Tag: maritime crime

  • Saudis to relax blockade

    Hodeidah remains under Houthi rebel control. Saudi-led coalition says to keep main Yemen port open for a month despite missile attack DUBAI (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen […]

  • UK Type 45 woes

    The Ministry of Defence claimed 2017 would herald “a new era of maritime power” All six of the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers tied up in Portsmouth in humiliating end […]

  • PCG needs more assets

    To defend its claims in the South China Sea, Manila will need more white hulls. Why the Philippines Needs to Develop Its Coast Guard By Jay Tristan Tarriela In 2012, the […]

  • Soldier killed by ASG

    Despite being weakened, Abu Sayyaf remains a dangerous presence. Soldier killed, 2 wounded in clash with Abu Sayyaf BY AL JACINTO ZAMBOANGA CITY: A government soldier was killed and two others […]

  • Somali suspects charged

    Suspected Pirate (out of) Action Group members charged. Somali Pirates Detained by EU NAVFOR charged in the Seychelles The Seychellois Attorney General announced on 18 December that six Somali nationals apprehended […]

  • Iran wants carriers

    Top military official says Tehran has the technology for the giant warships, and all that is needed is the funding Iran boasts it has the ability to build aircraft carriers […]

  • Med maritime security

    Cyprus, Egypt, Greece agree to bolster maritime security MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS The defense ministers of Cyprus, Egypt and Greece agreed Thursday to step up cooperation in combating drug, weapons and people […]

  • Dryad report on deaths

    Nigeria reacts to latest Dryad report. Pirates Kill 56 Nigerian Mariners In Gulf Of Guinea In 2017– Report BY YUSUF BABALOLA No fewer than 56 Nigerian mariners have been kidnapped […]

  • Undersea cable threat

    Air Chief Marshall Peach says Russian ships have been spotted close to Atlantic cables that carry communications between Europe and the US Russia could cut off internet to Nato countries, […]

  • Delta pirate attack

    Pirates have had a busy week in the Delta, with 10 crew kidnapped elsewhere. Another pirate attack in Bayelsa kills one Arodiegwu Eziukwu Less than 24 hours after gunmen suspected […]