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Southeast Asia: World piracy hotbed
There was shouting on deck, and shots. Gunmen had boarded, and their message was clear: Come with us, or we will kill you. They shot one crew member and kidnapped four others.
Pirates attack and loot container ship off Guinea coast
Pirates stormed a container ship off the coast of Guinea on Wednesday, making off with money and some of its cargo but leaving the crew unharmed, the government said.
SE Asian Countries Reach Deal on Maritime Security
Three Southeast Asian countries, the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia, have reached an agreement for trilateral maritime cooperation to launch joint sea patrols in regional waters in an effort to deal with the rising number of kidnappings and pirate attacks, according to the Jakarta...
Ceasefire Looks Distant for Niger Delta Unrest
Oil companies and even Nigerian officials are losing faith in a deal anytime soon with militants who have slashed the nation’s oil output, casting doubt on a production recovery in what is typically Africa’s largest oil exporter.
Pirates chased away from British freighter by Nigerian warship
The Nigerian navy used its “superior firepower” to foil a pirate attack on a British-flagged freighter and rescue the crew in an encounter off the west African coast, a spokesman said.
Malaysia oil tanker ‘not hijacked’ despite earlier reports
A Malaysian oil tanker has not been hijacked as earlier reported, but taken to Indonesia by its own crew, officials in both countries say.Togo sees launching of African journalists network for maritime security
African journalists network for maritime security on Friday launched activities with members from Togo, Cameroon, Mali, Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Senegal and Benin, here in the capital Lome.
Japan vows to beef up PH maritime security capabilities
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — Japan Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday said in light of a decision of an arbitral tribunal at The Hague regarding the South China Sea dispute, Japan would actively participate in preserving harmony and stability in the...
Op Caribbe promotes partnerships, enhances maritime security
With RCN ships recently wrapping up a deployment to Op Caribbe, a MARLANT naval officer visited members of the Royal United Services Institute of Nova Scotia on July 27 to relay the relevance of the mission and pass on facts to RUSI(NS) members.
Japan vows to support Philippine maritime security
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Japan Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida reaffirmed his country’s commitment “to provide support for the improvement of the maritime security of the Philippines” even as he stressed the preeminence of the rule of law – not of force – in resolving maritime...
ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre issues special report on the abducting of crew from ships in waters off Eastern Sabah and Southern Philippines
In the light of three incidents where the crew of tug boats were abducted in the waters off Eastern Sabah and Southern Philippines, the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC) published a special report on the ‘Abducting of Crew from Tug Boats in Waters off Eastern Sabah and Southern Philippines’ in April...
ONI Piracy Report for 28 July – 3 August 2016
The Office of Naval Intelligence has issued its Piracy Analysis and Warning Weekly (PAWW) Report for 28 July – 3 August 2016. According to the report, pirate and maritime crime activity in East and West African waters is at a low level. There was one bombing against infrastructure and one boarding during this past...
French Security Forces Board Ferry at Sea
French security forces conducted a helicopter boarding on a cross-Channel ferry on Monday evening, part of a general increase in security following recent terror attacks in France.
Sabah police: Latest ‘kidnapping’ not ala Abu Sayyaf
KOTA KINABALU: The latest claims of a kidnapping of a fishing trawler skipper in Sabah’s east coast Kinabatangan waters – the third in a month- have puzzled the police as it did not fit the modus operandi of cross border kidnap for ransom groups.
Nigeria: Navy launches Operation Tsare Teku II to check pirate attacks on merchant ships
The Nigerian Navy on Saturday deployed 10 war ships in a massive operation aimed to stop pirate attacks on local and international merchant ships on the nation’s waterways.
Chinese soldiers to join anti-piracy efforts in the Gulf of Guinea
Chinese soldiers will assist Western African countries in securing navigational safety in the Gulf of Guinea at a time when the region is facing an increasing threat from pirates, a visiting Chinese major general said here.