Tag: fishing boats

  • GoG military exercise starts

    Nigeria joins military exercise in Gulf of Guinea The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday deployed six warships and 65 gunboats in a joint multinational maritime exercise comprising navies from 16 countries. […]

  • Delta hostages rescued

    Nigerian troops rescue 3 Russian sailors, 2 others after raid of pirates’ hideout By Sumaila Ogbaje Three Russian sailors, one Ukrainian and one Equatorial Guinean kidnapped by pirates since 9 […]

  • Covid piracy surge?

    by Theo Locherer The last quarterly report from the International Maritime Bureau shows the negative effects of the Covid-19 on maritime security. There tend to be significant upswings of piracy […]

  • WAF piracy: media to blame?

    West African piracy remains a threat but attacks are not becoming more frequent despite headline-grabbing abduction stories in the media. That is the view of Dirk Siebels, senior analyst at […]

  • Lasers Aimed at Australian Navy Pilots in South China Sea

    May 29: Fishing boats in Chinese-claimed waters in the South China Sea shone lasers at the pilots of Australian navy combat helicopters during a recent exercise, Australian officials said, which […]

  • More Venezuela marsec issues

    The maritime crime problem off Venezuela. Venezuelan pirates – the new scourge of the Caribbean As Venezuela’s economy collapses, a tide of lawlessness is spreading to the nearby island of […]

  • Fishing hit by piracy

    Attacks and incidents in local waterways are often unreported by agencies. Fishermen lament frequent attacks by pirates in A’Ibom Patrick Odey Fishermen in Ibeno, a community in Akwa Ibom State, […]

  • Houthis warned off

    Al Houthis accused of manipulating fishing boats in sea attacks Keep off coalition ships, Yemen fishermen told The Yemeni government has warned fishermen against coming closer to ships of a […]

  • Brutal attack off Suriname

    Guyanese captain tell of horrific pirate attack in Suriname waters… Car batteries tied to crewmen’s legs, 16 missing after thrown overboard Several Guyanese fishermen are said to be missing after […]

  • MMEA needs new assets

    New assets required to ensure capability. Urgent need for landing craft to strengthen enforcement: MMEA KUCHING: There is an urgent need for the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) to acquire […]