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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.