Tag: USA
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SA in “conversation” with Mozambique on Op Copper
Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) heard the South African military, in all probability in the form of the Joint Operations Division, “prompted a conversation” with Mozambique as regards […]
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Unsafe and Unprofessional Interaction with IRGCN FIAC in Strait of Hormuz
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN – On May 10, 2021, Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) fast in-shore attack craft (FIAC), a type of speedboat armed with machine guns, conducted […]
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USS Monterey Seizes Illicit Weapons in the North Arabian Sea
From U.S. 5th Fleet Public Affairs The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) seized an illicit shipment of weapons from a stateless dhow in international waters of the North Arabian […]
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NIMASA trains 250 cadets to boost maritime security
By Adaku Onyenucheya The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has said that it is training 250 new cadets to man its various security platforms in the Lagos-Bayelsa coastal […]
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NIMASA To Launch Deep Blue Project
BY ANAYO ONUKWUGHA Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has said it will soon launch its deep blue project aimed at tackling insecurity within the country’s maritime corridors. Special […]
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Saudi Arabia says it foiled boat attack off Yanbu
Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it had intercepted an explosive-laden boat off the Red Sea port of Yanbu after maritime security firms cited “unconfirmed reports” of an attack on a […]
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US Navy fires warning shots at Iranian gunboats
Michael Gabriel Hernandez A US patrol boat fired warning shots at Iranian gunboats in the Persian Gulf after they approached at rapid speed and came within an “unnecessarily close range […]
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2 agencies set to curb delay, corruption at Nigerian ports
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) have agreed to implement joint measures to minimise delay and corrupt practices at the Nigerian ports.This […]
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NIMASA seeks collaboration on maritime security
Temiloluwa O’Peters The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr Bashir Jamoh, has stressed the need for the involvement of judges, lawyers, and other relevant prosecuting agencies […]
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Suspected Oil Thieves Accuse Naval Officer Of Sponsorship
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Rivers State Command,last Friday paraded eight men suspected to be illegal oil bunckerers, in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The suspects, […]