Month: October 2011
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New Resource
The Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia has launched its official website at www.thecgpcs.org. The Contact Group, or CGPCS is a voluntary, ad hoc international forum of […]
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Water Solution
The scourge of piracy on the high seas has led to a boom for one UK firm that has developed a powerful water cannon deterrent. Dasic Marine has notched up […]
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Attack Surge
The number of pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia has increased, and NATO is warning that pirates are once again ready to attack ships travelling through the Indian Ocean. […]
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Oil Wars
The OPEC secretary-general has claimed that piracy “cuts to the heart of Opec’s efforts to ensure stable oil supplies”. With tankers being targeted and a Drillship having just come under […]
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Drill Attack
Somali pirates have targeted a new Ocean Rig drillship off Tanzania. Seven pirates in a skiff armed with weapons launched an attack on the Petrobras operated 96,000-dwt “Poseidon” (built 2011) […]
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Arms Arrests
According to press reports, a ship master and two security personnel have been detained in Dubai for six months after weapons were found on board. The three men have been […]
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Ransom Demand
Somali pirates are demanding $8 million for the release of the “MV Albedo” which was hijacked ten months ago. The crew of the ship consists of 23 individuals including 7 […]
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Somali Surge
There has been a spate of recent vessel attacks as pirates begin to spread their efforts far and wide following end to monsoon. With calm seas off East Africa at […]
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Benin Again
Pirates rob chemical tanker off the coast of Benin amid mounting piracy threats in West Africa. The International Maritime Bureau says armed pirates have raided a chemical tanker off the […]
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Class Acts
In an effort to fight piracy on land, rather than on sea, the Lloyd’s Register Group will soon approach Indian ship builders and ship owners with research backed designs on […]
