Tag: maritime crime

  • al Shabaab, pirates working together

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    Groups have often traded hostages with each other. Al-Shabaab and pirate work together: Galmudug Official BY WARKA Cooperation between Somalia’s Al-Shabab fighters and pirate gangs  is what becomes clear and obvious as […]

  • New patrol boat for Mauritius

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    New patrol boat to boost coastal security. GSL to launch fast patrol vessel for Mauritius police The Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) is all set to open a new chapter in […]

  • Pirates threaten hostage

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    Pirates took two crew hostage from ship. Nigerian pirates threaten to kill captured Russian sailor Maritime bandits who abducted a Russian seaman after a failed attack on a ship off […]

  • Coastal terror drill run

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    Mumbai attacks a constant reminder for India. Navy mock drill to check preparedness on terror strike The two-day ‘Operation Hamla 1 (OD) 2016 ’, a security drill, started here on […]

  • West African piracy concerns

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    It’s hardly “new” to the maritime world. This is the New Piracy Hot Spot BY LAURA SECORUN PALET It’s Tuesday morning, and Phillip Belcher pauses anxiously before opening an email. […]

  • Pirates free hostages

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    Leon Dias crew released by captors. Foreign sailors seized off Nigeria freed Niger Delta oil rebels have freed five foreign hostages seized last month off the coast of Nigeria, a […]

  • China’s new base underway

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    Base to provide logistical support to anti-piracy ships. China begins building military logistics base in Djibouti BEIJING: China today said it has started constructing its first overseas logistics facility in […]

  • Australia boosts defence

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    Regional concerns and China’s push see spending spree. Australia to boost defence spending Australia has announced a surge in defence spending, a move that reflects concern over military expansion in […]

  • Nigerian military on red alert

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    Tough talk does little to hide reality in Delta. Nigeria: ‘Military On Red Alert to Combat Militants – CDS The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Abayomi Olonishakin, has said that […]

  • Merchants of War

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    In what sort of tactical situations might an offensively-armed replenishment ship be worthwhile? Distributed Lethality, Non-Traditional Fleets, and the Law of War By Chris Rawley In simplest terms, the U.S. […]

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