Tag: pirate attack

  • Pirates Hold Sailors Hostage

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    Men were actually being held by Tanzania for illegal fishing. Pirates Hold Sailors Hostage Eight Iranian seafarers have been released by Somali pirates after nearly nine months of being held […]

  • MMEA boosts recruits

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    Piracy and armed robbery still causing concern. MMEA To Recruit 5,000 Volunteers By March The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) targets to recruit 5,000 people for its Malaysia Maritime Volunteer […]

  • Piracy risk off West Africa

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    Countries along the Gulf of Guinea stretching from Senegal to Angola have been trying to cooperate on improving maritime security. US warns of growing piracy risk off West Africa The […]

  • Strategies for Maritime Security

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    IMO offers guidance. Preventive Strategies for Maritime Security By Aiswarya Lakshmi The importance of well-coordinated, risk-based preventive strategies to counter maritime security threats was highlighted by International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s […]

  • S. Korea joining EUNAVFOR

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    South Korea link up with EUNAVFOR. S. Korean naval unit to join EU counter-piracy operation next month South Korea’s Cheonghae Unit will take part in a counter-piracy military operation led […]

  • Yemen not affecting transits

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    Combined Maritime Forces see little change. Yemen Conflict Causes No Change in Vessel Movement – Canadian Commander The ongoing conflict in Yemen has had no impact on the movement of […]

  • Pirates hit tanker off Delta

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    Spike in pirate activity off Nigeria. Pirates attacked the crude carrier Rio Spirit in Gulf of Guinea Pirates attacked the crude carrier Rio Spirit on 110 nautical miles south off […]

  • Iran thwarts pirate attack. Again

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    Iranian Navy PR machine grinds into action. Navy thwarts pirate attack on Iranian vessel Naval forces have successfully saved an Iranian-owned trade ship from pirates in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, […]

  • Aman-2017 kicks off

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    Multinational exercise opens. 36 countries to participate in Pakistan naval exercise Some 36 countries with host Pakistan as the 37th will be taking part in Pakistan Navy’s (PN) four-day joint […]

  • Militant piracy troubles Philippines

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    Manila appeals for help from US or China over hijackings on crucial sea trade route Islamist militant piracy troubles Philippines by: Michael Peel Piracy by Islamist extremists in a crucial south […]

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