Month: July 2011

  • Iceberg Death

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    Reports are surfacing of another death onboard the hijacked “MV Iceberg I” – the news has been relayed by released crew members from the “MV Suez”, as the vessels were […]

  • Iran Mobilises

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    Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast says the Islamic Republic has mobilised all its capabilities to rescue Iranian vessels and their crew hijacked by Somali pirates. He stated that all […]

  • Weather Window

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    Stormy weather has reduced piracy attacks giving temporary relief from the worst effects of maritime crime and violence. Attacks on vessels plying the international waters off the Gulf of Aden […]

  • Chinese Fleet

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    A Chinese navy fleet comprising a frigate, destroyer and a supply ship was on Saturday dispatched to the Gulf of Aden on an escort mission, Xinhua reported. The ships left […]

  • Bunker Hub

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    Somali pirates have been using Yemen’s remote Horn of Africa island of Socotra as a refuelling hub enabling their attack craft to stay restocked for longer periods at sea and […]

  • Outstanding Bravery

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    A captain who kept his crew and vessel safe despite suffering an attack from Somali pirates that nearly cost him his life will receive a prestigious annual award for bravery […]

  • Attack Repelled

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    A South Korean antipiracy unit operating off the coast of Somalia on Sunday morning repelled three ships suspected of trying to seize a Panamanian-registered chemical freight vessel, the Joint Chiefs […]

  • Going Industrial

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    Somali gangs are taking piracy to an “industrial scale”. Hijackings off the coast of Somalia accounted for 61 per cent of all attacks on ships, with 362 crewmembers taken hostage, […]

  • Asian Spike

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    Pirates have reportedly failed in two attacks on vessels off Singapore and Indonesia over the weekend. They unsuccessfully attacked the US-owned bulker “Woodstar” (built 2008) off Pulau Batam on Friday. […]

  • Strait Success

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    Reports have emerged of yet another successful intervention by armed guards onboard a cargoship attacked by pirates in the Bab al Mandab Strait. The guards reportedly deterred a pirate attack […]

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