RMI warns of hostile incident in the Bab el Mandeb Strait

Commercial vessels in the region of the Red Sea, Bab el Mandeb Strait, and the Gulf of Aden should operate under a heightened state of alert as increasing tensions in the region escalate the potential for direct or collateral damage to vessels transiting the region, the Republic of the Marshall Islands warns in a recently – published ship security...

Hijackers of oil tanker to be extradited

Eight Indonesians are to be extradited from Vietnam for trial in Malaysia for robbing the tanker Orkim Harmony in June last yearMalaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency director-general Ahmad Puzi Ab Kahar said the government had agreed to provide an allocation to bring all eight to...