Tag: maritime crime

  • HMAS Success in NATO counter piracy operation

    Australian ship joins Operation Ocean Shield. HMAS Success in NATO counter piracy operation Philip Smart Royal Australian Navy replenishment ship HMAS Success has notched up a Navy first during its […]

  • Drop in attacks sparked PMSC administration

    DC now focusing on other areas.  Drop in Somali pirate attacks sparked Drum Cussac administration A “rapid decline in the market demand”, in part brought about by a reduction in […]

  • Nigerian Navy foils pirate attack

    Pirates attempt to hijack tanker at Lagos. Navy Foils Pirate Attack on Oil Vessel in Lagos Chiemelie Ezeobi Personnel of the Western Naval Command (WNC) of the Nigerian Navy at […]

  • Enhancing maritime security

    Flag and IMO joint table top exercise.  Enhancing maritime security A table top exercise on maritime security has taken place in Sao Vicente Island, Cabo Verde aimed at encouraging a […]

  • Japan escorts 13 ships off Somalia in March

    MSDF part of convoy escort programme. Japan escorts 13 ships off Somalia in March Hisane Masaki The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) vessels escorted 13 commercial ships in the Gulf of […]

  • Sea pirates abduct five PDP leaders in Bayelsa

    Kidnap by pirates still a major issue.  Sea pirates abduct five PDP leaders in Bayelsa SIMON UTEBOR Suspected sea pirates struck on Friday in Bayelsa State, a day preceding the […]

  • Red signal for sea pirates

    Exercise Obangame Express fighting maritime crime. Red signal for sea pirates, oil thieves By Odita Sunday If reining in armed robbers and other criminals has proved difficult, the war against […]

  • French firm receives gov’t training approval

    French PMSC training centre receives government approval.  Press Release KARGUS SEA INTERCONNECTION (KSI), Approved Training Centre for Maritime Security(1), Recognized Security Organization(2) and subsidiary of the holding GROUPE PRORISK(3), is involved […]

  • Philippines wants hijacked tanker gone

    Hijacked tanker becoming an environmental hazard. PCG sets April 21 ultimatum for removal of hijacked Indonesian tanker DAVAO CITY — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Southern Mindanao has issued […]

  • AdvanFort men to come home?

    Hopes India will finally release guards. Family of Nick Dunn hopes Indian court will allow him home The family of a British man stuck in India, despite being cleared of […]