Month: July 2011

  • EU Extension

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    The European Union has extended by a year its military mission to train Somali’s security forces and said it was considering other measures to help develop the country’s maritime capacity. The mission, […]

  • Back Home

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    Nearly 500 Royal Navy sailors have arrived back in Portsmouth on board two warships after more than six months at sea. “HMS Richmond” has been involved in anti-piracy operations off […]

  • Lucky Numbers

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    Superstitious Thai gamblers are always on the lookout for the latest “lucky” numbers to place on their lottery. Such is the pride at sending Royal Thai Navy ships out to […]

  • Complex Mess

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    Andrew J. Shapiro, the US assistant secretary for political and military affairs, agrees that African countries need more support, given the complexity of the challenge posed by piracy. “Prosecuting pirates […]

  • Jubba Joy

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    The hijacked UAE-owned and flagged oil tanker “MV Jubba XX” was released by pirates off the Yemeni coast on Wednesday without any ransom payment or according to local press, “giving […]

  • West Coast Release

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    An Italian tanker seized by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea off Benin earlier this week has been freed. The “RBD Anema e Core” with a crew of 23 on […]

  • Flag Concerns

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    Concerned about the increasing violence faced by seafarers on dangerous transits through the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, the Maritime Administrations of the world’s three largest maritime flag […]

  • Gaining Understanding

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    Researchers at a Canadian university are hoping to come up with a new approach to dealing with piracy by looking at the problem from a number of angles. The work […]

  • Going Live

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    The Security Association for the Maritime Industry (SAMI) recently launched a new website, www.seasecurity.org. SAMI is a non-governmental organization that represents a wide range of members such as maritime security […]

  • Piracy Exercise

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    South Korea has conducted an exercise off its southeastern coast to help improve the country’s ability to deal with threats from Somali pirates. Two commercial ships, military personnel and government […]

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