Month: December 2011
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Cautious Welcome
Nautilus International has given a cautious welcome to the UK armed guards announcement – welcoming the recognition that seafarers deserve greater protection against piracy, but expressing concern at some of […]
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Mission Continues
Operation Atalanta, the EU operation against piracy in the Indian Ocean, has been heralded the most successful EU mission to date and is likely to be extended. Since 1 December, […]
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Heading Home
Fifteen Filipino seafarers were among the crew of the Italian-flagged bulk carrier “MV Rosalia D’ Amato” released by Somali pirates from captivity the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has […]
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On Track
Despite a slight slackening, Somalia’s pirates are on pace for another record year in 2011, with 199 attacks as of October versus 126 over the same period in 2010. And […]
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Expert Analysis
One of shipping’s most eminent economists has been casting his expert eye on piracy. Dr Martin Stopford, reminds us that Piracy is not a modern phenomenon. 2078 years ago Rome […]
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Release Hitch
Somali pirates were reported as having freed the Malaysian vessel, “MV Albedo”, after allegedly receiving a US$4million ransom payment. According to Somalia Report the vessel is still docked near Haradheere […]
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Firing Away
In a rather surprising admission, one maritime security provider has spoken out at length in Lloyd’s List on the growing number of unreported negligent discharges of weapons by private armed […]
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Release Snag
Somali pirates released a hijacked palm oil tanker and 21 crew members, but kept four South Koreans as hostages, the ship’s Singapore-based operator said Thursday. The pirates promised to release […]
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Safe Place
The issue of shipboard citadels is one of the most complex and divisive in the industry. Get the citadel right and it can save an entire crew, get it wrong […]
