Tag: USA

  • SA in “conversation” with Mozambique on Op Copper

    Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) heard the South African military, in all probability in the form of the Joint Operations Division, “prompted a conversation” with Mozambique as regards […]

  • Unsafe and Unprofessional Interaction with IRGCN FIAC in Strait of Hormuz

    NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN – On May 10, 2021, Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) fast in-shore attack craft (FIAC), a type of speedboat armed with machine guns, conducted […]

  • USS Monterey Seizes Illicit Weapons in the North Arabian Sea

    From U.S. 5th Fleet Public Affairs The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) seized an illicit shipment of weapons from a stateless dhow in international waters of the North Arabian […]

  • NIMASA trains 250 cadets to boost maritime security

    By Adaku Onyenucheya The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has said that it is training 250 new cadets to man its various security platforms in the Lagos-Bayelsa coastal […]

  • NIMASA To Launch Deep Blue Project

    BY ANAYO ONUKWUGHA Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has said it will soon launch its deep blue project aimed at tackling insecurity within the country’s maritime corridors. Special […]

  • Saudi Arabia says it foiled boat attack off Yanbu

    Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it had intercepted an explosive-laden boat off the Red Sea port of Yanbu after maritime security firms cited “unconfirmed reports” of an attack on a […]

  • US Navy fires warning shots at Iranian gunboats

    Michael Gabriel Hernandez A US patrol boat fired warning shots at Iranian gunboats in the Persian Gulf after they approached at rapid speed and came within an “unnecessarily close range […]

  • 2 agencies set to curb delay, corruption at Nigerian ports

    The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) have agreed to implement joint measures to minimise delay and corrupt practices at the Nigerian ports.This […]

  • NIMASA seeks collaboration on maritime security

    Temiloluwa O’Peters The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr Bashir Jamoh, has stressed the need for the involvement of judges, lawyers, and other relevant prosecuting agencies […]

  • Suspected Oil Thieves Accuse Naval Officer Of Sponsorship

    The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Rivers State Command,last Friday paraded eight men suspected to be illegal oil bunckerers, in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The suspects, […]