Month: August 2011

  • Spare a Thought

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    Titled “Iron Crows”, this 90 minute documentary examines the harsh conditions that workers in the Chittagong ship breaking yard in Bangladesh are subjected to. The average pay is US$2 a day and […]

  • Under Attack

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    A Costamare boxship has come under attack from pirates in the Gulf of Aden. A gang of five pirates fired rocket propelled grenades at the “MSC Namibia II” as it […]

  • Talks Underway

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    The managers of the hijacked chemical tanker “MV Fairchem Bogey” have begun talks with the negotiator appointed by the Somali pirates to seek the early release of the ship and […]

  • IMPORTANT NEWS

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    MSR ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW LIVE Maritime Security Review (MSR) is the leading online source of maritime security news, information and intelligence and the first port of call for maritime […]

  • MSR IS 1,000 TWEETS OLD!

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    This important Twitter milestone is quite an occasion for MSR. Sign up to Twitter to follow Marsecreview (@marsecreview) http://twitter.com/marsecreview Maritime Security Review: the definitive global source for maritime security information. […]

  • Under Threat

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    Piracy is threatening the UAE’s coastal economy as attacks are being staged following a brazen and successful ship hijacking outside Salalah Port in Oman. Tim Stear, the global head of […]

  • In Favour

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    A leading Danish ship owner has claimed that as many as 60% to 80% of ship owners are in favour of arming their vessels even though the cost can be […]

  • More Charges

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    A Somali man already charged with being a ransom negotiator in the hijacking of the “SV Quest” that ended in the deaths of four U.S. citizens has been indicted for […]

  • Safe and Well

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    The 21 crew members of the hijacked “MV Fairchem Bogey” are unhurt and awaiting the arrival of a negotiator for talks with pirates, Anglo-Eastern Ship Management said yesterday. The ship’s […]

  • Shocking Display

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    Members of HMS Montrose’s counter-piracy team who planned to display a technique called “fast roping”, in which they slide down ropes without harnesses to access hijacked ships, at the Edinburgh […]

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