Tag: smuggling

  • CG for Kenya?

    African Coast Guards now all the rage! Cabinet okays bill setting up agency to safeguard coastline By GEORGE OMONDI The Cabinet has approved the Kenya Coast Guard Service Bill, setting […]

  • US, Nigerian navies to cooperate

    Closer ties with Nigeria promised. US to enhance maritime corporation with Nigeria By Vera Samuel Anyagafu United States Admiral Michelle J. Howard, who is the commander, Allied Joint Force Command […]

  • Patrols between Honduras, Guatemala

    For the last three years, the naval forces of the two nations have conducted monthly joint missions, with their regional commanders in constant communication. Maritime Patrols between Honduras and Guatemala […]

  • More migrants killed

    Concern grows over migrant deaths. Yemen migrants killed in ‘second deliberate drowning’ At least 19 migrants have died after being deliberately drowned, the UN’s migration agency says. Many of the drowned […]

  • MMEA seizes ship

    MMEA intercepts illegal cargo. Ship with cargo worth millions seized off Miri BY STEPHEN THEN MIRI: Authorities here have seized a cargo ship on suspicion of illegally transporting heavy equipment, trucks, […]

  • Fighting crime at sea

    Kingfisher maritime intelligence system fights organized crime on high seas Curtailing illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing Coastal countries face a group of wily opponents: illegal and unregulated fishing vessels, their […]

  • MMEA wants to expand

    New vessels would add range and capability. MMEA seeks two motherships to boost maritime surveillance PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) is in need of two vessels to function […]

  • Russia offers GoG help

    Could Russian Navy bolster GoG security? Russia willing to contribute to security in Gulf of Guinea Russian Ambassador to Cameroon Nicolay Ratsiborinsky has expressed his country’s willingness to take part […]

  • Ghost ship fears

    Windward data cause for concern. ‘Ghost ships’ spark European terror fears FIONA HAMILTON Hundreds of ships are sailing into European waters after suspicious manoeuvres near terrorist hot spots, prompting fears […]

  • US CG VBSS and other acronyms

    Smuggling operations targeted. U.S., Oman, Bahrain, U.A.E. participate in VBSS exchange Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class corbin shea  Expeditionary Combat Camera The U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Engagement Team (MET) […]