Tag: Piracy

  • Korean General in embezzling row

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    Bad news for Korean Navy. Navy general arrested on embezzlement charge By Lee Han-soo The Korean Navy’s Cheonghae Unit, which is part of the Combined Task Force 151 that counters […]

  • Fresh kidnaps off Malaysia

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    Malaysian police confirm unidentified gunmen seized Indonesians from boat off eastern state Malaysia: 3 Indonesians kidnapped off east Sabah By P Prem Kumar Police confirmed Sunday that three Indonesian nationals […]

  • More WAF piracy

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    Nigerian waters still present threat. Two Pirate Attacks Thwarted off West Africa This past week, two serious piracy attacks off West Africa were thwarted, keeping two crews out of the hands […]

  • Sulu Sea patrols analysis

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    Will the patrols actually help? Trilateral Maritime Patrols in the Sulu Sea: Asymmetry in Need, Capability and Political Will By Zachary Abuza, Ph.D. A spate of shipjackings and kidnapping-for-ransoms has […]

  • Piracy in West Africa

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    The troubled waters of the Gulf of Guinea. Maritime Piracy: More “sophisticated and prevalent” around Gulf of Guinea Posted by Greg Trauthwein While the matter of maritime piracy has seemingly […]

  • Cyber threat to merchant vessels

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    Hackers target merchants in Gulf of Guinea. Maritime Vessels in Gulf of Guinea Targeted by Email Phishing THE MDAT-GoG (Marine Domain Awareness for Trade – Gulf of Guinea) has received information that […]

  • Iran’s naval ambitions

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    Bad news for invisible Somali pirates… Iranian Commander: Navy to Launch Homegrown Destroyer, Submarine Soon Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said new domestically-made military hardware, including Sahand destroyer […]

  • Oil price sees kidnap rise

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    Nigeria still the hot spot. Low oil price means tanker crews are now kidnap targets by Edwin Lampert The traditional modus operandi of pirates off the coast of West Africa […]

  • Iran’s latest pirate claim

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    Of course they did. Absolutely. Completely legitimate. Navy stops 115 pirates from attacking Iranian tanker Iranian Navy’s 41st fleet rescued an Iranian-owned oil tanker from 12 pirate boats carrying 115 […]

  • Indo can pursue pirates

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    Agreement forged in 1975 allows cross border pursuit under certain conditions Indonesia ‘can pursue suspects on Philippine waters’ Gilbert P. Felongco, Correspondent Manila: Philippine defence officials have said Indonesian forces […]

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