Month: August 2011
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Shore Thing
Some say that the only way to halt pirate attacks is to destroy their bases. China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has publicly suggested that China, the United States and others […]
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Splashing Cash
The Ghanaian Air Force has been on a spending spree, having purchased an Embraer 190 jet and two Diamond DA 42 aircraft, the country’s defence minister has announced. The DA […]
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Seafarers Plight
The suffering of seafarers held hostage along the famine stricken coasts of Somalia is almost forgotten amidst the aid battles fought in the capital and the media and only to […]
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Taking Stock
Some of the big piracy “firms” have definite potential to take their companies public – in fact, some of them already have. Mohammed, a former pirate, told Reuters that “we […]
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Joining In
On 9th of August the French frigate F711 FS ‘Surcouf’ joined the EU NAVFOR Task Force. She is commanded by Captain Marc-Antoine de Saint Germain, and after intense training her […]
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Ransom Demand
The opposition party in Georgia has demanded the creation of “presidential fund” to allocate $1 million for the payment of a ransom in order to release Georgian sailors captured by […]
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Deaths Denied
Algerian authorities have denied reports over the death of seventeen sailors abducted in Somalia, saying the 17 Algerian sailors were safe and sound. A Foreign Ministry spokesman was quoted by […]
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Looking Up
The Ocean Beyond Piracy project is asking whether International laws governing airline hijackings can offer some solutions to the modern maritime piracy epidemic off the coast of Somalia. The international […]
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Tech War
Two American experts, have presented a remote-controlled aircraft capable of launching airborne cyber attacks and hijack mobile phone calls developed to combat piracy telematics. The new drone aircraft, called WASP […]
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Underwriter Response
As the International Union of Marine Insurance prepares for its upcoming annual conference, president Ole Wikborg has spoken out on piracy. Mr Wikborg said the conference will have a significant […]
