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  • High Tech Pirates

    Pirates have gone high tech. Apparently… ‘Do you have an AK-47 and can you swim?’ By Padraig Belton, Technology of Business reporter “The first thing they ask you is if […]

  • Iran Navy heads for Gulf

    Expect reports of pirate battles and run ins with the US Navy shortly. Iran’s 43rd Naval Fleet Sets Sail for Open Seas The Iranian Navy’s 43rd flotilla of warships started […]

  • Nigerian army weighs in

    And you thought that was the navy’s job… Militancy, sea piracy in C/River to end soon – Buratai The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Wednesday […]

  • The post-piracy hangover

    As piracy falls, what new challenges do CSOs face? The post-piracy hangover In this era of relative calm, Harry Pearce from Ambrey Risk reminds us that the challenge ahead might […]

  • Delta pirates kill police

    Pirates kill police, steal gunboat. Sea pirates kill 4 marine policemen in Rivers Ifechukwude Osakwe Gunmen suspected to be sea pirates evening killed four marine policemen and made away with […]

  • Delta pirates anger locals

    Ongoing attacks anger residents. Trouble in Rivers as sea pirates attack Bonny By Soonest Nathaniel The people of Bonny Kingdom in Rivers state have decried the recurring attack on passengers […]

  • Four Soldiers Die in Delta accident

    Tragedy strikes operation. Nigeria: Four Soldiers Die in Bayelsa Boat Mishap By Osa Okhomina The military operation in the Niger Delta known as Operation Crocodile Smile, yesterday suffered a major […]

  • MMEA watches for Abu Sayyaf Group

    President Duterte’s push against ASG could see fighters flee to Malaysia. Sabah on high alert for those fleeing crackdown on Abu Sayyaf in Philippines BY ROY GOH KOTA KINABALU: Malaysian […]

  • Ferries use French guards

    Ferries from UK continue to rely on French armed guards. Armed French sea marshals deployed on Barfleur in anti-terror exercise Jim Durkin ARMED French sea marshals were deployed on Brittany […]

  • Flaws in Cruise Ship Security

    Cruise security still causing concern among experts. Drug Bust Reveals Flaws in Cruise Ship Security By Jim Walker The widely reported drug bust of three passengers this week on the […]