Month: March 2011

  • MV HANNIBAL II Released

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    The Chemical Tanker MV HANNIBAL II, was released from pirate control on 17 March 2011.  The Panamanian flagged vessel was hijacked on 11 November 2010, approximately 860 nautical miles East of […]

  • MV Sinar Kudus Pirated

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    Shortly after sunrise on 16 March, the Bulk Cargo Carrier MV Sinar Kudus was pirated around 320 nautical miles North East of the island of Socotra in the Somali Basin. […]

  • Boarders Ahoy!

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    NATO has developed a boarding party simulator. An multiplayer online game ion game will be used to train sailors charged with boarding ships and searching for contraband. “Boarders Ahoy!” uses […]

  • Navy Rescue Hostages

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    Five hostages and their fishing vessel have been freed from Somali pirates. Their release followed the actions of a naval boarding party from HMS Cornwall. According to the UK Ministry […]

  • Armed Solution

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    In parallel with its talks on naval action, the Indian government has been discussing the issue whether “sea marshals” should be placed onboard merchant ships to counter the threat posed by pirates. The Government […]

  • Pirate Skiffs Destroyed

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      USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), assigned to CMF’s counter-piracy mission Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, destroyed two pirate skiffs, at approximatel 9 p.m. (Bahrain), March 14, successfully disrupting the […]

  • Ready For Action

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    The Indian government has reportedly given the go-ahead for its navy to storm hijacked ships carrying Indians or Indian cargo. A final decision in this regard, however, rests with the ministries of defence, law […]

  • US Planning

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    Members of the US House of Congress Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, have been meeting to address the U.S. response to piracy. During the hearing, a common concern amongst […]

  • Ignorant of Crime

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    A group of accused pirates have pleaded not guilty to charges over the hijacking of a yacht that ended with the deaths of four US sailors. The thirteen Somalis and a […]

  • Saving Captain Phillips

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    Tom Hanks is attached to play Captain Richard Phillips in Sony’s adaptation of the Captain’s memoir about the Somali pirate hostage situation that went down in 2009. The film will follow […]

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