Strengthening Counter-Piracy Responses: The Gulf of Guinea Maritime Collaboration Forum - SHADE |
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Tema chief fisherman calls for coastal tourism development Nii Ashitey Odamtey II, Tema chief fisherman, has called for a strategic plan for the development of coastal tourism in the country, an initiative that can contribute to growth. “When you go to some countries, they don’t even have these resources we have, but they have developed it and they are benefitting from it, but Ghana is not able to design the area to attract foreigners,” he said. | | |
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| | US Navy’s Giant Underwater ‘Orca’ Drone Is Running Years Late As the Navy works to incorporate pilotless ships in its future fleet, budget documents show the first of five operational Orca drones may be delivered in September 2023, rather than December 2020, “due to contractor challenges and supplier issues.” | | |
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| | Russian Warship Violated Danish Territorial Waters In Baltic Sea The Russian warship entered Danish waters without authorization at 0030 GMT on Friday and again a few hours later, the armed forces said in a statement. The warship left after the Danish navy established radio contact, it said. | | |
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| | The Sticky Problem of Biofouling Today’s sailors still struggle with the same problem. More formally called biofouling, the unwanted build-up of sea life on the hulls of everything from pleasure boats to aircraft carriers causes drag through the water. This slows speeds and so necessitates the burning of more fuel, producing both higher costs and more carbon emissions. | | |
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| | Operation Sentinel Tests Out Saildrones for Security Patrols Surveillance is key to its mission. Operation Sentinel can draw on aerial and satellite surveillance, but on-the-water presence is hard to replace. A recent exercise on the approach to Bahrain suggests that Saildrones could help extend its reach. | | |
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| | Armed Pirates Rob Offshore Platform in Bay of Campeche A group of 10 armed robbers boarded a platform at the Rebombeo pumping complex in the Bay of Campeche last Tuesday evening, workers told local media. The attackers stayed for about three hours, and they took tools, SCBAs and materials from the platform. None of the crew were injured, but the pirates forced them to carry the goods and help load three getaway boats. | | |
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| | 2 Indian seamen died in cargo tank of Danish tanker CORRECTION They’ve been taken to hospital, and declared dead on arrival. Probably they died from asphyxiation. Tanker arrived at Chittagong on Jun 15, probably in ballast, after offloading cargo of soybean oil. 25 crew includes 21 Indian nationalities, 2 Filipino, 1 Danish and 1 Lithuanian. | | |
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Strengthening Port Security in South Africa TStrengthening port security is the focus of two five-day workshops on the implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code) for Designated Authorities and Port Facility Security Officers (PFSOs) (6-10 June and 13-17 June) in Cape Town, South Africa. | | |
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Strengthening Counter-Piracy Responses: The Gulf of Guinea Maritime Collaboration Forum - SHADE The Gulf of Guinea Maritime Collaboration Forum and Shared Awareness and De-confliction (GoG-MCF/SHADE) seeks to create a viable platform for navies, industry partners and other relevant stakeholders from across the Gulf of Guinea and beyond to harmonise counter-piracy efforts and communication in the region under the existing information sharing architecture provided by both the Yaoundé Code of Conduct (YCOC) and the Best Management Practices to Deter Piracy and Enhance Maritime Security off the Coast of West Africa (BMP-WA). Click the button below to download this insightful piece on the SHADE initiative. | | |
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An Exploration of Unconventional Pathways to Collective Action for the Ocean Special Watch the Gulf of Guinea Maritime Institute’s World Oceans Day Special – an exploration of unconventional pathways to collective action for the ocean with author of The Global Ocean, Rochelle Strauss. |
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