Tag: pirate attack

  • Naval exercises for Nigeria

    Exercise Obangame pending Navy to Conduct Exercise in Gulf of Guinea By Ronald Mutum The Nigerian Navy yesterday said navy ships from thirty countries would today commence a two weeks […]

  • Pirate suspect arrested

    Two crew still missing. Nigerian Navy Arrests Tanker Hijack Suspect The Nigerian Navy has arrested a key suspect in last month’s hijack of the oil tanker, MT Maximus. Commodore Abraham […]

  • Another pirate attack

    Madonna 1 is the latest tanker to be hit by pirates. Four Tanker Crew Kidnapped off Nigeria At least four crew members were kidnapped by pirates on March 5 when […]

  • Royal Malaysian Navy consolidates

    New Littoral Combat Ships coming, too. RMN moves to strengthen country’s maritime security LUMUT: The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) is set to consolidate all its naval units from 15 classes […]

  • West African Navies Coming of Age?

    Response times improve in encouraging sign. West African Navies Coming of Age? By Dirk Steffen On 11 February 2016, fourteen Nigerian and Ghanaian pirates in two speedboats attacked the product […]

  • Convicted pirates return home

    All seven claim to be innocent. Naturally. 7 Somali Fishermen accused of Piracy released from Kenya jail Posted by Hussein Farah Kenya has released from its jails 7 Somali men […]

  • Nigerian Navy get new kit

    Surge in piracy and militancy sees new patrol boats launched. Navy retools for battle against pirates, oil thieves Posted By: Bisi Olaniyi For the first time in the history of […]

  • Iran to continue pirate fight

    THE Islamic Republic of Iran has reiterated its commitment to fighting piracy and providing maritime trade security. Iran reiterates dedication to swab piracy JAFFAR MJASIRI Speaking at the reception held […]

  • No hack at MTISC-GoG

    Piracy reporting centre in alleged security breach. MTISC-GOG investigation finds no evidence of breach There’s a follow-up to a post concerning a possible data breach involving Maritime Trade Information Sharing […]

  • Iran Navy visit Tanzania

    Expect reports of pirate “battles” to follow… Iran Navy flotilla docks at Tanzania port An Iranian Navy fleet has docked at Tanzania’s Port city of Dar es Salaam in line […]