Maritime Security Six killed in ship sinking off Northern Turkey in Black Sea A Panamanian-flagged ship on Monday sank in the Black Sea off Turkey’s Northern Province of Samsun, killing six crew members, state-run agency Anadolu ... By maritimemagJanuary 9, 20190
Headlines Pirates Intercept MSC Vessel, kidnap several crew in Gulf of Guinea ABIOLA Seun Mediterranean Shipping Company’s (MSC) containership, the MV Mandy was Wednesday, indicated to have been waylaid by dreaded pirates, off the coast ... By maritimemagJanuary 4, 20190
Headlines Boat Mishap: Two dead, 30 missing At least two people died and another 30 are missing after a boat carrying New Year’s revellers capsized off the coast of ... By maritimemagJanuary 3, 20190
Maritime Security Britain deploys extra patrol boats as migrant crossings rise Britain is recalling two patrol boats from overseas deployments to help deal with an increase in the number of migrants trying to ... By maritimemagJanuary 2, 20190
Headlines Trawler Goes Aground in Norway’s High Arctic The Norwegian Coast Guard is moving quickly to respond to the trawler Northguider, which grounded Friday in a narrow strait between Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet, well ... By maritimemagJanuary 1, 20190
Headlines Thunder, Navy warship, resumes patrol of nation’s territorial waters The Nigerian Navy says it has completed repairs of one of its foremost warships, NNS Thunder, after being grounded since 2016. The warship, ... By maritimemagDecember 31, 20180
Cover Aframax tanker hijacked in Black sea by armed militants On Dec 22 armed militants boarded Libyan Aframax crude oil tanker BADR anchored off Burgas, Bulgaria, Black sea, reported Bulgarian maritime edition Maritime.bg. They identified ... By maritimemagDecember 31, 20180
Maritime Security After Three Weeks Adrift, Two Fishermen Rescued Last Friday, the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Empress of the Seas rescued two fishermen who had been adrift for three weeks. The Empress was off the ... By maritimemagDecember 28, 20180
Maritime Security Head of Chinese Sub Research Institute under Investigation Just weeks after the general manager of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party, the giant shipbuilder lost ... By maritimemagDecember 26, 20180
Headlines Seaweed invasion: Lagos boat operators, fishermen, lament losses Boat operators and fishermen in the Ijede area of Ikorodu and Tarzan in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State have lamented the ... By maritimemagDecember 22, 20180
Cover Piracy: 8 Polish crew kidnapped in Nigerian waters regain freedom All of the eight Polish crew kidnapped by pirates from a container ship off the coast of Nigeria in October, including three ... By maritimemagDecember 20, 20180
Cover NIWA boss unveils water ambulance, identifies non compliance to regulatory code as major causes of accidents ZION Olalekan The managing director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Senator Adeleke Mamora, has identified non compliance to NIWA regulatory codes ... By maritimemagDecember 18, 20180
Cover Find workable solutions to maritime challenges – CNS The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Ibok-Ete Ibas, has charged newly-promoted Rear Admirals to use their new ranks to proffer solutions ... By maritimemagDecember 13, 20180
Headlines Illegal migration: NIS launches gun-boat in Cross River The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it has launched a gun-boat in Cross River to enhance maritime patrol and check cases of ... By maritimemagDecember 12, 20180
Headlines FG seeks out-of-court settlement with Lagos over control of waterways Funso Olojo The battle-weary Federal Government is seeking a permanent solution to the lingering feud between it and the Lagos State government ... By maritimemagDecember 10, 20180
Headlines Navy and seafarers disagree over spate of attacks The Nigerian Navy and seafarers group have disagreed over spate of pirate attacks on Nigerian waters in recent times. While the Nigerian Navy ... By maritimemagDecember 6, 20180
