Tag: Piracy

  • 7 Armed Pirates Kidnap 5 People Aboard Passenger Vessel Underway Near Calabar Fairway Buoy, Nigeria

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    March 20: Initial reports indicate that seven pirates armed with AK-47 rifles boarded passenger vessel underway between 10-30 nm NE of Calabar Fairway Buoy in Nigeria, robbed the passengers and […]

  • EU NAVFOR 31st Force Headquarters Ready for Duty

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    March 9 2019: Counter-piracy operations require a constant presence of maritime forces designed to monitor and deter piracy and armed robbery at sea. EU NAVFOR has been continuing this effort […]

  • Iran Claims to Thwart Pirate Attack on Oil Tanker

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    Iranian naval forces intervened to repel pirates who attacked an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, state television reported on Friday. The broadcast said pirates in 11 speedboats […]

  • Crew Kidnapped by Pirates With Machine Guns Near Brass, Nigeria

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    09.03.2019: 1115 UTC: Posn: 03:57.2N – 006:39.0E, Around 32nm SE of Brass, Nigeria. Pirates armed with machine guns in two speed boats approached an offshore support vessel underway. The Captain […]

  • Nigeria seizes 130 vessels in year

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      Figures reveal scale of problem. Maritime crimes: Nigerian Navy seizes 130 vessels in 1 year The Nigerian Navy has intercepted 130 vessels for crimes perpetrated in the maritime sector […]

  • Malacca’s low crime stats

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    Australian Border Forces (ABF) played a major role in reducing the number of maritime crimes along the straits. Team work with Australia sees drop in maritime crimes By Intan Amalina Mohd […]

  • S. Korea aids yacht in Gulf

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    News coincides with a suspected piracy approach on a yacht in the Gulf of Aden this week. Navy’s Cheonghae unit rescues two foreign yachts off Somali coast The South Korean […]

  • Nigeria’s piracy stats

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    Continued insecurity could see insurance premiums rise. Pirates Attack 88 Vessels Calling At Nigerian Seaports In 1 Year By YUSUF BABALOLA Sea pirates have attacked as many as 88 vessels […]

  • Nigerians call for gunboats

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    Series of attacks reported this week. Stakeholders Want Deployment Of Gunboats To Bonny Waterways Stakeholders in Rivers State have called on the security operatives to deploy more gunboats to Bonny […]

  • Nigeria clamps down on marsec firms

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    Nigerian Navy flushing out illegal companies. NSA Commends Navy Over Clampdown On Illegal Maritime Security Outfits By Tarkaa David The National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (rtd) has commended […]

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