Tag: SOMS

  • US, Malaysia Launch Naval Exercise

    CARAT Malaysia 2015 kicks off. US, Malaysia Launch Naval Exercise By Prashanth Parameswaran On August 17, the United States and Malaysia kicked off a bilateral naval exercise in Sandakan in eastern […]

  • ReCAAP July 2015 Report

    No hijackings reported in July. Piracy & Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia – ReCAAP July 2015 Report ReCAAP ISC reports a decline in the number of piracy and robbery […]

  • Call for SE Asia PMSCs

    Territorial nature of waters causes legal issues. MIMA: Hire private security to prevent pirate attacks Bernard Cheah KUALA LUMPUR: The Maritime Institute of Malaysia has called on shipping companies to […]

  • Step up sea patrols to combat hijacking

    ReCAAP call for more patrols, surveillance. Step up sea patrols to combat hijacking, says watchdog PETALING JAYA: The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in […]

  • Joaquim first Malacca hijack this year

    First incident in Malacca Strait, says FM. ‘MT Jaoquim’ the first reported hijacking in Malaysian waters this year, says Anifah By: Akmal Hakim Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman says […]

  • Navy runs hijack drills

    Another tanker hijacked this month. Navy carries out drills to prepare for hijackings BY NICHOLAS CHENG KUALA LUMPUR: Nearly two months since the hijacking of Orkim Harmony, the Royal Malaysian Navy […]

  • Malacca pirates attack trawler

    Armed robbery at sea remains common in region. Pirates hijacked fishing trawler in Malacca Strait POSTED BY SVILEN PETROV Pirates attacked the fishing trawler Maju Jaya in Malacca Strait in Tamiang […]

  • Safety in Malaysian waters ‘improved’

    MMEA points to statistics. Safety in Malaysian waters has improved — MMEA PUTRAJAYA: When Malaysian-registered MT Orkim Harmony disappeared on June 11, 2015, a massive search for the vessel was […]

  • Here be pirates

    The rise in SE Asia piracy causes concern. Here be pirates: Why Southeast Asia needs to boost maritime cooperation Elliot Brennan On 1 April, a Malaysia-flagged tanker was attacked and […]

  • IMB, ReCAAP reports issued

    Reported bodies reveal Q1 statistics. IMB & ReCAAP ISC Release 2015 Half-Yearly Reports on Piracy & Armed Robbery At Sea In a rare case of coincidence, both IMB and ReCAAP […]