— Nov 6, 2014 |Leave a comment
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) on Thursday urged stakeholders in the entertainment industry to join the commission to fight piracy.
The Director-General of the commission, Mr Afam Ezekude, who was represented by the Lagos Zonal Manager, Mr Chris Nkwocha, made the plea at a news conference in Lagos.
Ezekude said the problem of piracy was getting worse by the day and the fight against it could not be fought alone without the support of stakeholders in the industry.
“Stakeholders have been supportive but need to put in more efforts to support the struggle.
“Piracy challenges have become a burden to practitioners in the industry.
“The commission will not tolerate piracy in the country; we will not relent in
SOMALIA: The 4th high level conference on Somalia piracy concluded in Dubai
Posted on November 1, 2014Somali News
Dubai (RBC) The U.A.E. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and DP World have concluded the highly successful U.A.E. Counter-Piracy Conference, held on 29-30 October in Dubai.
“Building on the accomplishments of the last three U.A.E. Counter-Piracy Conferences, this meeting of public and private sector stakeholders has surpassed expectations in setting up a framework at a national, regional and international level to foster coordinated efforts to effectively combat maritime piracy at sea and regional threats on land. Memorable outcomes were achieved with all discussions steered towards constructive solutions that will have a profound effect on Africa and the world’s collective long-term future,” said the
BY MAREX
Source: http://www.dryadmaritime.com/
Gulf of Guinea
The spike in the number of kidnapping incidents that occurred in Nigerian waters in Q1 of 2014 was followed by a break in such criminality, with just one further report being received in the five month period thereafter. However, on 14 August pirates boarded support vessel MV Lamnalco Merlin south of Brass and two crew were abducted for ransom. A similar raid followed on 18 September when pirates kidnapped five crew from MV King Jesus offshore Akwa Ibom State. As is nearly always the case both incidents occurred after midnight in areas just outside of the 12 nm TTW policed by the
The Royal Malaysian Navy has lost contact with one of its gunboats off the coast of Sabah.
Navy chief Abdul Aziz Jaafar in a Twitter posting last night confirmed the boat with seven crew members was lost during rough seas.
"Three Royal Malaysian Navy ships KD Lekiu (above), KD Paus and KD Serang have been tasked in the search and rescue (SAR) operation.
"The Royal Malaysian Air Force and the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency are also assisting in the SAR operation," he said.
Abdul Aziz said the lost gunboat carried the pennant number CB204 and was led by Lieutenant Azri Bakar.
Pirates shot dead the captain and the chief engineer on a cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria in mid-February 2014, according to Cyrus Mody of the International Maritime Bureau.
“Armed pirates chased and fired upon a drifting bulk carrier. Vessel raised alarm and headed towards Lagos. All crew except the bridge team took
