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Coast Guard Offloads $15M in Seized Cocaine

The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos crew offloaded nearly $15 million in seized cocaine and transferred custody of two male smugglers at Coast Guard Base San Juan Monday, following the interdiction..
July 28, 2021

Importers want stability at Kenya Ports Authority

Clearing agents and importers have raised concerns over a leadership vacuum at Kenya Ports Authority (KPA). This comes in the wake of the Kenya government failing to appoint a substantive managing..
July 27, 2021

Maritime Security Threat Assessment 26th July 2021

Access the latest Triton Scout Maritime Security Threat Assessment for the week commencing Monday 26th July.
July 27, 2021

Sri Lankan vessels intercepted in Seychellois waters for illegal fishing

Seychelles is considering destroying Sri Lankan vessels illegally fishing in Seychellois waters in the future following a half dozen incidents over the last year.

UN warns Libya's banking system at risk of collapse

Libya's banking system "will likely collapse" if the country's two parallel central bank branches don't unify, the United Nations special envoy to the country warned on Thursday.
July 26, 2021

Task force to tackle piracy and wildlife trafficking in the Sulu and Celebes Seas

A new task force focused on taking down piracy, abductions and marine wildlife trafficking is set to be launched in the sub- region between Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
July 23, 2021

Pirates kill soldier in Delta

A soldier has been killed in Tuomo community, Burutu council area of Delta State, following a clash between military men and suspected pirates.
July 22, 2021

Shipping industry seeks to combat dark oil transfers at sea

Top oil shipping companies say they have tightened operational guidelines and deployed technology to prevent accidental breaches of sanctions, as the countries hit by ever tougher restrictions fight..

Pirates strike Campeche oil platform

Armed thieves attacked a privately-owned oil platform in the south of the Gulf of Mexico late Monday and made away with equipment and personal belongings of rig workers.
July 21, 2021

Gunmen attack passenger boat, kidnap eight in Rivers

Eight persons who were travelling to Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on a passenger boat have been kidnapped along the Kula-Abonrma waterway in Rivers State.
July 21, 2021