Month: February 2011

  • Yacht Peril

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    The hijacking of the yacht Quest, and the taking of four Americans as hostage has once again raised the issue of yachting and pirates. NATO Shipping Centre advises yachts not […]

  • Almost A Call To Arms

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    After much internal debate The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has arrived at a new stance on the use of private armed security guards to defend merchant ships against attacks by Somali […]

  • Russian Union Plea

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    A seafarers’ union in Russia has called on the Russian president to take a proactive approach to piracy by initiating a United Nations (UN) resolution. In a letter to Dmitry […]

  • Tradewinds Exercise

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    As the Royal Navy looks to scale down its Caribbean presence, the United States looks set to fill the void and is despatching nearly 500 military personnel, including a team from the Federal […]

  • SE Asian Surge

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    There has been a surge in pirate activity around the Malaysian coast in the past week. Pirates have struck off the west coast of Sabah near Labuan island and made off with […]

  • American Sailors Captured

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    Americans sailing on a yacht off the coast of Oman have been taken hostage by Somali pirates, an international maritime watchdog says. The S/V Quest, owned by a retired couple, […]

  • Piracy: Vatican expresses concern

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    The Vatican has demonstrated an increasing concern in regards to piracy. A conference organized by the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People – which is […]

  • Sailing Into Danger

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    The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has updated its advice for all but but essential travel by yacht and leisure craft on the high seas (more than 12 nautical miles […]

  • US Speaking Out

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    The United States has expressed concern about rising maritime piracy in the region and the damage these attacks wreak on the already fragile, political, social, economic and humanitarian situation in […]

  • Saudi Signs Up

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    Saudi Arabia has joined other States in the region in endorsing the Djibouti code of conduct aimed at fighting piracy and armed robbery in the western Indian Ocean and Gulf of […]

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