Tag: hijack

  • Philippine troops kill 149 ASG militants

    Lack of recent kidnaps suggest ASG kept in check. Philippine troops kill 149 Abu Sayyaf militants Nearly 150 ISIL-linked terrorists have been killed in the all-out offensives launched by government […]

  • Indian Navy Thwarts Pirate Attack

      Indian Navy Thwarts Pirate Attack Off Somalia On Tuesday, the Indian Navy patrol vessel INS Sharda rescued the Liberian-flagged bulker Lord Mountbatten from a pirate attack 150 nm off the […]

  • NIMASA debunks piracy reports

    Announcement comes the day after six Filipino crew are kidnapped off Nigeria. MARITIME SECURITY: Fast Intervention Vessels, Helicopters will Help – NIMASA …Dakuku Debunks Reports on Piracy The Director General […]

  • Cops investigate naval sale

    Cas-Global allegedly paid bribe in multimillion pound sale of naval vessels involving UK, US, Nigeria and Norway Anti-corruption police investigate UK firm over ex-Nigerian warlord deal By Rob Evans Anti-corruption […]

  • India’s Bay of Bengal fears

    India looks to potential new hot spot. ‘Conflict with China will be in Bay of Bengal’ Jayanta Gupta Kolkata: The next conflict with China will not be along India’s northern […]

  • RSN celebrates birthday

    Strong partnerships critical as security challenges grow more transnational, he says Naval cooperation key to maritime security: President Chong Zi Liang The gathering of navies from around the world to […]

  • A new wave of piracy?

    Is Africa facing a new wave of piracy? By Tomi Oladipo,BBC Monitoring Africa security correspondent The recent hijacking of a ship by Somali pirates was the first such incident off […]

  • Somalia gets support

    Somalia desperate for arms embargo lift. Somalia signs security pact with backers at London talks Somalia has signed a security pact with the international community aimed at building a national […]

  • India, US discuss marsec cooperation

    Keeping an eye on China… India, US discuss maritime security cooperation India and the US discussed maritime cooperation in the second round of the India-US Maritime Security Dialogue, the External […]

  • Joint patrols for Malacca

    Didn’t make it as far as the Philippines… Joint Patrol in Malacca Strait Conducted by Indonesia, Malaysia Indonesian and Malaysian military personnel are conducting joint patrol and [exercise] code named […]