Month: October 2011
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Italian Response
Italy is to deploy a special naval force with merchant vessels to protect them from Somali pirates in an escalation of international efforts to prevent attacks costing billions of dollars […]
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Armed Reversal
The UK government has performed a volte-face on the issue of armed guards…which finally lifts the veiled threat of shipowner prosecution. As reported in Lloyd’s List, any formal opposition to […]
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1000 Stories
As the months roll on we at MSR have reached another significant landmark, as we have posted our 1000th story. The aim when we started in 2010 was to create a […]
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Lack of Security
Lt Col Paddy Ankunda, Spokesman of the African Union Mission in Somalia has been speaking on piracy. He feels that while state failure in Somalia provides pirates with an opportunity […]
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Russian In
A Russian Udaloy class destroyer has started escorting its first convoy of nine commercial vessels after a recent arrival to the Gulf of Aden. A new task force from Russia’s […]
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Heading Out
Around 370 members of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force departed from the MSDF Yokosuka base Tuesday for anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia from early November. The […]
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Citadel Debate
The re-taking of the “Montecristo” has prompted much debate on security measures. Onboard the vessel it was felt that the presence of unarmed security guards contributed to defeating the attack […]
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Stop Now
According to ICS Chairman Spyros M Polemis, “The world community cannot tolerate the abuse and the killing of seafarers.” He spoke to seafarers and maritime industry professionals in India recently, […]
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Tanker Traffic
According to a report by Lloyd’s List, there has been a drop in large oil tankers transiting the Suez Canal by in excess of 50% over the past three years. […]
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All Time High
Global attacks on ships rose to an all-time high of 266 during the first six months of 2011, up from 196 in 2010, according to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB). […]
