2 February 2018 – THEFT Takoradi Anchorage, Ghana
While at anchor, two perpetrators boarded the ship from a boat with three other perpetrators on board. The duty officer raised the alarm and reported incident to the local Navy.…
While at anchor, two perpetrators boarded the ship from a boat with three other perpetrators on board. The duty officer raised the alarm and reported incident to the local Navy.…
Dr Sofia Galani, one of Human Rights at Sea's Non-Executive Board of Advisors, gave a presentation at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution last month on the topic of…
ReCAAP ISC January 2018 Report
KOTA KINABALU: A new marine enforcement vessel is expected to strengthen security in the state. The vessel – KM Kota Belud – together with another ship – KD Arau –…
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From 2010 to 2012, pirates ruled Somali waters, costing commercial ships billions of dollars in ransoms. Over the last few years, increased naval patrolling and security improved the situation drastically…
Sea Guardian Weekly Report 0208 February 2018
On 09th February 2018 at 10:30ZHrs, MDAT-GOG received a report of MV under attack in psn 03°43N – 006°45E (210/bonny/45nm, NIGERIA). Vessels in the area are advised to exercise extreme…
Late last month, Japan and Malaysia concluded a weeklong joint coast guard exercise focused on combating piracy in Southeast Asia. Despite a recent decline, piracy is still a threat across…
On 07th February at 1318UTC in position: 03°28.0N-006°56.0E a vessel underway to Lagos, was approached by one skiff. Skiff appeared on the starboard side with 8 POB at 4.5NM with…
On 8 Feb 18, 40NM SE of Sadah, Oman 2 blue hull skiffs with 7 POB approached an MV from Stbd side. Initially they stopped at the bow of the…
EU NAVFOR Deputy Commander (DCOM), Rear Admiral Alfonso Pérez de Nanclares, attended the Exercise Cutlass Express Senior Leadership Symposium in the Seychelles on 5th February 2018. The leadership event was…
Two robbers armed with knives boarded a bulk carrier anchored at the Godau Anchorage in Vietnam. The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) Piracy Reporting Centre said the robbers threatened and injured…
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New Delhi (CNN)Pirates have released 22 Indian nationals taken captive after their oil tanker was boarded off the coast of West Africa last week. The vessel, Marine Express, was carrying…
(Seychelles News Agency) - Drug trafficking, illegal fishing and piracy are the focus of Cutlass Express, the seventh annual multinational maritime exercise now being hosted by Seychelles for one week.…
TODAY, Counter Piracy Focused Operation Hamad commenced. Although this first day of Operation Hamad is important as a milestone, all of those units and organisations involved in counter piracy operations…
Feb 02, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government plans to make a formal request to the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) establish the proposed maritime operations…
On 01 February 2018 at 0327UTC, merchant ship possibly hijacked. Last known Psn 061557N 0023030E (Cotonou anchorage, Benin). Further details will be published when known. Vessels transiting the…