Tag: hostages

  • Pirate activity exposes security needs

    Ports and ships need to boost security. Recent Piracy Activity Onboard Oil Tanker exposes need for greater Security Measures on Ships and at Ports The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating […]

  • Nigerian Navy claims oil theft reduced

    Yet crew kidnaps and pirate attacks continue. Jibrin: Navy Has Achieved Drastic Reduction in Crude Oil Theft The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Usman Jibrin, has said that […]

  • Iran successfully tests military go-fast boat

    New boat can run at 110 knots, Iran claims. Iran successfully tests military go-fast boat TEHRAN — Iran has successfully tested a go-fast boat that can move at 110 knots […]

  • Iran, Oman discuss Yemen war

    Talks follow several maritime incidents involving Iran. Iran, Oman discuss Yemen war, settle maritime borders BY SAM WILKIN AND FATMA ALARIMI Iran‘s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed how to […]

  • Indian Ships in Singapore for Joint Naval Exercises

    Bilateral exercises underway. Indian Ships in Singapore for Joint Naval Exercises VISAKHAPATNAM: Navy’s Eastern Fleet under the command of Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet Rear Admiral Ajendra Bhadur Singh is […]

  • Iran to stage joint naval drills with 3 states

    Drills to be held with Kazakhstan, Russia, Oman. Iran to stage joint naval drills with 3 states: Cmdr. Iran plans to hold joint naval exercises with Kazakhstan, Russia and Oman, […]

  • Police held back pirate evidence

    Claims British police withheld DNA evidence. Police ‘held back DNA in pirate murder case’ Jerome Starkey British police withheld DNA evidence that could have acquitted a Kenyan hotel worker sentenced […]

  • The new pirate era

    The fall in Somali piracy has not been mirrored elsewhere.  The new pirate era: 6 charts that reveal how piracy has changed and grown in recent years ZACHARY DAVIES BOREN […]

  • How Kenya invited and hosted Somali pirates

    Big Mouth strikes again… U. N. Report: How Kenya invited and hosted Somali pirates By WILLIS OKETCH MOMBASA: Questions abound over who in Kenya benefited from billions of shillings laundered by […]

  • Windward Launches Next Gen MARINT

    Windward Launches the Next Generation of MARINT, Finding Tomorrow’s Threat, Today A unique maritime intelligence solution for security and intelligence agencies globally Windward, a maritime data and analytics company, today […]