Month: April 2011
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No Troops for Somalia
A senior U.S. diplomat has outlined new U.S. efforts to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia. Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro stated on Wednesday that […]
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Bravery at Sea
IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea This annual award was established by the Organization to provide international recognition for those who, at the risk of losing their own life, […]
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Pirate Whaler Destroyed
On 28 March 2011, the EUNAVFOR Spanish warship ESPS CANARIAS disrupted a suspected Pirate Action Group (PAG), consisting of a whaler-style boat and a skiff, 260 Nautical Miles North-West of […]
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World Maritime Day 2011
Piracy: Orchestrating the response Every year IMO celebrates World Maritime Day. The exact date is left to individual Governments but is usually celebrated during the last week in September. […]
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Piracy Information-Sharing Centre
IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos, in Kenya for the spring session of the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination, today (31 March) commissioned, in Mombasa, the first of […]
