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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Royal Bahrain Naval Force coalition ship, RBNS Al Muharraq
Navy

Navy Expands Commercial Ship Protection Partnership

The US Navy announced they are expanding partnerships with nations in the Indian and Pacific Oceans to protect shipping under the International Maritime

October 19, 2022
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Friday, January 14, 2022
Maritime Piracy Worldwide Falls to Lowest Level in Decades, But Caution Urged
Piracy

Maritime Piracy Worldwide Falls to Lowest Level in Decades, But Caution Urged

Incidents of maritime piracy and armed robbery attacks reached the lowest recorded level since 1994, according to ICC International Maritime Bureau’s

January 14, 2022
Total Views: 1021

Thursday, October 28, 2021
Danish Frigate Deploys on Anti-Piracy Operation in Gulf of Guinea
Piracy

Danish Frigate Deploys on Anti-Piracy Operation in Gulf of Guinea

The Danish frigate Esbern Snare is en route to the Gulf of Guinea to join the international fight against piracy. The frigate departed Naval Base Frederikshavn

October 28, 2021
Total Views: 1583

Monday, August 9, 2021
USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams
Navy

Navy Sea Base Arrives In Nigeria For Anti-Piracy Push

By Tope Alake (Bloomberg) USS Hershel “Woody” Williams, the first ship permanently assigned to Africa, arrived in Nigeria’s commercial capital city of

August 9, 2021
Total Views: 21484

Tuesday, April 30, 2019
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Maritime News

Nigeria Deploys Satellite Tech to Track Oil Smugglers

By Noah Browning LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) – From algorithms to track “dark” ships smuggling stolen crude oil to an online licensing

April 30, 2019
Total Views: 21

Monday, April 8, 2019
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Maritime News

IMB: Piracy Incidents Fall But Kidnapping Threat Persists in Gulf of Guinea

Fewer incidents of piracy and armed robbery at sea were reported in the first three months of 2019, but risk of kidnappings continue to pose a threat to ship

April 8, 2019
Total Views: 39

Wednesday, March 13, 2019
IMB Piracy Centre: Five Crew Kidnapped from OSV in Latest Violent Attack Off Nigeria
Maritime News

IMB Piracy Centre: Five Crew Kidnapped from OSV in Latest Violent Attack Off Nigeria

Pirates kidnapped five crew members from an offshore supply vessel last week off the coast of Brass, Nigeria, marking yet another violent attack highlighting

March 13, 2019
Total Views: 83

Tuesday, April 17, 2018
RMS St. Helena to Return as Anti-Piracy Armory in Gulf of Oman
Defense

RMS St. Helena to Return as Anti-Piracy Armory in Gulf of Oman

By Joe Brock JOHANNESBURG, April 17 (Reuters) – The RMS St. Helena, Britain’s last working postal ship, was for nearly three decades the main

April 17, 2018
Total Views: 49

Friday, December 8, 2017
somali piracy
News

European Union Naval Force Marks 9 Years Fighting Pirates Off Somalia

The European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) on Friday marked the ninth anniversary of its Operation Atalanta, the successful counter-piracy operation that has

December 8, 2017
Total Views: 92

Monday, March 20, 2017
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Maritime News

Somali Security Forces Urge NATO for More Action on Piracy

By Abdiqani Hassan BOSASSO, March 19 (Reuters) – Somali officials whose forces freed a hijacked oil tanker and its eight Sri Lankan crew said on Sunday

March 20, 2017
Total Views: 18

Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Philippines Asks China to Patrol Piracy-Plagued Waters
Maritime News

Philippines Asks China to Patrol Piracy-Plagued Waters

MANILA, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he had asked China to help in the fight against Islamic State-linked

January 31, 2017
Total Views: 43

Thursday, November 24, 2016
NATO Flag
Navy

NATO Ends Counter-Piracy Support Mission

(Reuters)NATO has ended its Indian Ocean counter-piracy mission after a sharp fall in attacks, the alliance said on Wednesday, as it shifts resources to

November 24, 2016
Total Views: 64

Thursday, November 10, 2016
U.N. Calls for Another Year of Counter-Piracy Naval Operations Off Somalia
Maritime News

U.N. Calls for Another Year of Counter-Piracy Naval Operations Off Somalia

The United Nations is calling for another year of international naval operations to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia more than three years since the last

November 10, 2016
Total Views: 3

Monday, May 2, 2016
Enrica Lexie Saga: UN Court Orders India to Release Italian Marine
Maritime News

Enrica Lexie Saga: UN Court Orders India to Release Italian Marine

By Crispian Balmer ROME, May 2 (Reuters) – A U.N. court has ruled that India must allow an Italian marine detained in Delhi for more than four years to

May 2, 2016
Total Views: 4

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
cargo ship
Maritime News

Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea Sign Maritime Security Agreement

ABUJA, March 16 (Reuters) – Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea signed an agreement to establish combined patrols to bolster security in the Gulf of Guinea,

March 16, 2016
Total Views: 7

Friday, November 27, 2015
China Navy Holds First Joint Anti-Piracy Drill With NATO
Maritime News

China Navy Holds First Joint Anti-Piracy Drill With NATO

BEIJING, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Chinese naval forces involved in anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden have held their first joint drill with NATO ships

November 27, 2015
Total Views: 26

Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Somali Pirates Polled – International Naval Presence is Biggest Deterrent of Piracy
Piracy

Somali Pirates Polled – International Naval Presence is Biggest Deterrent of Piracy

  An informal survey of convicted Somali pirates is shedding new light into their motivations, attitudes towards piracy, and what has been the biggest

July 8, 2015
Total Views: 17

Monday, June 22, 2015
Ivory Coast Considers Satellite in Fight Against Pirates
Maritime News

Ivory Coast Considers Satellite in Fight Against Pirates

Ivory Coast is considering launching a satellite to combat security threats from pirates in the Gulf of Guinea and Islamist militants in the West African

June 22, 2015
Total Views: 2

Thursday, April 23, 2015
NATO to Open Anti-Piracy Office in Djibouti
News

NATO to Open Anti-Piracy Office in Djibouti

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization agreed to establish a liaison office in Djibouti to boost anti- piracy efforts off the Horn of Africa, the 28-nation

April 23, 2015
Total Views: 16

Friday, October 10, 2014
Photos and Video: Danish Special Forces Storm Maersk Triple-E in Anti-Piracy Raid… Training
News

Photos and Video: Danish Special Forces Storm Maersk Triple-E in Anti-Piracy Raid… Training

A Maersk Triple-E containership played host recently to a Royal Danish Navy anti-piracy training exercise in preparation for real anti-piracy missions in the

October 10, 2014
Total Views: 255
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