Law Enforcement
Seychelles Cells
There are more than 1,000 convicted Somali pirates in prisons around the world. Some of them end up in a tiny UN-funded jail on Seychelles.
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Transfer of Convicted Somali Pirates
Departing from Mahé, Seychelles to Puntland, the 8 transferred prisoners were flown aboard an IDC chartered plane under escort provided by specially trained police officers.
Forced to stop
An ex-Royal Navy officer’s converted warship has been seized by Spain amid fears he is a mercenary on his way to fight pirates in Somalia. British ship heading to ward off ...
Anti-terror agency probe Italian marines
India's Supreme Court has allowed an anti-terror agency to probe the case of two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen in a case that sparked a diplomatic row. India ...
Guidelines for crimes on ships
Draft guidelines on the preservation and collection of evidence following an allegation of a serious crime on board a ship have been approved by the IMO. Guidelines on dealing with crimes on ...
JTF arrest vessel
Operatives of the Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta, code named, Operation Pulo Shield, have nabbed a vessel laden with 2,500 tonnes of petroleum products. JTF arrest vessel, barge, boats ...
Somali Piracy Update
Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia continues to coordinate political, military, industry, and non-governmental efforts to bring an end to Somali piracy. Contact Group on Piracy off the ...
500kg Drug Seizure
Warships operating as part of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) CTF150 have successfully conducted an operation aimed at disrupting illicit activity in the Indian ocean. Combined Maritime Forces operation concludes after ...
11 years for ‘Somali pirate’
A Japanese court on Friday sentenced an African man, one of four who attempted to hijack a Japanese tanker off the coast of Oman, to 11 years in jail, a ...
Maritime Security for Georgia
The foundation of a Maritime Operations Control Center was laid in Supsa, western Georgia with financial support of $1.2 million from the United States on Tuesday. U.S. aids creation of maritime operations ...Next Page »