A two-week course on criminal investigations at sea concludes today (4 September) in Crete, Greece. The course, designed for national maritime law enforcement officials such as the marine police, coast guard and navy, focused primarily on the investigation of piracy and other criminal acts. This initiative was developed thanks to a fruitful partnership between IMO and the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre (NMIOTC) and gives the chance to Djibouti Code of Conduct (DCoC) signatory States to be trained in diverse disciplines at the centre. For the first time this year, the course is also being offered to West African States and DCoC States as a joint programme. IMO’s Gisela Vieira, Programme Manager of the West and Central Africa Maritime Security Project, represented IMO at the event.