Month: September 2011
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Asian Calls
According to a report from Lloyd’s List, the Asian Shipowners’ Forum Safe Navigation & Environment Committee has joined in calls to the UN to take action to curb the scourge of […]
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Piracy Insight
A report by insurers states that piracy is seasonal and increases near the end of the Monsoon season. It also reveals that pirates are attacking more often and further from […]
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Crew Safe
According to reports to emerge from the Philippine government, the 23 crew held onboard a Spanish tanker hijacked off West Africa are safe. Reports indicate that at least 14 seafarers […]
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Pirate Fights
Over the past few months, there has been a sharp increase in the conflicts between separate pirate groups. In separate incidents, several people, including some pirates, have been killed in […]
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Aid Raid
British aid money sent to Somalia was allegedly used to pay a ransom to the pirates who kidnapped Paul and Rachel Chandler, it has been claimed. Dr Abdi Hangul, who […]
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Vessel Freed
After nine months in captivity, the Mongolia-flagged bulk carrier “MV Hoang Son Sun” and her crew of 24 were released by Somali pirates last week, after receiving ransom. According to […]
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Smooth Passage
The IMO has called on port and coastal states to “facilitate” the passage of armed guards and their weapons on merchant ships at risk of pirate attack. The circular agreed […]
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Procuring Defence
Over the past few days a number of influential players from the Defence and Maritime sectors have expressed concerns in regards to the UK’s defence and security spending. Whilst the […]
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Filipino Hostages
Fourteen Filipinos were among the crew of a tanker that was seized by Nigerian pirates on September 14 in Lome, Togo, in West Africa, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) […]
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Surge Due
Somali pirate attacks are expected to surge in coming weeks after a monsoon abates, but defence cuts will undermine international efforts to fight them, said a senior European Union navy […]
