Month: January 2012

  • ‘Golden Age’ In Seapower

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    WASHINGTON: The Navy sails on the cusp a new “golden age” of seapower despite the fact that it will have one of the smallest fleets in recent history, a top […]

  • Piracy and Armed Robbery in Asia

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    Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) has published ‘Patterns and Trends of Situation on Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia […]

  • MSR EXCLUSIVE: Charges Against Schettino

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    Maritime Security Review has obtained an English language translation of the Magistrate in Charge of Preliminary Inquiries’ charges against Francesco Schettino, the Captain of the Costa Concordia.   No. 12/285 N.R. and […]

  • Hostages Cause Rift Among Pirates

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    DDG and MSF Hostages Causing Drama Aboard Hijacked MV Albedo The four foreign aid workers from Danish Demining Group (DDG) and Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) are still on the board […]

  • Quick Safety Changes Unlikely

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    (Reuters) – The cruise ship disaster off Italy’s coast is drawing fresh scrutiny to the gaps in international safety rules and standards – yet there may be little appetite among […]

  • Impact With Rocks “Inevitable”

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    (Reuters) – Italian police have located the exact spot where the doomed Costa Concordia was pierced by sharp rocks that ripped open a hole in its hull and believe that […]

  • Gulf of Aden Security Review

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    The American Enterprise Institute’s updated Gulf of Aden Security Review: Yemen: Al Qaeda-linked militants seize southern town; Norwegian UN official kidnapped; Foreign Minister hints at election delay; heavy clashes between al Houthis […]

  • Transas Marine Launches 4-level ECDIS Concept

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    Transas Marine releases new 4-level ECDIS concept to suit all types of customers needs. The Transas Marine 4-level ECDIS concept is designed to provide an IMO compliant solution for the […]

  • Cruise Ship Claims in Tens of Millions

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    The German reinsurer Munich Re expects claims related to the Costa Concordia to run into several tens of millions of euros. Following the capsize of the Italian cruise liner over […]

  • Video: Inside Somalia with the Pirates

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    The number of successful Somali pirate attacks has halved following the introduction of armed guards and anti-piracy measures. But as Jamal Osman reports, this leads pirates to take greater risks. […]

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