Tag: hostages

  • Marsec courses in Djibouti

    Course already well attended. Japan-funded maritime security courses get underway in Djibouti The first in a series of regional maritime security courses, funded by the Government of Japan, has been […]

  • Throwing SHADE

    Changing nature of threats discussed. CMF and EU NAVFOR welcome international delegates to 42nd SHADE conference On 17-18 April 2018, the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) co-chaired the 42ndShared Awareness and […]

  • MMEA nabs pirates

    MMEA arrest suspects. Indonesian ‘pirates’ arrested for kidnapping fishermen Five armed Indonesian men were arrested for allegedly kidnapping three Malaysian fishermen and demanding a ransom of 30,000 ringgits (US$7,655) after […]

  • Ghana continues crackdown

    Ghana continues its maritime security push. Government committed to protect country’s territorial waters-President President Nana Addo Darkwa Akufo-Addo, has announced his government’s commitment to protect the country’s territorial waters from […]

  • India and Iran?

    India’s Navy Commander Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba expressed his country’s eagerness to broaden military cooperation with Iran. India Eyes Enhanced Naval Ties with Iran In a meeting with Iran’s Deputy […]

  • ReCAAP round table

    Would one reporting body be sufficient? ReCAAP ISC and RSIS Co-organises Maritime Roundtable  on “Single Reporting Centre” for Piracy and Sea Robbery This is the first Maritime Roundtable co-organised by […]

  • One Rapide crewman found

    Crewman hid during attack. Dutch freighter attack: 1 crew escaped kidnap, found Groningen, April 24, 2018 – Managers ForestWave report that late last night one of the twelve missing crew […]

  • MMEA foils pirate attack

    Identity of attackers not known at this point. MMEA rescues fishermen from attempted kidnapping by pirates By Low Sock Ken JOHOR BARU: The Southern Region Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has […]

  • Ghana fights back

    Ghana continues to bolster maritime security efforts. We’ll deal with piracy – President declares in Sekondi President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has given an assurance that the full force of […]

  • East Africa talks marsec

    IOC meets to discuss maritime security. East Africa: Plan to Tackle Indian Ocean Insecurity in the Pipeline Arusha — An action plan to tame insecurity on the Indian Ocean is […]