Tag: Piracy

  • Marine Police repel pirate attack

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    Armed robberies in creeks remain commonplace. Bayelsa Police repel pirates’ attack on passenger boat, recovers arms The Bayelsa Police Command on Sunday said its Marine Division in Southern Ijaw Local […]

  • Indonesian hijack kingpin caught

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    Man had been investigated for some time. Indonesian navy nabs MT Orkim Harmony hijack mastermind JAKARTA: The Indonesian Navy has arrested the alleged mastermind behind the hijacking of Malaysian oil […]

  • Somalia warns of return to piracy

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    Piracy dormant, Somalis say. Somalia warns of return to piracy Andrew Harding In northern Somalia, government officials are warning of a revival of piracy, unless foreign nations – and the […]

  • Nigerian pirates in new attack

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    Waterways still insecure. Pirates attack boat, abduct 2 monarchs, 1 security escort In Bayelsa Unidentified gunmen suspected to be sea pirates on Wednesday, attacked two passenger boats and kidnapped three […]

  • 12 pirate attacks off Malaysia in 2015

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    MMEA releases new figures for the year to date. 12 pirate attacks reported in southern region so far this year ALOR GAJAH: A total of 12 attacks by pirates have […]

  • New Nigerian policy on PMSCs?

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    Will Nigeria relax its current rules on PMSC use? Navy chief seeks new policy on private maritime security By Eugene Agha The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Vice Admiral […]

  • India begins work on Assumption

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    Facilities to be used in anti-piracy work. India begins infrastructure work on Assumption Island of Seychelles New Delhi: Five months after leasing Assumption Island, one of the 115 islands that […]

  • Navy arrests 80 vessels

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    Nigeria’s ongoing fight against oil theft. Navy arrests 80 vessels equipments in 18 months Posted By: Precious Igbonwelundu Despite inadequacies in its platforms, the Nigerian Navy (NN) said yesterday that […]

  • Fishermen abducted, trawlers stolen

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    Piracy off Bangladesh often unreported. Robbers abduct 68 fishermen, take away 3 trawlers from Bay Robbers kidnapped at least 68 fishermen and took away three fishing trawlers from the Bay […]

  • Nigeria hopes to end maritime crime

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    FG Seeks Elimination Of Maritime Illegalities By: Segun Adio The Federal Government has called for a more robust engagement among navies of West African sub-region to ward off maritime criminals […]

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