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Unconfirmed Kidnapping - Libreville Anchorage

Reporting indicates that the OSV TAMPEN was boarded resulting in the disappearance of one crew member presumed kidnapped
September 06, 2021

15-years in jail for pirates convicted in Ghana

The Attorney–General, and Minister for Justice’s office and the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), are working on a new maritime bill, which, when passed into law by parliament, will see suspected..
September 06, 2021

IMO supports maritime security activities in East Africa

IMO has assisted in the strengthening of maritime security governance in East Africa by participating in two regional events during August: the Strategic Maritime Security and Blue Economy course..
September 03, 2021

Indian Military Base in Mauritius: why Africa should worry

Even the notion of an Indian military facility on Mauritius’s Agaléga island deserves regional and AU attention.
September 02, 2021
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Indonesian navy seizes oil tanker wanted in Cambodia

Indonesia's navy said Wednesday that it seized an oil tanker that was wanted by Cambodian authorities on suspicion of stealing nearly 300,000 barrels of crude oil.
September 01, 2021
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METIS INSIGHT High Risk Areas and Maritime War Risk

This edition of METIS Inform is a revised issue of a piece we published in May 2021. The content of that piece has since partly come to fruition, with the shipping industry noting the need for a..
September 01, 2021

Weekly Maritime Security Threat Assessment Monday 30th August

Access the latest Triton Scout Maritime Security Threat Assessment for the week commencing Monday 30th August.
August 30, 2021
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LNA forces seize weapons smuggled to Mali and Niger

The Libyan National Army (LNA) seized a quantity of weapons smuggled to Mali and Niger.
August 30, 2021

UAE, Mozambique explore boosting maritime cooperation

Khalid Ibrahim Abdul Aziz Shuhail Al Qahtani, UAE Ambassador to Mozambique, recently met with Augusta de Fátima Charifo Maita, Minister of the Sea, Inland Waters, and Fisheries of Mozambique, where..
August 30, 2021

Warning of armed attacks on ships at anchor in Manila Bay

On 17 July at 0125 hrs the Maersk Njussfjord was boarded and the perpetrators point a homemade handgun at the duty watcher’s head and tied him to the ship’s railing. Seven more perpetrators boarded..
August 27, 2021