Month: September 2011

  • Armed Quarter

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    The Norwegian Shipowners Association has confirmed that since the formalisation on the use of armed guards on Norwegian-owned merchant vessels was formalised on July 1st, the growing threat of piracy […]

  • Military Protection

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    Dutch shipowners are not to get private security to protect their vessels against pirates but leave their protection to the government, a special committee has concluded. The proposal has angered the […]

  • Danish Release

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    A Danish family of five and two crew members captured by Somali pirates in February have been freed and brought to safety, Denmark’s government says. Jan Quist Johansen, his wife, […]

  • MV Panama Freed

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    Somali pirates have freed the Liberian-flagged container ship “MV Panama” seized last December after receiving a $7 million ransom on Tuesday. The vessel was hijacked en route from Tanzania to […]

  • Iceberg Grounded

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    The hijacked  ‘MV Iceberg I”, a Dubai cargo ship held by pirates since March 2010 has grounded off Somalia after its anchor chain broke. Ecoterra International have reported that the […]

  • Laser Quest

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    Two defence giants, Boeing and BAE Systems, announced that they would team up on a $2.8 million Navy contract for a prototype version of BAE’s Mk-38 25-mm machine gun. The […]

  • Support Failure

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    A couple held captive by Somali pirates for more than a year have criticised the British government in a book, for failing to support their family. Paul and Rachel Chandler […]

  • Filipino Benefits

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    Filipino seafarers are the top beneficiaries of Japan’s anti-piracy efforts as its defence force has been escorting sea vessels in the pirate-prone Gulf of Aden since 2009. The Japanese Embassy […]

  • Piracy Prone

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    Five African countries along the continent’s sea coast have been listed by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) as risky areas for the movement of vessels and ships due to attacks […]

  • US Navy Goes Green

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    According to US Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, “Having energy independence in the United States is one of the most important things we can do from a security standpoint.” […]

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