Month: October 2016

  • Yemeni maths issue?

    How many? Really? 40 ‘warships’? REALLY? Forty Iranian Warships Violate Yemeni Territorial Waters By Arafat Madabish and Abdul Hadi Habtoor Aden, Riyadh- High-ranking Yemeni sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that around […]

  • Heavy terms for traffickers

    Five suspected crew members still face trial. Italy judge jails 3 for 20 years each over deadly 2015 migrant voyage An Italian judge sentenced three men to 20 years each […]

  • Libya CG training

    May reduce migrant numbers. EU to start training of Libya Coastguard this month – Sources The EU is set to start training of Libyan Coastguard personnel on October 24, Libya’s […]

  • US hits Houthi Radar

    Hopes attack will cripple Houthi missile capability. Yemen conflict: US strikes radar sites after missile attack on ship The US has hit radar sites in Yemen after one of its […]

  • IMO calls for piracy action

    IMO warns against complacency. Maritime agency calls for tough actions to end piracy off Somalia By Sandra Chao-Blasto The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has urged liners navigating through the Somali […]

  • PMSA seize drugs-laden boat

    Indian Ocean route is a smuggling favourite. Maritime guards seize drugs-laden speedboat ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) yesterday launched search efforts to trace a drugs-laden smugglers speedboat which […]

  • Be Cyber Aware At Sea

    Global Maritime Cyber Awareness Initiative Launched Be Cyber Aware At Sea By Jordan Wylie JWC International a leading provider of Maritime & Offshore Cyber Security Training Solutions have launched the […]

  • US: Evidence of Houthi involvement

    Attack method appears to mirror tactics used on HSV-2 Swift. U.S. sees mounting evidence of Houthi role in strike on U.S. warship By Phil Stewart The United States is seeing […]

  • Red Sea concerns

    Missiles fired at US Navy warship alarms shipping industry. Merchant ships off Yemen brace for more danger after attacks on navy craft By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) – […]

  • Superyacht security costs

    Reports of piracy and maritime crime on the increase in the Caribbean. What is the cost of additional security? BY RORY JACKSON When cruising through high risk areas, how should […]