Tag: maritime crime

  • Red Sea concerns

    Missiles fired at US Navy warship alarms shipping industry. Merchant ships off Yemen brace for more danger after attacks on navy craft By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) – […]

  • Superyacht security costs

    Reports of piracy and maritime crime on the increase in the Caribbean. What is the cost of additional security? BY RORY JACKSON When cruising through high risk areas, how should […]

  • New patrol boat for Mauritius

    Vessel will be used for coastal patrols, counter-piracy, search and rescue, counter-smuggling and anti-poaching. India delivers fast patrol vessel to Mauritius India’s Goa Shipyard Limited has delivered the fast patrol […]

  • Indian coast on terror alert

    Gujarat Police has sounded an alert and are keeping tight vigil in coastal areas following intelligence inputs on possible attack by Pakistan terrorists post surgical strike. Surgical strike aftermath: Pakistani […]

  • India-Indo naval drills

    The two navies have been carrying out Coordinated Patrols (CORPAT) since 2002. India-Indonesia hold bilateral maritime exercise India and Indonesia on Monday commenced their second coordinated patrol and bilateral maritime […]

  • Second Mistral for Egypt

    Russians look on, irritated… Second French-made helicopter carrier arrives in Egypt’s Alexandria The second of two Mistral-class Landing Helicopter Doc (LHD) warships bought from France arrived on Thursday in the […]

  • Oil thieves nabbed

    Illegal bunkering and oil theft still causing Nigeria woes. Navy seizes boats with 19,200 litres of adulterated diesel Etim Ekpimah The Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS Jubilee, Ikot Abasi; Forward Operating […]

  • Iran, Saudi Arabia rattle sabres

    Iran warned the Saudis to avoid sailing through the international waters near the country. Iran warns the Saudi Navy about entering their maritime territory The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) Navy […]

  • US CG VBSS and other acronyms

    Smuggling operations targeted. U.S., Oman, Bahrain, U.A.E. participate in VBSS exchange Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class corbin shea  Expeditionary Combat Camera The U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Engagement Team (MET) […]

  • Piracy threat still there

    Danger of complacency for shipping as headlines fade. Piracy on the decrease but threat still there – report Incidences of Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea and Horn of Africa […]