Month: October 2016

  • Piracy falling…ish

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    Reported incidents dropping. Shipping crimes drop in Nigeria, others By Sulaimon Salau There is apparently a positive outlook in the fight against piracy in the Gulf of Guinea and other […]

  • Iran ensuring safety…

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    Irony alert… Iran ensures safety of oil tankers in Persian Gulf: Shamkhani A senior Iranian official says the Islamic Republic’s military presence in the Persian Gulf ensures the safety of oil […]

  • Russian Navy sails by

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    The group will join the Russian combat mission in war-torn Syria. Major Russian naval force sails to North Sea past Norway A Russian aircraft-carrier and other warships have reached waters […]

  • Air Force bombs Delta barges

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    Air Force steps up attacks on illegal refineries and bunkers. Niger Delta: Air Force bombs more sets of illegal barges From: Kingsley omonobi-Abuja. In continuation of the battle by the […]

  • UN reports on Somali pirate hostages

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    The report notes that a Kenyan is the only Somali pirate hostage to have been freed so far in 2016. Somalia: Somali Pirates Holding Five Kenyans, 39 Seafarers for Ransom, […]

  • Pirate fishing returns to Indo

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    Illegal fishing heads back to Indonesia. Foreign poachers return to Indonesian waters Haeril Halim After almost two months of plain sailing, patrol authorities have again found foreign boats encroaching the […]

  • More missiles fired at US Navy?

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    The US military is investigating a third possible rocket attack on its destroyers, launched from rebel-held territory in Yemen. Missiles ‘fired at US warships’ off Yemen, says US military American […]

  • Duterte’s hardline on pirates

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    Duterte wants Coast Guard to crush pirates. Rody to PCG: Fight pirates, sink their ships By Evelyn Macairan MANILA, Philippines – President Duterte has ordered the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) […]

  • More Iranian pirate battles

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    Iranian Navy PR swings into action. Navy’s 44th fleet thwarts pirate attacks in Gulf of Aden TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – Iran’s 44th naval fleet has foiled pirate attacks on […]

  • Dryad reports piracy drop

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    Dryad notes decline in reports. “Cautious Optimism” as Piracy Numbers Decline On Thursday, consulting firm Dryad Maritime said that there is cause for cautious optimism regarding maritime crime and piracy, with […]

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