Month: May 2011
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Under Threat
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society vessel, “Steve Irwin”, was reportedly tailed by Somali pirates on Tuesday in the Gulf of Aden. The group, famous for its aggressive campaigns against Japanese […]
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Activity Alert
Today has seen reported pirate activity centred near Latitude 1350N Longitude 06554E. At 0432 UTC a merchant vessel was reported under attack by a group of pirates using a single […]
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Security Case Study
The Hijacking of the MV Zirku: A Case Study in Shipping Security By Sam Bateman Republished with the kind permission the S.Rajaratnam School of International Studies. Synopsis The recent hijacking […]
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Cash Calls
The Somali pirates who have been holding seven Danes as hostage since February have turned down a ransom of around US$600,000. The brother of Jan Quist Johansen, whose family was […]
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Another Success
The top secret mission into Pakistan that killed Osama Bin Laden was carried out by Navy SEAL Team Six. This is the same unit that rescued Maersk Alabama’s Captain Richard […]
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Heading Home
The Finnish Navy’s flagship, the mine-laying vessel “Pohjanmaa”, has concluded her high profile participation in the EU-led Operation Atalanta off the Horn of Africa. The task of the Pohjanmaa in […]
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Prison Beckons
A Yemeni Court has passed down a ten-year prison sentence for two Somalis convicted of piracy crimes in the Yemeni territorial waters. During the hearing chaired by Judge Abdu al-Awadhi, […]
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Pay Back
On May 1, pirates received a ransom for the release of the vessel “MV Sinar Kudus”, which had been held since March 16. After the ransom payment was made, (believed […]
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Tanker Taken
Somali pirates hijacked a chemical tanker with 25 crew members aboard off the Kenyan coast over the weekend, according to officials. News reports state the captured Singapore-registered ship “MT Gemini”, […]
