Piracy Report: ICC IMB 2016
Source: 2016-Annual-IMB-Piracy-Report
terror
Turkey – Possible water-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (WBIED) kills one Turkish sailor in South East Turkey.
Source: http://www.shipping.nato.int/pages/news_WBIED.aspx WBIED.com note: We just came across this under-reported article: Possible water-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (WBIED) kills one Turkish sailor in South East Turkey. According to open sources: On 22 May a Turkish fisherman reported…
Yemen – U.S. Seizes Weapons at Sea
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/05/world/middleeast/yemen-us-seizes-weapons-at-sea.html American Navy ships in the Arabian Sea intercepted and seized an arms shipment from Iran likely bound for Houthi rebels in Yemen, the military said in a statement on Monday. The weapons seized last…
Somalia: Somali Pirates Head to Court in Paris Over 2011 Hijacking of Sailing Yacht
Source: https://gcaptain.com/somali-pirates-head-to-court-in-paris-over-2011-hijacking-of-sailing-yacht/ Evelyne Colombo was rescued unharmed on Sept. 10, 2011 by a boarding team from the SPS GALICIA. Photo credit: EU NAVFOR PARIS, March 29 (Reuters) – Seven Somali men accused of hijacking a French…
ISIS: A NUCLEAR-ARMED ISIS? IT’S NOT THAT FARFETCHED, EXPERT SAYS
Source: http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2016/03/nuclear-armed-isis-its-not-farfetched-expert-say/127039/?oref=d-river A Harvard researcher says the terror group might be closer to wreaking some sort of radioactive havoc than we think. The murder of a security guard at a Belgian nuclear facility just two days…
ISIS: Will ISIS Launch a Mass Drone Attack on a Stadium?
Source: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/02/24/will-isis-launch-a-mass-drone-attack-on-a-stadium.html LONDON — A team of British intelligence analysts has drawn up a chilling scenario in which terrorists launch a swarm of small drones in an attack on a major sporting event like the Super Bowl,…
Niger Delta waterborne terror attack
Image (c) Michael Kamber The Nigerian military has made six arrests after four soldiers and a policeman were killed in an attack by suspected pirates in the oil-rich Niger Delta on Friday. Security forces also…