Tag: armed robbers

  • Merchant ship foils attack

    Group of eight men boarded ship. Philippine ship crew thwarts attempted piracy MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The quick-thinking crew of a Philippine cargo ship thwarted a possible a hijacking or […]

  • Ugandan police shoot dead three pirates

    Three other suspects arrested. Ugandan police shoot dead three pirates, arrest three others near Migingo Island By ELISHA OTIENO Three pirates have been shot dead in Lake Victoria by Ugandan […]

  • Singapore Warship Foils Attack

    City-state scores victory amid rising incidents in the region. How Did a Singapore Warship Foil a Pirate Attack? By Prashanth Parameswaran A Singapore navy vessel successfully disrupted a sea robbery […]

  • Armed Robbers hit SE Asia ships

    Robbers hit multiple ships in 27-hour spree. Armed Robbers hit SE Asia ships ReCAAP took the unusual step of issuing a report on a spate of attempted armed robberies over […]

  • Pirates board two vessels off Indonesia

    ReCAAP issues alert following armed robberies. Pirates board two vessels off Indonesia Titus Zheng Two vessels were boarded by sea robbers in succession off Indonesia, according to a report from […]

  • MMEA to double in size by 2022

    Hope to have over 10,000 personnel in place.  LIMA 2015: MMEA to double in size by 2022 says director general by Gordon Arthur in Langkawi The director general of the Malaysian Maritime […]

  • Theft, piracy warning in SE Asia

    Security still a major challenge. Ships warned of theft in Malacca, Singapore straits Commercial ships passing through the Malacca and Singapore straits have been warned to be alert for possible […]

  • Navy arrests 6 Malacca strait pirates

    Gang of robbers apprehended.  Navy arrests six Malacca strait pirates The Indonesian Navy has apprehended six pirates involved in a sea piracy network operating in the straits of Malacca and […]

  • Nigerian pirates kill two naval ratings

    Joint Task Force members killed by armed robbers. Two naval ratings killed Two naval ratings have been killed by sea pirates in Oron, Akwa Ibom State, it was learnt yesterday. […]

  • Myanmar pirates causing terror

    River pirates causing serious problems for locals. Pirates of the Ayeyarwady terrorise port communities River pirates are running rampant on moored boats in Mandalay but ship owners and workers are […]