Month: May 2011

  • Ship Donation

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    The United States Coast Guards is set to “donate” a war ship to the Nigerian Navy in its bid to further strengthen the regional security aspect of the Bio-national agreement […]

  • Somali Sickness

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    An outbreak of TB has been reported at the Shimo La Tewa prison in Mombasa, Kenya. Two suspected Somali pirates have fallen as casualties to the disease. As their trial is […]

  • Safely Home

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    The 24 Filipino seafarers aboard the recently-freed “MV Renuar” arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Thursday afternoon via Emirates Airlines, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). […]

  • UN Speech

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    Somalia Prime Minister, Mohamed Abdulahi Farmajo’s has made a speech at UN Security Council. He stressed that the root cause and breeding ground of both terrorism and piracy is lawlessness […]

  • Indian Calls

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    Somali pirates are posing ever increasing challenges to India, disrupting its trade, capturing its seafarers, attacking closer to its shores and the nation is being forced to step up its […]

  • AIS Anger

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    The availability and access to AIS data around the Gulf of Aden (GoA) has prompted an angry response. One extremely popular site marinetraffic.com has reportedly been broadcasting data from a vessel which […]

  • Danger UXB

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    An Evergreen containership has been damaged following an attack in the Arabian Sea. Rocket propelled grenades hit cabins and the kitchen area of the 3,428-teu “Ital Glamour” (built 1987) during […]

  • Caught and Released

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    On 5 May, the Dutch frigate “HNLMS Tromp”, at about 10 miles off the Somali coast, arrested a whaler carrying 4 men, possibly pirates. Following the destruction of their boat, […]

  • Tipping Point

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    Brutal attacks on captured seafarers have reached a “tipping point”, and according to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) it is time for a drag-net approach to clamp down on the […]

  • Change of Tack

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    Given the apparent dependency on private security and the increasing use of armed guards it will come as little surprise to see that the industry view is changing. As if […]

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