Cover Navy nabs suspected rice smugglers, seizes boats The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base, Ibaka, in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, has arrested 12 suspected rice smugglers and ... By maritimemagMay 7, 20190
Headlines NIMASA vows to end piracy on Nigerian Waters Abiola Seun | The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has said that ... By maritimemagMay 6, 20190
Headlines Merchant Navy Set to Float Navy University ZION Olalekan | The Merchant Navy Directorate has said that it is floating the first Merchant Navy University which would be ... By maritimemagMay 6, 20190
Headlines We Have Signed a Proposal with NIMASA to Train 100 Cadets Onboard Vessels – Lerus Group Mr. Ruslan Gromovenko is the Chief Executive Officer of Lerus Group, a multinational company involved in maritime safety and trainings, especially for cadets. In ... By maritimemagMay 5, 20190
Maritime Security Scientology cruise ship leaves St. Lucia after measles quarantine A cruise ship quarantined for a reported case of measles left the Caribbean island of St. Lucia late on Thursday after health officials ... By maritimemagMay 5, 20190
Headlines Floods: Death toll rises to 87 in South Africa The South African authorities on Friday revised the death toll from the recent flooding to 87, up from the previous 70. The ... By maritimemagMay 5, 20190
Cover Boat Mishap: Nine migrants die off Turkey Four women and five children died on Friday after their migrant boat sank off the Turkish coast, the coastguard said. The boat ... By maritimemagMay 4, 20190
Headlines Abandoned shipwrecks, haven for hoodlums, stolen petroleum products – investigations By ZION Olalekan | As dozens of abandoned shipwrecks and barges litter Lagos waterways, coastal waters and beach shorelines, ... By maritimemagMay 1, 20190
Headlines Possession of military accoutrements is unlawful and punishable – Nigerian Navy — Arrests 19 impostors Abiodun OBA | The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Sunday said wearing and illegal possession of military accoutrements is unlawful ... By maritimemagApril 29, 20190
Maritime Security Capacity Building: Pakistani Navy Chief visits Nigeria The Nigerian Navy (NN) says the Chief of Naval Staff, Pakistan Navy, Admiral Zafar Abbasi, will pay a two-day official visit to Nigeria ... By maritimemagApril 29, 20190
Headlines Eastern Libyan forces send warship to oil port – As NOC condemns militarization of facilities Eastern Libyan military forces have sent a war ship to the eastern oil port of Ras Lanuf, their spokesman said on Saturday, ... By maritimemagApril 28, 20190
Cover Cyclone Kenneth makes landfall in Mozambique A powerful cyclone made landfall in northern Mozambique Thursday evening, barely a month after a super-storm slammed into the country’s centre, leaving hundreds ... By maritimemagApril 26, 20190
Cover Nigeria Detains Security Contractors during Anti-Piracy Sweep? Nigerian authorities have arrested nine private maritime security contractors (PMSCs) during a multinational anti-piracy sweep in the Gulf of Guinea. The Nigerian Navy ... By maritimemagApril 26, 20190
Cover Pirates attack oil tanker, six crew kidnapped By ZION Olalekan | Fresh indications have emerged that dare devil pirates have attacked a product tanker MT APECUS while six crews were ... By maritimemagApril 25, 20190
Cover Pirates Attack Two Fishing Boats off Somalia On Sunday, two fishing vessels were attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia. The attempted boarding were both thwarted, but security officials ... By maritimemagApril 25, 20190
Cover Uganda Heavy rain kills 17 children, one adult As flood wreaks havoc in South Africa killing 50 Abiodun OBA Heavy rains have hit eastern Uganda destroying homes and crops leaving 17 children and one adult dead. “Now 18 people confirmed ... By maritimemagApril 25, 20190