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An Australian man has been rescued after being robbed by pirates on speed boats off the coast of Bali.
Tadeusz Nowicki, 70, spent three days stranded at sea near Tanjung Menjangan, South Sumatra, after the horrifying incident on May 22. He was alone of his yacht, named Hoopla, when up to ten pirates armed with guns swarmed him.
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Source: dailymail.co.uk
LAHAD DATU: The Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCom) is on high alert after receiving intelligence information of a possible kidnap for ransom plan by the militant Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in the waters of the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZone).
ESSCom commander Datuk Hazani Ghazali said yesterday ESSCom has taken the necessary measures, such as stepped-up patrols and readiness, following receipt of the information which has been shared with the Philippine authorities.
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Source: theborneopost.com
Lt Commander Ajare Uchegbulah Amadi, a commandant of the Nigerian Navy abducted last week around the Oba Akoko area of Ondo State, has been rescued.
Amadi was set free on Wednesday afternoon after his abductors abandoned him in a forest.
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Source: saharareporters.com
On 22 May, the ReCAAP ISC received information from the Philippine Coast Guard (ReCAAP Focal Point) that a group of approximately five ASG (Abu Sayyaf Group) members armed with assorted firearms is planning to conduct kidnapping activities in undisclosed areas in Sabah, Malaysia. They are targeting wealthy businessmen or crew of fishing boats and other slow moving ships plying within the waters off Sabah, Malaysia. The group came from Sulu and was monitored to have landed at Omapoy Island, Sipangkot, Sitangkai, Tawi Tawi.
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Source: recaap.org
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The kidnapped crewmembers of Tommi Ritscher container ship included three Russians, according to earlier data
TASS, May 25. Eight sailors, including Russians citizens, who were captured off the Beninese coast have been released in neighboring Nigeria, head of the operation to save sailors, admiral Oladele Daji said Monday.
“We are hoping to ask them questions, but it is too early now, at least one of them is too weak,” Agence France-Presse quoted him as saying.
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Source: tass.com
Nine Georgian sailors who have been kidnapped by pirates from a ship flying the Panamese flag in Nigeria have been released and will return to their homeland in several days.
Tamar Ioseliani, head of the Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia, said that a special flight will be carried out to bring the sailors back home.
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Source: agenda.ge
By Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja
Nigeria Navy has said it recovered N75 billion worth of stolen petroleum products in five years. The products recovered between 2015 and 2019 include crude oil, diesel and petrol.
It said a total of 2,287 illegal refineries were discovered and destroyed within the same period.
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Source: thisdaylive.com
Operatives of the Western Marine Command of Nigeria Customs Service(NCS) have intercepted drugs suspected to be Cannabis Sativa valued at N1,002,050,000 during a seagoing patrol on Lagos waters.
The Controller of the command, Comptroller Olugboyega Peters, revealed this in a statement in Lagos on Thursday.
Peters described the seizure as the “largest single seizure” of such drug on the waters in the history of the Nigeria Customs.
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Source: pulse.ng
By Eromosele Abiodun
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has restated its commitment to collaboration among relevant agencies and stakeholders for the security of the country’s maritime domain.
The Director-General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, stated this in Lagos during the official handover of pirates arrested by the Nigerian Navy for prosecution.
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Source: thisdaylive.com
SafeSeas is pleased to announce the first report resulting from collaboration with Stable Seas: What we know about Piracy
Authored by Lydelle Joubert, the report draws on desk-based research conducted between June 2019 and March 2020. It provides a systematic overview of data, answering the questions:
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MarsecNews: This is a good overall read and covers the topic very well. Full marks to Lydelle and the team.
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