serious setback this year, especially in the […]
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Indian Navy rig drills
The drill included anti-hijacking and bomb disposal exercise by slithering commandos on the oil rigs with choppers. Navy conducts offshore joint drill to check readiness Mumbai: The Navy conducted an offshore […]
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Fishing hit by piracy
Attacks and incidents in local waterways are often unreported by agencies. Fishermen lament frequent attacks by pirates in A’Ibom Patrick Odey Fishermen in Ibeno, a community in Akwa Ibom State, […]
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The non-state threat
He said that maritime piracy and maritime terrorism are the two major ways in which non-state actors threaten to jeopardise the security of the maritime domain, with a direct influence […]
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USCG praise NIMASA
The long road to compliance. A Pass Mark for NIMASA Eromosele Abiodun posits that the commendation of NIMASA by the United States Coast Guard for its efforts to improve security and […]
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Deterring piracy
Presence suppresses piracy. Naval Forces, a Major Deterrent to Pirate Activity By Baibhav Mishra Over 20,000 merchant ships, including ten percent of global oil trade, transit the Gulf of Aden […]