Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "piracy"

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    • 3 Indonesia fishermen missing; piracy eyed 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 22, 2017, on page A8)
      Three Indonesian fishermen have gone missing in waters off the southern Philippines in an area that has seen repeated kidnappings for ransom by Islamist militants. Authorities said the three Indonesians went missing on ...

    • China sea dispute still a challenge, defense chief says 

      (The Daily Guardian, March 28, 2018, on page 14)
      The territorial dispute with Beijing over the South China Sea remained a security challenge despite an improvement in bilateral ties, the Philippine defense chief said on Monday as he accepted three maritime surveillance ...

    • Olutanga Island: From pirates' lair to Mindanao's next tourism destination 

      Abubakar-Jocson, Liza (Manila Bulletin, May 3, 2021, on page 5)
      An island in the Zamboanga Peninsula region is slowly shedding its image as a pirates’ lair to become the next major tourism destination in Mindanao. Olutanga Island is partnering with the Mindanao Development Authority ...

    • Phl, Japanese coast guards hold anti-sea piracy drills 

      Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, May 14, 2017, on page 9)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Japanese Coast Guard (JCG) held yesterday anti-sea piracy exercises in Mindanao to prevent threats posed by terrorists like the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). The PCG and the JCG held joint ...

    • Pirates kill 8 fishermen off Zamboanga 

      Jacinto, Al (The Manila Times, January 11, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      Zamboanga City: Pirates attacked a group of fishermen off Zamboanga City and killed at least eight of them, while five others survived. The gunmen asked the fishermen if they were Muslims, and shot them when they failed ...

    • RP pushes maritime info sharing 

      Jones, Dow (Manila Bulletin, October 5, 2012, on page 1)
      The Philippines has proposed an information-sharing system for Southeast Asia to help protect its waters from security challenges such as piracy, illegal fishing and drug trafficking. The proposal was tabled on Wednesday ...

    • Seized Indonesian fishermen released 

      Jacinto, Al (The Manila Times, April 29, 2022, on page A9)
      Three Indonesian fishermen who were reported kidnapped off Sabah near the southern Philippine border province of Tawi-Tawi have been freed, reports said on Thursday. The trio was reportedly taken by gunmen on April 24 off ...

    • World sea piracy at lowest level since 2008 

      Associated Press (AP) (Malaya, October 23, 2012, on page A8)
      A maritime watchdog says global sea piracy has fallen to its lowest level since 2008 as threats from Somalia ease. The International Maritime Bureau said Monday that 233 attacks were recorded worldwide in the first none ...