Tag: mombasa

  • Japan Donates 17 Patrol Boats to Kenyan Maritime Police

    October 02: Japanese government on Wednesday handed 17 patrol boats to Kenya Marine Police to boost security and anti-terrorism measures in the coastal region. Speaking during the handing over ceremony […]

  • Attempted Boarding of Tanker Berthed at Mbaraki Wharf, Mombasa, Kenya

    July 26: At approx. 21:30 UTC the duty AB on routine rounds onboard a berthed tanker noticed a person climbing the mooring rope. Alarm sounded, crew mustered, port control informed. […]

  • IMO audits Kenya

    Clipboards at the ready. Maritime security in focus as IMO team starts audit process Harrison Kivisu Kenya’s maritime industry is in the spotlight as International Maritime Organisation (IMO) begins to […]

  • Somalia wants pirates back

    Horrible conditions inside pirate prison. Much like those their hostages had to endure… Somalia wants repatriation of ‘pirate’ prisoners in Kenya jails Somalia has said that it is working for […]

  • Deadly arms found on ship

    Raid on ship at port produces significant finds. Deadly arms found on ship seized in Mombasa An AK-47 rifle and a machine gun are among the more than 30 firearms […]

  • Major drug operation in Mombasa

    Indian Ocean is a major drug smuggling route. Major security operation at Mombasa port as ship suspected to be carrying drugs intercepted By Cyrus Ombati Mombasa, Kenya: There was a […]

  • Indian Warships Visit Mombasa

    Visit is part of a two-month deployment to East Africa. Indian Warships Visit Mombasa Indian Naval Ships Mumbai, Talwar, Teg and Deepak under the Command of Rear Admiral R Hari […]

  • Kenya charges 9 over drug haul

    Drugs seized onboard MV Bushehr Amin Darya in Mombasa port. Kenya charges 9 foreigners over 377-kg heroin haul MOMBASA Kenya (Reuters) – Nine foreign nationals were charged in a Kenyan court […]

  • British security worker dies in Kenya

    A British man believed to have worked in maritime security has died after a night out in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa. The man, reportedly in his 30s, collapsed […]

  • Weather Window

    According to NATO, the high level of activity off the Somali/Kenya Border indicates this as an area of great concern to vessels, and as improved weather conditions allow, increased piracy […]