Tag: hostages
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Suspected pirates transferred
Men captured after series of incidents. 6 suspected Somali pirates transferred to Seychelles for possible trial By: Daniel Laurence Edited by: Betymie Bonnelame (Seychelles News Agency) – Six suspected Somali pirates […]
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ASG men arrested
Men arrested shortly after reports of suspicious approach against fishing vessel. Philippine Navy apprehends six ASG men in Sulu waters By Francis Wakefield The Philippine Navy through the Naval Forces […]
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ASG hostages freed
Another crew freed. Troops rescue 5 fishing boat crewmen By BONG GARCIA JOINT Navy and Marine forces have successfully rescued five workers of a Pagadian City-based fishing firm abducted by […]
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Tuna vessel escapes pirates
Suspected pirates were later caught by EUNAVFOR. Albacora tuna vessel escapes Somali pirate attack in Indian Ocean A vessel owned by Spanish tuna fishing giant Albacora, Galerna III, managed to […]
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Security boost for Delta
Renewed threat of militancy in region. Nigerian police deploy gunboats to tackle sea piracy in oil rich state Nigeria’s police in southern oil rich Bayelsa had deployed 16 patrol gunboats […]
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Somali pirates arrested
Recent series of incidents sees arrests. EUNAVFOR’s Italian ship Virginio Fasan Chases and Captures Suspected Pirates EU NAVFOR Somalia’s Flagship, the Italian vessel ITS Virginio Fasan, has apprehended six suspected pirates […]
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Nigeria MSI launched
New MSI will hopefully improve domain awareness. Navy unveils Safety Information portal By: Precious Igbonwelundu The Navy has launched an online Maritime Safety Information (MSI) portal and data centre to provide […]
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New boats for Ghana
Move should boost security in Ghana’s waters. Ghana commissions Chinese patrol boats Ghana’s navy has commissioned into service four patrol boats donated by China. The commissioning ceremony was held on 31 […]
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France, Nigeria piracy ops
Joint exercise in Gulf of Guinea. Nigerian, French navies partner against maritime insecurity By: Precious Igbonwelundu Plans are underway for Nigerian Navy (NN) and its French and Spanish counterparts to carry […]
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PLAN scares pirates off
Pirate action groups still in region. Suspected pirate vessels in Gulf of Aden dispersed by Chinese navy by Weida Li On November 15, a destroyer from the 27th Chinese naval escort […]
