ESSZone curfew extended until September 17th

KOTA KINABALU-The confinement order in the waters of seven districts in the eastern zone of Sabah (ESSZone) which ended at 6 pm this day was extended until September 17.

Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Hazani Ghazali said orders that prohibit the community in the area are involved out of the house or enter the waters of Tawau, Semporna, Kunak, Lahad Datu, Kinabatangan, Sandakan and Beluran to take effect from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily.

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Source: sinarharian.com.my

Tema: Marine Security On Wild Hunt For Kidnappers Of 2 South Korean Sailors

Ghana’s Maritime Security has intensified a wild hunt to clamp down on some alleged kidnappers of two sailors believed to be South Korean nationals.

Authorities believe that the two abducted sailors were attacked by some unidentified gunmen on the waters off Ghana.

The victims were reportedly onboard a Ghanaian-flagged fishing vessel, AP 703 when it was attacked 200 kilometers southeast of the coastal city of Tema Friday night.

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Source: modernghana.com

IPMAN Launches Waterways Surveillance To Check Oil Theft

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria on Tuesday launched sea surveillance patrol boats in Rivers State to fight oil theft and sea piracy in Rivers State.

IPMAN also unveiled an operational base in the state to complement other surveillance operational bases across the country.

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Source: economicconfidential.com

Troops Rescue 13 Foreigners, 4 Nigerians Abducted by Pirates in N’Delta

SOUTH-SOUTH ZONE

15. Troops of Operation DELTA SAFE have sustained the aggressive fight against economic sabotage in the zone with tremendous successes. For the month of August, subsidiary Operation SILENT HEAT was launched by Operation DELTA SAFE on 1 August 2020 for 90 days. The objective of the operation was to protect critical installations, Key Points and Vital Points as well as combat all forms of illegalities/crimes in the area. The operation is conducted in order to maintain conducive environment for oil and gas industries as well as other economic activities to thrive.

16. Since the activation of Operation SILENT HEAT, several arrests and deactivation of various militant camps have been made. Also, significantly, it was during the course of the operation that on 19 August 2020, Nigerian Navy Ship SOROH intercepted a speed boat with 13 foreigners made of 7 Russians and 6 Ukrainians alleged to have been kidnapped by pirates in Lome waters. The 13 kidnapped foreigners as well as 4 Nigerians on the speed boat have been handed over to Defence Intelligence Agency on 24 August 2020 for further necessary action.

The above is an extract from the Nigerian Navy media update, which can be found here.

Source: prnigeria.com

Inter-agency collaboration surest route to maritime security – NIMASA D-G

By Chiazo Ogbolu

Dr Bashir Jamoh, the Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA), on Monday said teamwork among agencies was the surest means to securing Nigeria’s maritime domain.

Jamoh made this known in a statement signed by Mr Philip Kyanet, the Head, Corporate Communications, NIMASA. According to him, he visited the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammed Babandede, to intensify the quest for cooperation among relevant government agencies in a bid to secure Nigeria’s maritime domain.

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Source: naija247news.com

Asian ‘pirates’ intercepted by PNG Navy

Media reports from Papua New Guinea suggest that the country’s Navy intercepted a group of ‘pirates’ whilst on routine patrol.

The articles state that 8 crew on board an unnamed vessel, believed to be Chinese, were behaving suspiciously in PNG waters. The crew reportedly refused to allow PNG Navy on board, but ‘aggressive action’ was taken. EMTV reported that in 2017, the same vessel was allegedly intercepted in Milne Bay and cocaine was seized from it.

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Incident Alert Incidents at Batangas Anchorage, Philippines

Within an interval of seven days, two incidents of armed robbery against ships occurred while they were berthed/anchored in Batangas, Philippines. In both incidents, the perpetrators demonstrated violence toward crew with a knife.

In the first incident on 14 Aug at 1000 hrs, the perpetrator entered the cabin of the general steward, threatened him by pointing a long knife at him and stole his personal belongings. The perpetrator left the ship immediately via the mooring lines in a small unmarked blue motor banca stationed at the astern of the ship.

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Source: recaap.org

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Naval chief launches Joint Maritime Information Coordination Centre

The inauguration ceremony of the new state-of-the-art Joint Maritime Information Coordination Centre (JMICC) was held in Karachi on Friday, and Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi graced the occasion as chief guest and inaugurated the new setup.

The spokesman for the navy said in a statement that the JMICC functioned as a nerve centre to harmonise the efforts of all maritime-related organisations and agencies. It helped generating a coordinated response to maritime security challenges within Pakistan’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), primarily through information-sharing and inter department/ agency coordination, he added.

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Source: thenews.com.pk

Military ‘deactivates’ 160,000 illegal products in N/Delta

Emmanuel Onani

The military, Thursday, said aggressive operations against economic sabotage in the Niger Delta, had resulted in the “deactivation” of 150,000 litres of illegally refined automatuve gas oil (AGO), as well as 943.47 barrels of crude oil.
It noted that the operations that culminated in the feat, were conducted between August 13 and 19 respectively.

The coordinator, Defence Media Operations (DMO), Major General John Enenche, made the disclosure at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja, during the regular briefing to provide updates on ongoing military operations across the country.
While expressing satisfaction with troops’ exploits in the various theatres of operations, Enenche vowed the readiness of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) to sustain the momentum of operations, to rid the country of crime and criminality.

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Source: newtelegraphng.com

Maritime Security: Group Petitions Navy, NSCDC Over Illegal Activities Of UK Firms

By ANAYO ONUKWUGHA

A group, Vanguard Against Corruption (VAC) has petitioned the Chief of Naval Staff, Ibok Ekwe Ibas, and the Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Abdullahi Gana Mohammadu, accusing some companies based in the United Kingdom, of of operating illegally on Nigerian water ways.

It alleged that the companies… [names of companies redacted due to potential libel issues] were providing security escort operations to foreign cargo vessels and Tankers entering Nigerian waters, without Naval and NSCDC approvals, and payment of requisite taxes to the Federal inland revenue services.

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Source: leadership.ng