The 32 crew of a Danish cargo vessel on fire in the North Sea off Norway were trapped on board on Saturday night as a storm prevented rescue helicopters lifting sailors off. Three helicopters were scrambled from Norway to assist the Britannia Seaways, operated by the Danish firm DFDS, about 80 miles (130 km)
Read moreIn order to commemorate the 7th anniversary of the Indonesian Maritime Security Coordinating Board, several series of competitions had been performed between the Stakeholders. Thus, the competitions were badminton, swimming, and chess. The event was accomplished at the Sport Hall, North Jakarta on Wednesday November 14, 2013. Thus, the event was opened by Maritime
Read moreA boat carrying around 50 people, thought to be asylum-seekers, has foundered off the Indonesian coast with people in the water, Australian authorities said on Wednesday. Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said the government was aware of the incident near Cilograng, Indonesia, but no Australian authorities were involved in the rescue. “We understand the incident
Read moreOn Monday, 11 November 2013, the EU Naval Force Operation Atalanta Flagship, HNLMS Johan de Witt, has hosted the Contact Group of Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) during the Counter Piracy Week in the port of Djibouti. Government representatives from all over the world took the opportunity to see how the EU
Read moreThe ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre has issued piracy report for October 2013. During this month, a total of 16 incidents reported, comprising of 15 actual incidents and one attempted incident. Of these incident occured during last month, two were piracy incidents and the remaining were robberies against ships. The two piracy incidents occurred in
Read moreP { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }A:link { } The patrol boat of IMSCB ‘KN Bintang Laut 4801’ secured 248 illegal Indonesian Labors in Batu Besar marine territory. The personnel of Indonesian Maritime Security Coordinating Board ‘Batam 1st Satgas’ managed to capture a speed boat equipped with 5 engines ‘1,000 horse power’ carrying 248 illegal Indonesian
Read moreThe Indonesian Navy had tightened security at the East Java’s southern coast that spans from Pacitan to Banyuwangi, because the area has become known as a route taken by illegal immigrants, human traffickers and groups fish thieves. “A monitoring post will be built at Popoh, Tulungagung,” said Col. Syamsul Rizal, Malang Navy Base Commander
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