Tag: Hostage

  • Vietnamese tanker crew freed by pirates

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    Hijackings for oil product cargoes continue in S. E. Asia Vietnamese tanker crew freed by pirates A Vietnamese oil tanker which went missing last week was seized by pirates who […]

  • NATO’s Maritime Future

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    Can NATO stem the maritime decline? [Opinion] NATO’s Maritime Future By Lt. Cmdr. Mark Lawrence, USN The transatlantic alliance successfully navigated some rough seas in 2014. A year that began without […]

  • Vietnam tanker missing amid piracy fears

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    Potentially the 13th tanker hijacked in region since April.  Vietnam tanker and 18 crew missing amid piracy fears A Vietnamese oil tanker has gone missing en route to Vietnam from […]

  • Piracy warning ahead of Nigeria election

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    Analysts all predicting sharp rise in attacks.  Piracy expected to increase ahead of Nigeria’s election By Ole Mikkelsen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Piracy will increase in the Gulf of Guinea as Nigeria prepares […]

  • New Training for Safer Seas

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    Multi-national gathering to institute new training program.  New Training for Safer Seas: The Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting On September 30 and October 1, the Heads of Asian […]

  • Warning that Somali piracy may return

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    Piracy currently suppressed, but things could easily change.  Analyst, industry officials warn on possible resurgence of Somali piracy By Marcus Hand from Copenhagen Despite the sharp decline in piracy off the coast of […]

  • Pirates and clan fight in Somalia

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    Fight breaks out leaving several injured.  Several people injured in fighting between pirates and local residents in Somalia Bitter fighting between Somali pirates and clan militias have on Tuesday morning […]

  • New chief for Pakistan Navy

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    New naval chief assures of strong maritime security ISLAMABAD: The newly appointed naval chief, Admiral Zakaullah, formally took over the Command of the Pakistan Navy in change of command ceremony […]

  • Tanker missing off Singapore

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    No contact with ship since October 2nd.  Reports came in late yesterday that the tanker, MT Sunrise 689, has gone missing off Singapore.  The ship was transiting from Singapore to […]

  • Singapore tightens maritime security

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    Move to tackle illegal fishing, smuggling and piracy.  Parliament: Maritime security to be tightened with more physical barriers along coastline  BY LIM YAN LIANG SINGAPORE – More physical barriers will […]

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