Piracy
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Tankers coming under attack once a fortnight in SE Asian waters
Singapore: Latest figures from the International Maritime Bureau show ships are being hijacked in Southeast Asian waters on average once…
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Three Bourbon seafarers kidnapped off Nigeria
Paris: French offshore service provider Bourbon yesterday issued a release admitting that one of its ships, Surfer 1440, was boarded…
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Pirate attack on product tanker foiled by Nigerian Navy
London: Pirates successfully boarded a product tanker sailing into Nigeria but were overpowered by the the Western Naval Command (WNC)…
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MAST: Piracy and the threat of complacency
Valletta: Even though the threat of piracy globally has been on the wane for the past couple of years, there…
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Bulk carrier and boxship attacked along Strait of Malacca
Singapore: The regional body fighting piracy ReCAAP has reported two incidents that are different to the normal targets in Southeast…
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Crew kidnap highlights security shambles in Nigeria
London: Three crew kidnapped from a tanker by armed robbers in Nigeria have been freed, highlighting the dire state of…
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Somali pirates freed from Denmark find themselves behind bars in the Seychelles
Copenhagen: Nine pirates, first tried and freed in Denmark, have been jailed in the Seychelles for 14 years. In 2013,…
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Italian coast guard to carry weapons in response to IS threat
Naples: Italy’s coast guard has passed a resolution to allow its teams to carry weapons, after threats from Islamic State…
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SafeGuard Armour: Added protection
Leeds: With piracy remaining a hot topic in 2015 especially in Southeast Asia one company is promoting the idea of…
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Rehobot found almost one month after pirate strike
Manila: After more than three weeks the tanker Rehobot has been found in Philippine waters. The Indonesian-flagged chemical tanker was…
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Bomb onboard tanker a hoax
Bangkok: The Thai tanker attacked over the weekend and left with what robbers claimed was a bomb onboard has been…
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Hijackers leave a ‘bomb’ on Thai tanker
Bangkok: In a frightening new development in the ongoing series of fuel thefts in Southeast Asian waters, a bomb has…
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Do not have security guards onboard when calling Nigeria
London: The Maritime Trade and Information Sharing Centre for the Gulf of Guinea (MTISC-GoG) has advised vessels transiting or visiting…
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Do not use security guards in SE Asian waters: Skuld
Singapore: With piracy and armed robbery on the increase in Southeast Asia, P&I Club Skuld has warned shipowners to be…
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ReCAAP: Report all maritime crime incidents
Singapore: Shipowners, operators and managers should report every piracy attempt, however small the incident appears to be, for authorities to…
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Shipping ought to report all piracy incidents
Singapore: All incidents of maritime crime, however petty or even unsuccessful, ought to be reported to local authorities, the executive…
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Pirate attack on Kuwaiti products tanker foiled
Tel Aviv: Pirates unsuccessfully attacked a Kuwaiti products tanker in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday night, but were overpowered…
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Petro-piracy insurance cover introduced
London: Insurance cover is coming to a specific threat in Southeast Asia. Specialist marine insurance intermediary, Seacurus, has developed a…
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SE Asian navies to take fight to pirates
Kuala Lumpur: A joint patrol between Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore and Thailand will be conducted soon to fight pirates who…
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Greek VLCC attacked off Nigeria, one killed
Athens: The deputy captain of a Greek-owned VLCC was killed by gunmen, who boarded the vessel while it was waiting…
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