The ICC International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Centre (IMB-PRC) has recorded a spike in activity off the coast of West Africa. Since 18 August 2012, three vessels have been hijacked by pirates in this region. These recent attacks are notable as they have all been against tankers, with the purpose of stealing the valuable
Read moreOslo: Norwegian firm IM Skaugen’s preliminary results report for 2012 released on Friday cast further details on the tragic collision in September last year between its ship, Norgas Cathinka, and an Indonesian ferry, something the company described as a “new low point”. The incident led to the loss of life of seven passengers and
Read moreREPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PADANG – A joint team of military and police officers have caught 93 illegal immigrants from Sri Lanka attempting to go to Australia. The chief of the 0319 Mentawai Military Region, Lt. Col, Josafat Duka, said when asked for his confirmation on the case on Saturday on the illegal immigrants were found in the
Read moreJAKARTA – The policy to sink foreign illegal fishing vessels in Indonesian waters is deemed discriminate. The policy is only implemented for small vessels while big vessels using trawl net have not been touched yet. Maritime law expert, Chandra Motik, said so far, the government’s policy is not fair since not all illegal fishing vessels
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