Tag: hostages

  • Indian hostage freed

    Maximus hostage flies home. Kidnapped Indian sailor in Africa freed An Indian sailor who was kidnapped in Africa last month has been released and will reach India on Sunday night, […]

  • Improving Nigerian marsec

    Insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea remains a huge issue. American experts urge Nigeria to secure territorial waters Posted By: Oluwakemi Dauda To ensure that Nigeria becomes the hub of […]

  • Shots fired in Malacca

    Indonesia takes illegal fishing seriously. Shots fired at Taiwanese fishing vessels operating in Strait of Malacca Two Taiwanese fishing boats claimed to have been fired upon by an Indonesian government […]

  • Pirate price watch

    Low prices are making oil tanker heists off Africa’s western coast not worth the risk. Cheap Oil Is Taking A Major Toll On Pirates Alexander C. Kaufman Oil companies aren’t […]

  • Fish licence furore

    Firm set up by fisheries minister Tony Baldry criticised by United Nations Security Council for deal that allows foreign fishing vessels into waters off Somaliland. Ex-Tory MP accused by UN […]

  • Hostage reported killed

    Local reports that sailor killed. Russia Has No Confirmation of Death of Russian Sailor Captured in Nigeria The Russian embassy in Nigeria said Monday that it had still no confirmation […]

  • Nigerian Navy steps up patrols

    Navy hopes show of strength will deter criminality…again. Niger Delta: Navy rolls out arsenal on waterways; warns against vandalism, oil theft By John Owen Nwachukwu The Nigerian Navy, in a […]

  • Nigerian pirates kill two

    Violence in Niger Delta continues. ‘Suspected pirates’ kill two soldiers in Nigeria’s south: army Nigeria’s military today said suspected pirates killed two soldiers in a gun battle in the oil-producing […]

  • Boosting the catch

    EUNAVFOR keeping an eye on fishing. Operation Atalanta Flagship ITS Carabiniere Keeps Watchful Eye Over UN FAO ‘Fish Beacons’ at Sea that are Helping to Increase Catches for Somali Fishermen […]

  • Obangame Express begins

    Cooperation improves regional response to threats. Nigeria urged to show political will in fighting maritime insecurity  Bayo Akinloye As the 2016 Exercise Obangame/Saharan Express kicked off on Thursday in Senegal, […]