Sea Guardian Weekly Report 13-23 March 2018
Sea Guardian SG LTD Weekly Report 1323 Mar 2018
Sea Guardian SG LTD Weekly Report 1323 Mar 2018
PHILIPPINE National Coast Watch Center director Rear Admiral Joel Garcia, a native of Bago City, Negros Occidental, was elected chairperson of the Governing Council of the Regional Cooperation Agreement in…
The Nigerian Navy on Thursday deployed four warships and two helicopters in a joint multinational maritime exercise codenamed “Obangame”. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that navies from 26…
On 22th March 2018 at 22:48UTC, vessel currently under attack in position 03°35’N – 006°44’E (52nm South West of Bonny, NIGERIA). UPDATE: MV no longer under attack and is SAFE. Vessels…
On 22nd March, MDAT GOG received a report of an attack at 0900 UTC in position 0601N 00312E (20 nm South BAGRADY, West of Lagos Port). The report states that pirates…
Restructuring necessary to ensure Communist Party’s ‘absolute leadership over the PLA and other armed forces’, document says China has shifted control of its coastguard to its armed police force in…
After pirates hijacked an Iranian fishing vessel last year near Bosasso, a major seaport in Puntland, Somalia, local authorities observed that the offending boat was casting nets without a license.…
Seaports are increasingly used by illegal migrants as ports or entry or exist. The criminal activity which is gaining grounds in African ports poses a signi?cant threat to the safety…
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Cooperation amongst various government agencies can be key to achieving maximum maritime security enforcement. This was the theme running through the latest national table-top exercise on maritime security, held in…
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) and Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited (NAOC) have faulted Amnesty International’s (AI’s) oil spill report against them. While SPDC described the…
CMF hosted a Maritime Security Conference (MSC) on 14-15 Mar 18 in Bahrain. The conference brought together the majority of CMF’s 32 contributing nations to share valuable knowledge and experience…
ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday decided to establish a joint maritime information organisation (JMIO) for the detection of major threats emanating from sea — including piracy, transnational criminal activities, human…
Prof. Asanga Abeyagoonasekera Prof. Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, the Director General of the Institute of national Security Studies Sri Lanka(INSSSL),visiting Professor at the Northern Kentucky University for Geopolitics was invited by the…
When Eritrea gained its independence from Ethiopia in 1993, Ethiopia became landlocked and therefore dependent on its neighbours – especially Djibouti – for access to international markets. This dependency has…
On the 16th March at 0800 UTC in position 04°09N 006°56E (SW of Fairway buoy 05NM off Bonny) a Merchant vessel was attacked by pirates in a speed boat. AST fired warning…
On 16th March 2018 at 10:41ZHrs, vessel currently under attack in position 04°18’N – 007°00’E (240°/ 10nm of Bonny, NIGERIA). Mariners are advised to exercise extreme caution in this area. Source…
MELBOURNE, Australia — The Philippines has received an Insitu ScanEagle 2 unmanned aerial system from the U.S. In a ceremony Tuesday at Villamor Air Base, Pasay City, U.S. Ambassador to…
IN a bid to further strengthen the nation’s maritime security, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, in collaboration with International Maritime Organization, IMO, has commenced moves to develop…
Almost half of the world’s pirate attacks happen in Southeast Asia. Among the most common locations for attacks is the Strait of Malacca, where tankers carry oil from the Gulf…