Tankers

  • Vietnam’s marine cops quiz suspects

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    Eight suspects speak Indonesian. Vietnam’s marine cops quizzing suspected hijackers HANOI: Vietnam’s marine police are questioning eight foreigners suspected of being the escaped pirates who commandeered a Malaysian-flagged tanker in […]

  • Missing tanker causes concern

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    Missing tanker causes concern. Najib anxious over disappearance of oil tanker BY NICHOLAS CHENG KUALA LUMPUR: The Government will deploy its resources to locate a missing oil tanker off Johor, said […]

  • Cyber Attack Targets Tankers

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    Targeted attack almost went unnoticed.  Cyber Attack Targets Tankers IT company Panda Security has released Operation Oil Tanker: The Phantom Menace, a report that details a malicious and largely unknown targeted […]

  • Chaos in Libya, Nightmare in the Med

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    How chaos in Libya spawned a security nightmare in the Mediterranean Ioannis Chapsos, Coventry University Libya has been in a state of chaos ever since the fall of its former […]

  • Another tanker hijacked in SE Asia

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    Spate of hijackings continues. Another tanker hijacked in SE Asia The spate of tanker hijackings in Southeast Asia continues, with ReCAAP reporting the hijacking of the MT Ocean Energy on […]

  • Lower oil prices increased piracy

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    Idle tankers provided greater opportunity for piracy. Impact of Lower Oil Prices: Increased Piracy in Regional Waters – Analysis Lower oil and gas prices have led to tankers being anchored […]

  • Security for Oil Tankers

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    In February, the first successful oil tanker hijacking for 2015 was reported in the Strait of Malacca that separates Indonesia from Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand.  Security for Oil Tankers in […]

  • Police investigate pirate attack

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    MT Berkat Rehobot found on Feb. 23rd. Police investigate pirate attack The North Sulawesi Police are currently investigating the hijacking of a ship transporting 700 kiloliters of diesel while it […]

  • New SE Asia hijack

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    Another blow for shipping in the region. New SE Asia hijack The IMB reports that the MT Phubai Pattra 1 was hijacked by armed pirates on February 20th. Normally, events […]

  • ReCAAP reports on hijacking, IED

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    IED was not a viable explosive device. ReCAAP has issued a report on the hijacking of the MT Lapin, which occurred on February 13th.  As per our previous article, six […]

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