Tag: hostages

  • Sri Lanka floating armoury investigated

    Investigation to begin this week. Shocking revelations of deep security state within the State Defence Ministry-sponsored private army links up with private maritime company supplying arms Huge armouries of private […]

  • Commendation for drug bust CO

    Australia Day 2015: Lieutenant Commander Andrew Hough awarded a Commendation for Distinguished Service By ANGELA THOMPSON A Balgownie navy commander who helped extract more than half a tonne of heroin […]

  • Mozambique orders interceptors

    New craft to bolster security efforts. Mozambique orders additional HSI32 interceptors Mozambique has ordered three more HSI32 interceptor boats from French company CMN, joining the three Ocean Eagle 43 trimarans, […]

  • Samho Jewelry rescue video emerges

    Dramatic helmet cam footage shows rescue. Samho Jewelry rescue video emerges To coincide with the fourth anniversary of the rescue of the Samho Jewelry by South Korean Navy SEALs, helmet […]

  • Maritime Security Should Not Be Ignored

    Article released ahead of symposium. Maritime Security Should Not Be Ignored Editor’s Note: This article is part of In Homeland Security’s build up to the Maritime Cyber Security Learning Seminar and Symposium […]

  • Boeing’s MSA is ready for demos

    Initial mission systems testing completed. Boeing Maritime Surveillance Aircraft Ready for Demonstration Flights The Boeing [NYSE: BA] Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) program is ready for customer demonstration flights, having completed […]

  • JTF talks tough on kidnappers, pirates

    JTF ramps up the rhetoric against pirates.  JTF talks tough on kidnappers, pirates Akam James, Yenagoa Apparently disturbed by the spate of criminal activities in the Niger-Delta region, authorities of […]

  • SL gov’t probes defence deals

    Floating armoury part of probe. Sirisena Government Probing Defense Ministry’s Shady Deals By P.K. Balachandran COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan government has ordered investigations into the shady deals of the Ministry of […]

  • Did 2014 signal the end of physical piracy?

    Short answer… no. Did 2014 signal the end of physical piracy? Compared to the number of attacks that occurred between 2009 and 2013, 2014 was a relatively tempered year as […]

  • Nigerian pirates to appear in court

    Accused of hijacking MT Mariam. 8 Nigerian pirates to be processed for court The  Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) sources say they will process Nigerian pirates for a preliminary court […]