UKMTO Weekly Report 31 Mar – 06 Apr 2018
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Philippine Navy personnel lead a simulated inter-agency capability demonstration drill in the waters off Oslob, Cebu yesterday. Personnel from the Philippine Coast Guard, Central Visayas police, Bureau of Fire Protection…
Pirate Attacks To Spark Fresh War Surcharge In Nigeria Published on April 6, 2018 By YUSUF BABALOLA Unabated pirate attacks on Nigeria-bound vessels has underscore continued maritime security failings in…
07 Apr 07 Apr 2018 - M/V is under attack 50 nm south of BONNY RIVER On 07 APR 2018 at 0715Z, a MV is under attack at the following…
IMO says it participated in an annual maritime security exercise aimed at improving interoperability and cooperation among the maritime forces of Gulf of Guinea nations, Europe, and North and South…
03 Apr 03 Apr 2018 - A M/V reported an explosion at Southern Red Sea (26 n.m. W of Hudaydah Yemen) On 03 April 2018 at approximately 0915UTC a Merchant…
The family are on a round the world sailing trip when they were threatened The pirates spent hours stalking the family and sizing up their prey Thankfully Japanese and Pakistani war…
A tanker was chased by armed pirates while underway in the Gulf of Aden on March 31. As the pirates closed in on the vessel in two skiffs, they started…
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is to investigate why the remaining nine crew members on board of two vessels held on Lagos water by the Nigerian Navy have…
Security researchers have for years been warning the maritime industry that it is low hanging fruit as incredibly high-value cargo is fitted to ships with legacy (at best) systems, bad…
On March 23, the US Navy destroyer Mustin made a non-innocent passage within 12 nautical miles of China’s artificially built up and occupied Mischief Reef. China saw this as yet…
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South Korea has deployed a warship to the sea off Ghana after three South Korean sailors were kidnapped by pirates who have now been identified as Nigerians. The 500t Marine…
At 0535 UTC 31 MAR 18 an MV in position 1357N 05143E was fired upon by 2 skiff, AST returned fire and skiffs moved away. Vsl and crew are safe.…
Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Thursday, urged Security Chiefs to end the activities of kidnappers and sea pirates along waterways in Ogbia Federal Constituency of Bayelsa State. The resolution was…
Sea Guardian SG LTD Weekly Report 24-30 Mar 2018
On the 22nd March at 13h00 UTC, A Merchant Vessel (MV) was attacked by a speed boat, 60nm south of Equatorial Guinea. The speed boat had 10 POB who then…