September 1, 2015
ATHENS, Greece (AP) " Greek authorities (click here) say a coast guard special unit raid has found a shipment of weapons on board a foreign-flagged cargo ship sailing near the southern island of Crete.
The coast guard said Tuesday the ship is being taken to a port for a further search and investigation into the shipment. It would not immediately release any further information on the type or amount of weapons on board, where the ship was sailing to or from, the identity of the ship or the crew.
Authorities said further information would be released later in the day.
Greece has a significant number of ships in the world's oceans. Shipping is a part of the economy of Greece. As a result Greece shipping networks are targets of terrorists. In February a Greek ship was boarded by pirates off Nigeria BEFORE it has been loaded with oil. It is always the contention of Nigerians that the oil leaving their country are never a revenue to the people so much as monies to a corrupt government.
4 February 2015
The pirates killed a Greek deputy captain of the ship, and took two Greeks and a Pakistani citizen hostage, according to the Greek government.
The Gulf of Guinea in West Africa is regarded as a new centre of piracy....
Greek authorities are probably more sensitive to ships with illegal cargo that define pirates and terrorists. Given the problems North Africa is experiencing it is vital weapons are interrupted in their transit to militants.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) " Greek authorities (click here) say a coast guard special unit raid has found a shipment of weapons on board a foreign-flagged cargo ship sailing near the southern island of Crete.
The coast guard said Tuesday the ship is being taken to a port for a further search and investigation into the shipment. It would not immediately release any further information on the type or amount of weapons on board, where the ship was sailing to or from, the identity of the ship or the crew.
Authorities said further information would be released later in the day.
Greece has a significant number of ships in the world's oceans. Shipping is a part of the economy of Greece. As a result Greece shipping networks are targets of terrorists. In February a Greek ship was boarded by pirates off Nigeria BEFORE it has been loaded with oil. It is always the contention of Nigerians that the oil leaving their country are never a revenue to the people so much as monies to a corrupt government.
4 February 2015
Gunmen have boarded a Greek-owned tanker (click here) anchored near a Nigerian port, killing one crew member and taking
three others hostage, officials say.
The Kalamos was attacked while it was waiting to load at Qua Iboe, an oil terminal in south-eastern Nigeria.The pirates killed a Greek deputy captain of the ship, and took two Greeks and a Pakistani citizen hostage, according to the Greek government.
The Gulf of Guinea in West Africa is regarded as a new centre of piracy....
Greek authorities are probably more sensitive to ships with illegal cargo that define pirates and terrorists. Given the problems North Africa is experiencing it is vital weapons are interrupted in their transit to militants.
