Tag Archives: sea

Nigerian Navy conducts ‘Exercise Sharkbite’ to tighten sea security.

Posted on by
1

The Nigerian Navy has reaffirmed its determination to tighten security around choke points in the maritime environment and the gulf of guinea, with the implementation of ‘Exercise Sharkbite’.

This was made known by the Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Naval Command, Rear Admiral James Oluwole, during a two-day sea exercise.

According to him, exercise sharkbite was not to inconvenience law abiding seafarers, but to give the assurance that adequate measures are put in place to protect them as well as their properties.

A routine preparation was conducted by naval officers of the eastern naval command on board NNS Okpabana, the flag ship of the command for the sea exercise.

Rear admiral Oluwole, explained that the focus of the exercise is to enhance the preparedness of the command against maritime crime and criminality.

According to him, it is expected to “enhance the capacity of the command in the fight against piracy, sea robbery, hijacking, illegal bunkering and crude oil theft, among other maritime crimes, while implementing the directive of zero tolerance to all forms of maritime illegalities on Nigerian waters”.

The exercise which was conducted by four ships include man overboard, target shooting, anti-piracy and air-sea simulation operations.

At the end of the operation, the FOC gave a summary of what had been done and areas where operational improvement would be made.

In his words: “there some areas we noticed that operational improvements should be made, although they are not critical areas that we should worry about.

“The four ships that participated in the exercise were able to go through simulation operation flawlessly, proving that the navy is ready to undertake real life assignments as the need arises.”

Exercise sharkbite is sequel to an exercise earlier conducted at the Armed Forces Simulation Centre Jaji, Kaduna, between October 10 and October 14, 2016.

Fisherman Discovers Giant 14-Pound Lobster, Releases It Back To Sea

Posted on by
1

Fisherman Tristin Loescher from the Sanctuary Marine in Bermuda was fishing for grey snapper one night after Hurricane Nicole lashed the area, and instead, discovered an enormous, 14-pound lobster.

“Never in my life have I seen anything this big,” Loescher, who has been lobster diving for about 15 years, told InsideEdition.com. “I think never in my life will I see one this big again.”

Loescher said he estimated the lobster to be 30 or 40 years old, due to its size.

Bemused by its gargantuan presence, Loescher took a few photos before contemplating whether to donate the crustacean to a local aquarium.

But since he was fishing at night, aquariums were closed, and did not answer his calls.

“After never seeing something that size before,” Loescher said, “I decided it was best for it to go back to the home he came from.”

The fisherman said he returned him back to the water, and went swimming with the creature for nearly a half hour before watching the lobster regain strength, and take off.

Despite questions on Facebook about why Loescher would set the animal free, he said he never intended to keep the lobster to eat because of its size.

Most lobsters for sale weigh between 1 and 3 pounds.

At nearly 14 pounds, some commenters also speculated its flesh may have been tough, and nearly inedible due to its age.

Credit: yahoo

12 Feared Killed In Rivers As Pirates Ordered Passengers To Jump Into Sea

Posted on by
1

At least, 12 persons are feared killed following an attack by bandits suspected to be sea pirates.

The sea pirates reportedly operated along the waterways in Kula Community in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State.

The deceased were in four boats when they were attacked by pirates. They reportedly drowned in the sea.

It was gathered that the pirates ordered the occupants of the four boats to jump into the sea.

The four boats were said to have earlier left Kula jetty and moving towards Abonema in Asari-Toru Local Government Area before they met the pirates, who robbed the occupants of their personal belongings before ordering them to jump into the sea at gunpoint.

It was learnt that the incident occurred at about 6.30am on Monday and the hoodlums escaped with the four boats.

“The pirates stopped the passenger boats in the middle of the high sea and the occupants were forced to jump into the sea after being threatened with the gun. The pirates left with the four passenger boats,” a source within Kula said.

Credit: Punch

Man Who Survived 15 Months Drifting At Sea Sued For Eating Colleague

Posted on by
1

Reports have it that the castaway, Salvador Alvarenga, 36, who survived 15 months at sea by drinking urine and turtle blood has been sued for $1m for ‘eating his colleague’.

The man who is being sued by the family of the colleague claimed that Alvarenga, ate crewmate Ezequiel Cordoba, 22, and want £650,000 from him.

Salvador Alvarenga, 36, paid Ezequiel Cordoba, 22, $50 to accompany him on a two-day fishing trip off the coast of Mexico in November 2012.

After a vicious storm pushed the boat out to sea, the pair survived by catching fish and birds, and drinking turtle blood and urine.

The boat landed on the Marshall Islands where he described how he ate birds and fish he managed to catch by hand.

Mr Cordoba eventually died after making Mr Alvarenga promise not to eat his corpse and to find his mother and tell her what happened. Alvarenga kept the rotting corpse on the boat for six days for company, until he realised he had lost his grip on reality and threw it overboard.

alvarenga.jpg

However, Mr Cordoba’s family say they think he was a victim of cannibalism.

According to Metro.co.uk, Mr Alvarenga, who has just published a book about his ordeal, has insisted he did not eat his shipmate.

His lawyer Ricardo Cucalon, told El Salvador’s El Diario de Hoy newspaper: ‘I believe that this demand is part of the pressure from this family to divide the proceeds of royalties.

‘Many believe the book is making my client a rich man, but what he will earn is much less than people think.’