Author: Mark Sutcliffe

  • Greece pulls out of EUNAVFOR

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    Greece has recalled its warship from the European Union’s anti-piracy task force in the Indian Ocean to save money as it struggles to meet fiscal targets set by international lenders […]

  • Nigerian Waterways Security Controversy

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    The decision of the federal government to hand over the security of Nigerian waterways to a concessionaire is facing stiff opposition from stakeholders. The recent federal government decision to concession […]

  • New anti-terror equipment

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    MANILA, March 5 (PIA) — With two new utility boats and now, new anti-terror equipment, the Philippine Coast Guard sees a stronger maritime security. Philippine Coast Guard chief Vice Admiral […]

  • EU NAFVOR Disrupts Pirate Action Group EU NAFVOR Disrupts Pirate Action Group

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    EU NAFVOR warship FGS BERLIN has successfully engineered the release of an Indian flagged dhow and crew, disrupting a Pirate Action Group and destroying two attack skiffs. On 28 February […]

  • HS Hydra provides medical aid

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    The Greek EU NAVFOR warship HS HYDRA used its recent port visit in Mombasa, Kenya, to support the Coast Province General Hospital and a local orphanage. In line with local […]

  • UN Urges Regional Anti-Piracy Strategy

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    A comprehensive regional strategy is critical if countries are to successfully combat piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, a top United Nations official stressed today, highlighting the threat posed to […]

  • Spanish warship joins EUNAVFOR

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    ESPS INFANTA ELENA, a Descubierta class corvette, joins the EUNAVFOR operation ATALANTA today, 27 February. ESPS INFANTA ELENA, commissioned into the Spanish Navy in April 1980 is a patrol ship […]

  • SA jack up navy to combat Somali piracy

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    International shipping lines are seriously thinking about the safety of their vessels transiting East African waters as the threat of Somali piracy grows, says Defence and Military Veterans Affairs Minister […]

  • U.S. threatens sanctions

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    (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday threatened sanctions on anyone blocking reforms intended to end Somalia’s “hopeless, bloody conflict” and counter militant and pirate groups seen […]

  • Eight more bodies found

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    Search teams have found eight more bodies in the wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia which capsized on 13 January. The body of a girl of five is among […]

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