Source: https://gcaptain.com/watch-cargo-ship-hits-villa-in-bosphorus-strait Some new video has emerged showing the moment a cargo ship slammed into a villa in Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait. As we reported last year, the incident occurred July 21, 2015 when the 106m Sierra Leone-flagged…
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/07/26/world/asia/ap-as-koreas-tensions.html SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea on Wednesday accused rival North Korea of floating propaganda leaflets down a river in the first such incident. South Korea’s military discovered dozens of plastic bags, each carrying…
Source: http://gcaptain.com/bulk-carrier-benita-hard-aground-in-mauritius-after-fight-on-board A 44,000 DWT bulk carrier is hard aground in Mauritius after a fight apparently broke out on board among crew members, with some reports going as far as describing possible mutiny. Local media reports…
Source: http://gothamist.com/2016/05/26/video_ny_harbor_pilot.php How New York Harbor Pilots Master These Treacherous Waters BY SHAYLA LOVE IN NEWS ON MAY 26, 2016 12:41 PM Video by Jessica Leibowitz Just after 12 a.m. on a chilly autumn night in…
Source:https://gcaptain.com/israel-to-use-new-sea-borne-missile-defense-to-guard-offshore-gas-fields A screen-shot taken from Israel Defence Forces (IDF) handout video footage received on May 18, 2016, shows a test-firing of a version of Israel’s Iron Dome missile interceptor. Handout via REUTERS. JERUSALEM, May 18…
Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-militants Gunmen seized four Malaysian crew of a tugboat off the coast of the eastern state of Sabah, a week after a similar attack on a Taiwanese tugboat in the southern Philippines, media reported on…
Source: https://gcaptain.com/whats-next-for-piracy Written by Joshua Nash, SafeGuard Armor The threat of Piracy is a serious one for many countries, and one that has been taken increasingly seriously. From Government response to media attention, anti-Piracy efforts have…
Source: http://www.dw.com/en/islamic-state-using-water-as-a-weapon/a-19093081 ‘Islamic State’ using water as a weapon The terror group “Islamic State” has taken control of six of the eight major dams in Syria and Iraq. It is systemically exercising control by using water….
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/01/pirates-hack-shipping-company/ Seaborne pirates just borrowed a page from their land-based counterparts. A Verizon security report has revealed that raiders hacked a shipping company’s content management system to determine which ships were worth boarding, and where…
Executive Summary This global report on maritime piracy has identified several important trends related to maritime security. Based on a refined and detailed analysis of primarily data from International Maritime Organization (IMO) Global Integrated Shipping…