Month: June 2011

  • Insurance Woes

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    India is lobbying Lloyd’s of London to reverse its expansion of the area judged prone to pirate attacks to cover almost all of the nation’s west coast after insurance costs […]

  • In Command

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    A New Zealander Naval officer has been appointed to head a multinational task force aimed at stopping pirates off the coast of Somalia. Captain Jim Gilmour will take command of […]

  • Foreign Base

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    Japan has opened a military base in Djibouti, – the first one outside the national territory of the Land of the Rising Sun since the end of the Second World […]

  • On Our Toes

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    Indian Navy Admiral Nirmal Verma has spoken out, claiming that the presence of pirates just 500 nautical miles from the Indian coast had kept the Indian Navy on their toes. […]

  • Downward Spiral

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    The United Nations (UN) believes that the payment of multi-million dollar ransoms for the release of hijacked vessels encouraged piracy and attracted the involvement of international criminal gangs. Augustine Mahiga, […]

  • Shared Values

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    The G8 nations have issued a statement on “Shared values, shared responsibilities” with regard to Africa. They have expressed continued concern regarding the serious threat of piracy, in particular emanating […]

  • Holy Orders

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    The Catholic Church has issued a  statement on:  ‘Piracy and seafarers: a human crisis’. They urge Governments and international organizations, to act in bringing seafarers home and to find solutions […]

  • No Fly Zone

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    Two planes (a Citation jet and a Cessna caravan single-engine) seized in Somalia with $3.6 million in ransom money were modified without civil aviation authorisation to enable them drop cash […]

  • New Centre

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    Steps have been taken to clear the way for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to fund the building of a regional training centre in Djibouti, to promote the implementation of […]

  • Iran Rescue

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    An attempt by the Somali pirates to hijack a container ship in the Gulf of Aden was stopped after Iranian warships rushed to the scene and attacked the pirates’ vessels. […]

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