Month: December 2016

  • NIMASA shuts three ports down

    ISPS Code compliance failures see ports shut down. NIMASA shuts 3 port facilities over security By Godwin Oritse LAGOS—THE Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, yesterday, shut three facilities […]

  • Search continues for bodies

    Men went missing during gun fight. Two Filipino gunmen, boat skipper still missing, Esscom assures continued search BY OLIVIA MIWIL KOTA KINABALU: The effort to locate two militants and a […]

  • Russian crew freed

    Saronic Breeze crew released by captors. Russian sailors seized by pirates off the coast of Benin in late November, released Russian sailors from the ship Saronic Breeze, captured by pirates […]

  • Crew feared kidnapped

    Abu Sayyaf naturally suspected. 4 Filipino fishermen disappear in Celebes Sea, feared abducted PAGADIAN CITY – Four Filipino fishermen were reported missing off Celebes Sea near Tawi-Tawi province in the […]

  • Japan, Indonesia cooperate on marsec

    Australia considering joint patrols with Indonesia in the South China Sea. Japan, Indonesia to cooperate on maritime security TOKYO – Japan and Indonesia agreed Wednesday to cooperate on maritime security […]

  • Nigerian Navy’s big task

    Nigeria: Challenge of Combing Niger Delta Creeks, Gulf of Guinea With ‘Eagle Eye’ By Karls Tsokar Abuja — The task of protecting Nigeria’s maritime area, where a large chunk of […]

  • AMGS armoury scrapped

    Floating armoury goes for scrap. Avant Garde ship sails to India to be sold for scrap metal The vessel used by the controversial Avant Garde Maritime Security Services as a […]

  • Naval Yard bomb hoaxers

    Men face five years in prison. Two Naval Yard Workers Arrested for Bomb Threats A federal grand jury in San Diego has handed down indictments against two shipyard workers at […]

  • Nigerian Navy OPV boost

    Navy gets a Christmas present. Nigerian Navy commissions 30 patrol vessels into service Written by Oscar Nkala President Muhammadu Buhari has commissioned 30 vessels into service with the Nigerian Navy […]

  • AGMS issues continue

    Avant Garde issues rumble on. Sri Lanka: Avant Garde owes Navy Rs. 1.7 billion — AG’s advice sought The Ministry of Defence, Sri Lanka,  will consult the Attorney General for […]