The Sulu and Celebes Seas, which together form a semi-enclosed sea area and porous region covering about 1 million square kilometers, have been subject to illegal maritime activities since the pre-col
Sulu and Celebes Seas
A lanong warship of Sulu pirates (c. 1850s), note the boarding platform at the front of the ship
A Tausug kalis, a common Moro weapon in the Philippines
Piratical Proa in Full Chase
The cross border attacks in Sabah are a series of cross border terrorist attacks perpetrated by Moro pirates from Mindanao, Philippines, in the state of Sabah, Malaysia, that began even before the Bri
Piracy in the Sulu and Celebes Seas
…Philippine–American War Cross border attacks in Sabah Thalassocracy…
A huge Moro settlements in the coast of Gaya Island near Kota Kinabalu.
Australian soldiers being ferried in a small craft, from troop transport HMAS Sydney on its arrival in North Borneo (Sabah) to counter Indonesian confrontation and possible attacks by Filipino pirates as part of their defence aid program to Malaysia in 1964.
The Malaysian Maritime Police on duty patrolling the waters around Semporna especially on the Bajau Laut villages to prevent any further intrusion.
A Malaysian Army soldier armed with Colt M4 standing guard in Sabah east coast as part of the Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCOM).