Two civil society groups have advocated a new approach to boosting maritime security in Bayelsa waterways. Worried by the incessant killings of security personnel and civilians on the state’s waterways,…
At 2300UTC on 28 September 2017 in position: 0646.66S 03921.40E (Dar Es Salaam anchorage) 5 Armed Robbers boarded an MV and tied up a crew member before stealing a VHF…
On 28 September 2017 that a report on VHF CH16 had been heard from a MT stating she was under attack in posn:1557N 05229E. Report has been received from 2…
On 26th Sep 2017, in psn 03°48.73’N 006°35.96’E, 4nm south of BRASS TERMINAL and 30nm from the shore . A tanker was attacked. Two crew members reported to have been…
At 260700ZSEP17 in posn 1208N 04415E (between Bab el Mandeb and IRTC Point A) , a Merchant Vessel reported sighting five skiffs with four POB, one skiff came within one…
The Somali government has repeated its plea for world leaders to lift an international arms embargo, as the aid-dependent Horn of Africa nation continues to struggle with security threats from…
Representative image Rate Text Size: A A A Sea pirates shot dead at least three people, including a policeman, in an ambush in southern Nigeria's restive oil region, police said Saturday. Bayelsa state…
Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland yesterday seized a boat loaded with weapons from Yemen, the regional maritime police chief said. Puntland authorities displayed dozens of anti-aircraft guns, machine guns, AK-47…
The pirates tried to hijack the Thai-flagged tanker, which was carrying seven million ringgit ($1.7 million) worth of diesel, off the coast of Terengganu state on peninsular Malaysia in early…
Warri - Sea pirates have kidnapped five people from a ship off the coast of oil-rich southern Nigeria, police and maritime security analysts said on Thursday. The incident happened on…
At 0721UTC 22 SEP 17 in posn 12 37N 047 28E, one skiff sighted with three POB and weapons sighted. Mariners are advised to exercise extreme caution when transiting this…
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stated that with the potentials of the African maritime sector, competitive operating environment, proper…
On 18th September 2017 at 2107UTC, a Merchant vessel was attacked near psn 044700N 0081800E (in vicinity of Parrot Island, Calabar, Nigeria). 4 speed boats attacked the Merchant vessel and…
The top American admiral in the Middle East said on Monday that Iran continues to smuggle illicit weapons and technology into Yemen, stoking the civil strife there and enabling Iranian-backed…
ON BOARD THE DIXMUDE (SENEGAL) (AFP) - Armed and stony-faced, six black-clothed members of Senegal's marine special forces board the Chinese fishing boat, alerted by radio that it may be operating…
This article examines the rise of maritime security in concept and practice. We argue that developments in the maritime arena have flown beneath the radar of much mainstream international relations…
Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stated that effective policing is an essential component of the development and growth process of the…
On 15th September 2017 at approximately 02:06 UTC. A merchant vessel in position 09°24’35”N / 013°44’56”W (Conakry Anchorage) reported being boarded by several persons, armed with knives and crow bars.…
On 15 Sep 17, a Merchant Vessel was attacked in position 04°09’34N 007°03’47E (In vicinity off Bonny river fairway buoy). Vessels transiting the area advised to exercise extreme caution.
On 14th September 2017 at approximately 13:35 UTC, a merchant vessel in position 04°16’49”N / 007°02’34”Ewas attacked by a speed boat with 10 armed men on board. The speed boat…