Month: April 2011

  • Pirate Negotiator Arrested

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    US officials have seized an individual believed to be a Somali pirate who was the chief negotiator in a yacht hijacking last February in which four American citizens were killed. The […]

  • Special UN Courts for Pirates

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    The UN Security Council decided to study the establishment of special courts to try the pirates of Somalia within and outside the country. “The Security Council decides to consider urgently […]

  • Make Films Not Piracy

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    According to the BBC, the organisers of the Cannes Film Festival have announced that Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is to be shown out of competition at this […]

  • New EU NAVFOR Command

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    On 14 April, in a ceremony held at the Commercial Port of Djibouti, Portuguese Commodore Alberto Correia took over the command of Task Force 465 (TF 465) as the new European […]

  • MV Beluga Nomination Released

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    The general cargo ship MV BELUGA NOMINATION was released from pirate control on 13 April 2011 after being held for 81 days. The German owned vessel, which is Antigua & […]

  • Firearms Safety

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    Sailors have received a refresher course on the basics of gun handling during a firearms safety training session aboard the USS Wasp (LHD 1). “There are four rules that you […]

  • Handing Over

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    The Royal Naval frigate HMS Cornwall has handed over duties as the command ship for a counter-piracy patrol before returning to her base-port HM Naval Base, Devonport, Plymouth, after six […]

  • Survival Kit

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    A ship supply company has launched a new “anti-piracy kit”. The kit by HMS Far East is heralded by the company as possibly increasing chances of surviving a piracy attack. […]

  • All Seeing

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    Simrad Yachting has officially launched its broadband radar system to the deep-sea SOLAS market, citing its advantages as an anti-piracy device, collision avoidance aid and docking radar. The system integrates […]

  • Supply Surprise

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    The Finnish minelayer “Pohjanmaa” has docked in Oman to refuel and resupply after an anti-piracy patrol in the Arabian Sea. Supplies had run low because countries in the region were […]

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