Tag: Pirate

  • Nigerian hostages freed

    Pirates release crew from ST Sierra Leyre Loek Mulder Off the coast of Nigeria, a ship from the Groningen shipping company Seatrade was hijacked in February by a group of […]

  • Somali piracy: 10 years on

    After Somali piracy, is sailing the Western Indian Ocean safe again? Sailors from the French Navy ship “La Somme” board a small craft after a pirate attack on a French […]

  • No MILAN for Maldives

    Ongoing unrest in country blamed. Maldives declines invitation for MILAN exercises Dinakar Peri Maldives has declined an invitation to join the MILAN series of multilateral exercises hosted by Indian in March […]

  • Nigerian hold up

    Suggestions that shadowy groups are behind hold up. ‘Saboteurs stall $195m maritime security contract’ By Sulaimon Salau The Minister for Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has alleged that some saboteurs are frustrating moves […]

  • Pak-Saudi exercises conclude

    RIYADH: Exercise Naseem Al Bahr XI (NAB), between Pakistan Navy and Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) concluded in Saudi Arabian waters off Al Jubail, KSA. Pak-Saudi joint naval exercises conclude […]

  • Cutlass Express wraps

    A busy week for the Combined Task Force. CTF150 completes Exercise Cutlass Express 2018 in Seychelles An international team from Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 recently travelled to the Seychelles […]

  • Iran Navy heads out

    Looking forward to reports of battles with pirates… Iranian Fleet Begins Naval Mission The Iranian Navy’s 50th flotilla departed the country’s southern coasts on Tuesday morning for a routine mission […]

  • PMSCs for Dutch flag?

    Yes. This is still a thing, apparently. Dutch Govt Looking into Bill on Armed Guards on board Ships The Dutch House of Representatives is debating today a bill on the […]

  • Somali pirates released

    76 more men to be released next month in two batches No detention centre, Somali pirates released from jail accommodated in a room at Yellow Gate police station Written by Sadaf Modak […]

  • IMB issues report

    IMB issues its annual report. IMB: Global Piracy at 22-Year Low, Somalian Dangers Rise A total of 180 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported to the […]