Month: May 2018

  • OBP note piracy rise

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    OBP report shows worrying increase in incidents. Piracy incidents double off coast of East Africa in 2017: study NAIROBI, May 22 (Xinhua) — The number of piracy incidents doubled off […]

  • Paracel PLAN

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    Bombers for Paracels. South China Sea dispute: China lands bombers on island China has for the first time landed bombers on disputed territory in the South China Sea, its air […]

  • Drones for the Delta

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    Oil theft and illegal bunkering still prolific. Air Force to deploy drones to secure oil facilities in Niger Delta By Joseph Erunke ABUJA-THE Nigerian Air Force has said it would […]

  • Somalia’s IUU fishing woes

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    Resurgence in IUU fishing risks piracy return. Somalia: Fishermen Struggle to Compete with Foreign Vessels By Jason Patinkin Each morning, fishermen in the northern Somali port city of Bosaso pull […]

  • Sorting the borders

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    Ruling on maritime borders. Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire initiate moves to implement ITLOS ruling Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire have initiated processes aimed at implementing the ruling by the Special Chamber […]

  • Nigeria: no armed guards

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    The final word on armed guards? Government outlaws private security guards onboard vessels By Sulaimon Salau and Mayowa Fakile Notwithstanding the spate of pirate attacks on its territorial waters, the Federal […]

  • EUNAVFOR, Kenya drills

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    Helping Kenya’s blue economy. European Union Operation Atalanta and Kenyan maritime authorities conducting joint exercises Senior Kenyan and European officials are today meeting in Mombasa where the flagship of the […]

  • Another CMF seizure

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    Another nice catch for the CMF. MARINE NATIONALE SHIP LA FAYETTE SEIZES OVER $60M USD OF HEROIN IN RED SEA IN SUPPORT OF CTF 150 MARINE Nationale Frigate La Fayette continues […]

  • Praising the IFC

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    Centre tracked alleged ‘slave ship’ from Madagascar that Indonesia captured in April Navy intel centre helps keep region’s waters safe Noel Low Indonesia’s seizure of an alleged “slave ship” grabbed […]

  • German boost for MMCC

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    New kit for MMCC. German equipment for West African maritime surveillance hub Written by Oscar Nkala The German government has donated maritime surveillance and communications equipment to help operationalise a segment of […]

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