Tag: ransom

  • Hostages freed

    Crew kidnapped on October 27th. Abducted Boxship Crewmembers Released by Nigerian Pirates Eight Polish crewmembers from the container ship Pomerania Sky have been released by their captors, two months after they were […]

  • Focused Op planned

    New anti-piracy operation planned. CTF 152 Op Nawaf briefing to RFA Cardigan Bay Captain R. G. Anders, Commanding Officer RFA CARDIGAN BAY, hosted Captain Saleh Alfodary Kuwait Coast Guard, Commander […]

  • Gongs for Cheonghae unit

    The unit came into the spotlight after in 2011 following rescue of MV Samho Jewelry. ROK Navy’s anti-piracy Cheonghae unit gets prime minister’s award The Navy’s anti-piracy Cheonghae unit received […]

  • Nigerian Navy doing well?

    Comments come a week after NIMASA’s on IMB. Navy’s support to merchant shipping thwarts 15 piracy attacks — Stakeholders By Oko Ebuka Stakeholders in the Nigerian maritime industry have said […]

  • New PLAN fleet for Gulf

    The PLAN’s deployments to the western Indian Ocean region continue. China Dispatches New Naval Fleet for Gulf of Aden Escort Mission By Ankit Panda On Sunday, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army […]

  • Somali piracy today

    Reporter spends time with EU NAVFOR. Somalia piracy: How foreign powers are tackling it Foreign navies have played a key role in curbing piracy off Somalia’s coast, writes the BBC’s […]

  • Fishing crew kidnapped

    Abduction comes despite warnings and curfew. Abu Sayyaf abducts 3 Indonesian fishing crew BY AL JACINTO Three Indonesian fishing crew were reported kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf gunmen off Sabah near the […]

  • Nigeria piracy push back

    Interesting claim from Navy. Seafarers fault Navy on pirate attack Concerned seafarers have faulted the Nigerian Navy’s on rate of pirate attacks on the waters in recent times. While the […]

  • Pakistan’s marsec vow

    Chief of the Naval Staff expressed his confidence over operational preparedness. Naval chief vows to maintain security in Indian Ocean Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi while […]

  • Grand African NEMO

    Training and capacity building to enhance maritime security. French navy drills with West Africans to battle Gulf of Guinea thuggery By: Christina Mackenzie PARIS – France and 14 West African nations […]