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  • China CG loot trawler

    Tensions between China and Vietnam continue. China Coast Guard loots Vietnamese fishing boat A Vietnamese fishing boat was reportedly ambushed and looted by a China Coast Guard vessel off Vietnam’s […]

  • Convicted pirates return home

    All seven claim to be innocent. Naturally. 7 Somali Fishermen accused of Piracy released from Kenya jail Posted by Hussein Farah Kenya has released from its jails 7 Somali men […]

  • CMF in huge arms bust

    Weapons en route to Somalia. HMAS Darwin seizes large weapons cache Operating as part of Combined Task Force 150 (CTF150), Australian ship HMAS Darwin has uncovered and seized a large […]

  • China pushes hard

    Chinese coast guard vessels have expelled Filipino fishermen from Jackson Shoal in the South China Sea. Report: Chinese Coast Guard Vessels Take Over Spratly Island Feature From Philippines By Ankit […]

  • No hack at MTISC-GoG

    Piracy reporting centre in alleged security breach. MTISC-GOG investigation finds no evidence of breach There’s a follow-up to a post concerning a possible data breach involving Maritime Trade Information Sharing […]

  • Pirate hackers?

    No real details given by Verizon. High-tech pirates hacked a shipping company to figure out the perfect vessels to plunder Paul Szoldra Tech-savvy pirates once breached the servers of a global shipping […]

  • No bail for armed guards

    Utterly ridiculous and stupid case rumbles on. India firearms charge ex-soldiers denied bail Six former British soldiers jailed in India for alleged firearms offences have been refused bail ahead of […]

  • India, Pakistan extend MoU

    MoU, signed on October 3, 2005, had come into effect on March 16, 2006 India-Pakistan maritime security MoU extended New Delhi: An MoU between the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and […]

  • al Shabaab, pirates working together

    Groups have often traded hostages with each other. Al-Shabaab and pirate work together: Galmudug Official BY WARKA Cooperation between Somalia’s Al-Shabab fighters and pirate gangs  is what becomes clear and obvious as […]

  • WFP ship released by Saudis

    Ship was carrying humanitarian supplies to Yemen for the World Food Programme. Irish ship held by Arab coalition forces released Lorna Siggins An Irish-owned ship which was detained by Arab […]