Maritime Crime

  • NIMASA seeks collaboration on maritime security

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    Temiloluwa O’Peters The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr Bashir Jamoh, has stressed the need for the involvement of judges, lawyers, and other relevant prosecuting agencies […]

  • Abu Sayyaf’s Last Known Seafarer Abductees Released

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    By Ankur Kundu On April 16, ReCAAP released its first quarter report on piracy and armed robbery targeting ships in Asia. The report marks a 39 percent decrease in the […]

  • Suspected Oil Thieves Accuse Naval Officer Of Sponsorship

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    The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Rivers State Command,last Friday paraded eight men suspected to be illegal oil bunckerers, in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The suspects, […]

  • Marine Nationale achieves high-value drugs bust

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    French frigate FS Guépratte has seized 1,380 lbs (626 kg) of methamphetamine worth more than $17 million, during the latest Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) counter-narcotics operation in the Arabian Sea, […]

  • Egypt joins Combined Maritime Forces as member state

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    Egypt has become the 34th member of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), April 12. CMF is an enduring multinational coalition committed to upholding the International Rules Based Order by countering […]

  • NSWC Panama City hones maritime cyber hacking during virtual HACKtheMACHINE

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    By Katherine Mapp To deliver more lethal, better-connected fleet capabilities, the U.S. Navy keeps cybersecurity at the forefront of defense. A team from Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division […]

  • Gulf of Guinea retains world piracy hotspot status

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    Africa, particularly the Gulf of Guinea, remains the world hotspot for piracy with 43% of all incidents reported in the first quarter of this year coming from the busy shipping […]

  • Fifteen sailors kidnapped off Benin coast freed

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    The Dutch owners of a ship whose 15 crew members were kidnapped off the coast of Benin last month says they have been freed. De Poli Tankers said the crew […]

  • Nigerian Navy Acquires Tools to Fight Crude Oil Theft

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    By Kingsley Ogbodu The Nigerian Navy has acquired 172 patrol boats, four helicopters, four ships and 14 unmanned aerial vehicles to aid its fight against crude oil theft and sea […]

  • AMO Interdicts Vessel Seizing $1.2 Million

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    ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents interdicted Wednesday evening a vessel with three men on board, seizing $1.2 million in bulk […]

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