Month: August 2015

  • Oil tanker rescued from pirates

    Iran claims another pirate victory… Oil tanker rescued from pirates The Iranian Navy commander has said that a pirate attack on an oil tanker was foiled by the 35th fleet […]

  • Team formed to fight SE Asian pirates

    Hopes move will reduce incidents. Rapid response team formed to fight SE Asian pirates SAM CHAMBERS In response to the growing threat posed by robbers and pirates in the region […]

  • Marine Police strengthen regional ties

    Criminals use regional waters to their advantage. Marine police to strengthen ties with Indonesian counterparts Nabilah Hamudin   SHAH ALAM: The Malaysian marine police is strengthening its bilateral relations with […]

  • India must halt Marine case: UN

    Enrica Lexie case ongoing since 2012. India must halt case on Italy marine shooting UPDATED: A UN tribunal on Monday ordered India to halt court proceedings against two Italian marines […]

  • 50% of Nigerian naval ships down

    Chief of Staff warns officers to stay away from illegal operations. Nigerian Navy: More Than 50% of Naval Ships are Down, Navy Chief Laments Given its constitutional role in protecting […]

  • Indonesia detains 3 hijackers

    Suspects involved in hijacking in January. Indonesian police detain three suspected tanker hijackers Lily Bertha Kartika North Sulawesi Marine Police have detained three alleged hijackers of the Indonesian-flagged tanker Rehobot. […]

  • Piracy suspect nabbed in Germany

    Man believe to have been involved in MV Susan K hijacking. Suspected Somali pirate applying for asylum detained in Germany BY WARKA Germany authorities have arrested a Somali man suspected […]

  • Maritime Piracy 2.0

    Will technology transform maritime crime? Piracy 2.0: The Net-Centric Evolution BRIAN EVANS Network-Centric Warfare derives its power from the strong networking of a well-informed but geographically dispersed force. – VADM […]

  • Indonesia: maritime drug traffic

    Almost 40 percent of cases of drug abuses in ASEAN are in Indonesia. Indonesia to propose stronger maritime interdiction to cut drug traffic The National Narcotic Agency (BNN) will propose […]

  • Italy rescues 4,400 migrants

    Italian Navy, CG, border police, Norwegian and Irish navies assist migrants. Italian navy rescues a record 4,400 migrants off Libya Italy’s coast guard says it coordinated the rescue of some […]