Piracy
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Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines to strengthen anti-piracy cooperation
Foreign ministers from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines agreed at a meeting today to conduct additional sea patrols and establish a…
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Indonesian owners urged to travel in convoy when transiting piracy prone areas
The Indonesian National Shipowners Association (INSA) is telling its members to travel in convoy when transiting anywhere near Mindanao in…
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Rally kicks off to highlight plight of imprisoned Seaman Guard Ohio crew
A rally is set to head through the streets of the northern English city of Carlisle today in support of…
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Indonesian president vows to stamp out piracy
Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo has vowed to stamp out escalating maritime violence near its borders. Speaking yesterday as 10 Indonesian…
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Abu Sayyaf releases kidnapped Indonesian crew
Ten Indonesian seafarers were released yesterday after more than a month in captivity with Abu Sayyaf. The Philippine militant group…
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Further piracy worries off Sabah
Crew working on the OSV Armada Tuah have warned of the possibility of pirates operating around an oil field 120…
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Tanker crew released by kidnappers in Nigeria
Pirates have released six Turkish crew who were kidnapped from a tanker off the Nigerian coast two weeks ago, reports say.…
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Shipping warned as Abu Sayaff beheads Canadian hostage
Philippine militant group Abu Sayyaf has given the shipping industry a shocking taste of things to come, having beheaded a…
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The next Somalia
In January 2015, I went for a swim in the Sulu Sea. Just a family day out at the seaside,…
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Indonesia worried Sulu Sea risks becoming the ‘new Somalia’
Indonesian security officials are concerned that the Sulu Sea could become the ‘new Somalia’ on the back of a series…
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Indonesian port halts coal exports after crew kidnaps
Coal exports have been halted from Banjarmasin port in Indonesia’s South Kalimantan province after crew were abducted from a coal-carrying…
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SAMI goes into liquidation after membership halves
The Security Association for the Maritime Industry (SAMI) says it has become a victim of its own success and has…
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Third tug attacked in same SE Asian area in the space of a fortnight
Abu Sayyaf, the militant Filipino group, has been linked to a third tug attack in quick succession. The Indonesian tug,…
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Two taken hostage from boxship off Nigeria
The 4,300 teu was attacked by armed pirates off Nigeria on Monday evening. All of the crew bar two managed…
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Abu Sayyaf return hijacked tug, crew still held captive
Abu Sayyaf militants have returned the tugboat Massive 6 to owners Highline Shipping 12 days after it was taken off…
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Turkish crew taken hostage off Nigeria
Six Turkish crewmembers working on the Puli chemical tanker were kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Nigeria on Monday.…
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Maritime crime in Southeast Asia drops to lowest levels for a decade
Dryad Maritime, a British maritime intelligence company, has released its Q1 2016 analysis of globally reported incidents of piracy and…
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Abu Sayaff: the threat to shipping returns
Filipino terrorist group Abu Sayyaf is back in the shipping headlines, kidnapping crew in Southeast Asia. Kevin Doherty from Nexus…
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Indonesian owner willing to pay Abu Sayyaf ransom to free crew
The firm that owns the tugboat that was hijacked by the Abu Sayyaf militant group in the southern Philippines last…
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Hijacked barge found off Sabah
An Indonesian barge, Anand 12, hijacked by the militant group Abu Sayyaf late last month in the far south of…
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