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Countless thousands of lives are lost at sea every year. New safety efforts could benefit from learning from historic and successful initiatives to reduce fatal accidents in the UK’s docks.
It’s important to have satellites collecting data about Africa, for Africa.
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The nanosatellite constellation will detect, monitor and identify foreign vessels within the country’s maritime borders.
Nigerian naval members sit in a vessel during a multinational maritime exercise.
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For the Deep Blue Project to work the government must address the factors that enable piracy and insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea.
The Ever Given was unwedged from the Suez Canal on March 29 after salvage crews battled for six days to free her.
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Driven by the promise of efficiency, container ships have grown to monstrous proportions over the past 15 years.
Nigerian Navy Special forces pretend to arrest pirates during a joint military exercise with the French navy.
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Sea piracy often grabs the headlines, but it is just one of many symptoms of insecurity at sea.
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Tensions are rising after two oil tankers were attacked in the Middle East. But what can ships do to protect themselves in risky waters?