Tag: hijack
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India-Vietnam Defense Ties
Recent engagements confirm the uptick in activity in the defense realm. India-Vietnam Defense Ties in the Spotlight With Naval Exercise By Prashanth Parameswaran On May 21, three Indian naval ships began […]
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OBP note piracy rise
OBP report shows worrying increase in incidents. Piracy incidents double off coast of East Africa in 2017: study NAIROBI, May 22 (Xinhua) — The number of piracy incidents doubled off […]
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Somalia’s IUU fishing woes
Resurgence in IUU fishing risks piracy return. Somalia: Fishermen Struggle to Compete with Foreign Vessels By Jason Patinkin Each morning, fishermen in the northern Somali port city of Bosaso pull […]
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Nigeria: no armed guards
The final word on armed guards? Government outlaws private security guards onboard vessels By Sulaimon Salau and Mayowa Fakile Notwithstanding the spate of pirate attacks on its territorial waters, the Federal […]
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EUNAVFOR, Kenya drills
Helping Kenya’s blue economy. European Union Operation Atalanta and Kenyan maritime authorities conducting joint exercises Senior Kenyan and European officials are today meeting in Mombasa where the flagship of the […]
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Praising the IFC
Centre tracked alleged ‘slave ship’ from Madagascar that Indonesia captured in April Navy intel centre helps keep region’s waters safe Noel Low Indonesia’s seizure of an alleged “slave ship” grabbed […]
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Nigeria’s many assets
Number of available assets doesn’t seem to have suppressed crime. Navy acquires 173 boats to boost maritime operations Nigerian Navy (NN) acquired 173 assorted boats, including Epenal boats, Rigid Hull […]
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Push for armed guards
The Navy won’t b pleased. AGF seeks amendment to maritime laws Posted By: Oluwakemi Dauda Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami (SAN) has urged the National Assembly to amend maritime […]
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Operation Three Arrows
Op Three Arrows underway. Multinational exercise in Gulf of Aden aims to further reduce piracy By JASON BEHNKE MANAMA, Bahrain — Operation Three Arrows, a counterpiracy exercise that brought together warships […]
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PH, Aus in sea drills
Further anti-piracy drills begin. Philippine, Australian navies hold third series of sea drills Roel Pareño ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Navy and the Royal Australian Navy kicked off Monday […]
