Tag: Pirate

  • Closer PL, Indo ties?

    Threat from Daesh-linked terrorists persists. Duterte wants to intensify maritime security ties with Indonesia By TRISHA MACAS President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed his intention to improve the Philippines’ maritime security […]

  • Piracy-free Malacca

    Malaysia happy with progress. Integrated enforcement ensured piracy-free Malacca strait: Liow PUTRAJAYA: Integrated enforcement conducted along the Strait of Malacca over the past four years, has made the strait a […]

  • More boats for PCG

    Vessels due for delivery next summer. PH obtains 4 patrol boats to augment PCG capability By Raymund Antonio The four patrol boats for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will be […]

  • Asian Piracy at Ten-Year Low

    Asian Piracy at Ten-Year Low There were no piracy incidents reported to ReCAAP ISC last week, and the period from January to October was the lowest over the last 10 […]

  • CMF & EUNAVFOR ops

    Increase in piracy reports in 2017 means more visible presence. CTF 150 and EUNAVFOR Collaborate in Gulf of Aden Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) and EU NAVFOR Task Forces have conducted […]

  • Nigeria missing assets

    Plan seems to have been cast aside. Government misses delivery target on $186m anti-piracy equipment fighting By Sulaimon Salau The Federal Government may have shelved its promise of floating some high-tech […]

  • Iran allegedly repels pirates

    No official report on incident. Iran Naval Forces Repel Pirate Attack On Merchant Vessel in Gulf of Aden Iranian naval forces have repelled pirates who were attacking one of the […]

  • Japan plans bigger base

    Budgetary restraints mean no build just yet. The Expansion of the Japan Self-Defense Force Base in Djibouti Written by Michael Edward Walsh Last year, Japanese officials revealed that the Japanese Government would […]

  • Suspected pirates transferred

    Men captured after series of incidents. 6 suspected Somali pirates transferred to Seychelles for possible trial By: Daniel Laurence Edited by: Betymie Bonnelame (Seychelles News Agency) – Six suspected Somali pirates […]

  • ASG men arrested

    Men arrested shortly after reports of suspicious approach against fishing vessel. Philippine Navy apprehends six ASG men in Sulu waters By Francis Wakefield The Philippine Navy through the Naval Forces […]