Saturday, May 25th, 2013
Maritime Crime
Marine security op starts on Monday
Operation Sagar Kavach, the bi-annual maritime security exercise which was introduced after the 26/11 terror attacks, will be carried out later this month near Mumbai.
More Maritime Crime
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
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 ...
Solving piracy over time
The definition of piracy has evolved over time through a series of legal acts and scholarly works. One of the earliest instances was the establishment of admiralty courts in 1340 ...
Big drug catches in Pacific
The bow of the USS Thach was slicing the Pacific waters off Colombia's coast when the alarm blared; time to hunt down a cocaine ship. US ships look to net big ...
Australia says people smuggling on rise
Growing cross-border movements of people throughout the region is fueling a rise in human trafficking and people smuggling, Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr said Tuesday. Australia says people smuggling on the ...
The Role of ReCAAP
The surge in maritime piracy and robbery in Southeast Asia that followed the Asian Financial Crisis led to the signing ReCAAP. This paper looks at the current state of the ...
Detained ships smuggled from Cornish port
Two tugs detained in the Westcountry and condemned as unseaworthy have been smuggled out of port in the dead of night. An investigation has been launched. Detained ships are smuggled from Cornish ...
Interpol to Combat Illegal Fishing
Project Scale is an INTERPOL initiative to detect, suppress and combat fisheries crime. World fish stocks are being rapidly depleted, and valuable species are nearing extinction. Because fish are a valuable ...
Russia Calls For Tougher Arctic Security
Russia and other Arctic littoral states should boost security on their Arctic frontiers, as rapid ice loss is making the region accessible to maritime traffic. Russia Calls For Tougher Arctic Security TROMSO, ...Next Page »