Tag: hostages

  • Returned oil tanker under investigation

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    MT Sunrise 689 was released last week after hijack. Returned oil tanker under investigation The oil tanker Sunrise 689, which once reportedly lost contact after leaving Singapore for Vietnam on […]

  • Germany continues EUNAVFOR duty

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    Operations ongoing for German Navy. German Frigate FGS Lübeck joins EU Naval Force In the early hours of the morning on 6 October the German Bremen Class Frigate FGS Lübeck […]

  • Pirates attack Nigerian passenger boat

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    Maritime crime and piracy continues to dog Bayelsa State. Pirates Attack Passenger Boat In Bayelsa, Abduct Two Women, Two Children Dare-devil gunmen suspected to be sea pirates on Saturday attacked a passenger […]

  • UAE calls for unity in piracy fight

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    UAE calls for unity to fight maritime piracy UAE Minister of Economy Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri headed the UAE delegation to the Indian Ocean Rim Association (Iora)14th Council of […]

  • India Navy on High Alert

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    Concerns that al Qaeda may launch attacks against India. India Navy on High Alert Following the Karachi Attack India’s navy is preparing for a terror attack by placing its warships […]

  • Seaman Guard Ohio crew face retrial

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    Anguish for security guards and their families set to continue. Seaman Guard Ohio crew face retrial in India The Mission to Seafarers has announced that the freed crew of the MV […]

  • War games boost PH defense

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    Phiblex exercise concludes.  War games boost PH territorial defense capability By Frances Mangosing MANILA, Philippines—The just concluded Philippine-US war games honed the maritime defense capability of the Philippine Marines amid a […]

  • Maritime terrorism in SE Asia

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    Islamists pose an increasing threat to maritime security. Terrorist Threats from the Maritime Domain: Singapore’s Response – Analysis Terrorist threats from the maritime domain are a recurring challenge around South […]

  • SE Asia piracy predicted to rise

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    Tanker hijackings and low-level crime persist in Southeast Asia.  Dryad Maritime: Expect Attacks by Bunker Pirates in South East Asia to Rise in Q4 So far this year, a number […]

  • Tanker Captain tells of ordeal

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    Sunrise 689 released after hijacking in Southeast Asia. Vietnamese tanker captain tells of harrowing pirate ordeal By Phan Hau – Le Quan The Vietnamese diesel tanker crew that was taken by […]

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