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Attempted Boarding - 74nm SW Port Gentil

Reporting indicates that the MT SEAKING (IMO:9292187) was approached by a small boat launched from a mother vessel.

Is a Transatlantic Approach The Solution to West Africa's Maritime Insecurity

The recent news headline said it all: “Pirates kidnap 15 Turkish sailors in attack on container ship” off the Nigerian coast in the Gulf of Guinea. A vast maritime zone of 2.3 million square..

Iranian hostility: Forceful diplomacy or reckless militancy?

Anticipating the Biden Administration’s Iran strategy is crucial for understanding future risks for maritime operators in the Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf of Oman, and wider Indian Ocean. Though the..

Boarding - 115nm SW Kribi

Reporting indicates that the MV SEA PHANTOM (IMO:9326653) has been boarded 115nm off the coast of Kribi, Cameroon.

Nigerian Navy officers are colluding with criminals

Nigeria’s new Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Zubairu Gambo, has said that some personnel of the Nigerian Navy collude with drug traffickers, bandits, kidnappers and economic saboteurs, warning..

Mixed Migration Update East Africa & Yemen

Key updates include insights into the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region which is spurring mass displacement: More than 56,000 Ethiopians have now fled to neighbouring Sudan due to fighting. •..

Cabo Delgado Conflict: Escalating tensions and COVID-19

Since 2017, the ongoing conflict in Mozambique’s northernmost province, Cabo Delgado, has cost the lives of more than 1000 people, displaced some 355,000 and left 712,000 needing humanitarian..

Suspicious Approach - 62nm SW Bonny

Reporting indicates that that the Container vessel MSC PANAYA (IMO9217565) reported a suspicious approach.

Curfew in waters off ESSZone extended until Feb 14

The curfew in the waters off seven districts in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZone), which was scheduled to end on January 30th, has been extended until Feb 14. Eastern Sabah Security Zone 31..

U.S. Aircraft Carrier Returning Home After Long Sea Tour Watching Iran

The aircraft carrier Nimitz is finally going home. The Pentagon last month ordered the warship to remain in the Middle East because of Iranian threats against President Donald J. Trump and other..

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