Tag: hostages
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Fishing Somali waters
Concern among Somalia’s fishing community. China will start fishing along Somalia’s coastline just as piracy makes a comeback The country with mainland Africa’s longest coastline is inviting China to its […]
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Nigeria’s maritime concerns
Concerns over Nigeria’s maritime industry. Smuggling, piracy choke shipping business By BAYO AKOMOLAFE Stakeholders in the maritime industry said that business activities suffered a serious setback this year, especially in the […]
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Indian Navy rig drills
The drill included anti-hijacking and bomb disposal exercise by slithering commandos on the oil rigs with choppers. Navy conducts offshore joint drill to check readiness Mumbai: The Navy conducted an offshore […]
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Fishing hit by piracy
Attacks and incidents in local waterways are often unreported by agencies. Fishermen lament frequent attacks by pirates in A’Ibom Patrick Odey Fishermen in Ibeno, a community in Akwa Ibom State, […]
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The non-state threat
He said that maritime piracy and maritime terrorism are the two major ways in which non-state actors threaten to jeopardise the security of the maritime domain, with a direct influence […]
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Kidnappers identified
Hostages now believed to be in the Philippines. Police identified group involved in kidnapping three fishermen Elton Gomes Police believed they have identified the group involved in the kidnapping of […]
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USCG praise NIMASA
The long road to compliance. A Pass Mark for NIMASA Eromosele Abiodun posits that the commendation of NIMASA by the United States Coast Guard for its efforts to improve security and […]
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Deterring piracy
Presence suppresses piracy. Naval Forces, a Major Deterrent to Pirate Activity By Baibhav Mishra Over 20,000 merchant ships, including ten percent of global oil trade, transit the Gulf of Aden […]
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Enrica Lexie case continues
Enrica Lexie case rumbles on, six years later. International court to hear case of Italian marines accused of killing Indian fishermen An international tribunal will hear in July next year […]
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Hostages freed
Crew kidnapped on October 27th. Abducted Boxship Crewmembers Released by Nigerian Pirates Eight Polish crewmembers from the container ship Pomerania Sky have been released by their captors, two months after they were […]