Month: January 2012
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Floating Concordia
Italy’s La Repubblica newspaper has posted a 3D animation illustrating the two technical options for refloating and removing the Concordia advanced by the Dutch Smit Salvage company. The video, […]
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Maritime Disasters
An interesting article published in Popular Mechanics: The wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship off the Italian island of Giglio came as a shock to the world—how could this happen to […]
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EUNAVFOR Flagship Assists Iranian Dhow
On 17 January 2012, following coordination with a Danish Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft operating on a search mission for pirate ships, the Spanish Combat Supply Ship SPS PATIÑO, Flagship […]
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Seized “Mother Ship” Returned
Royal Navy hands fishing boat to Yemen authorities in counter-piracy operation. The Royal Navy handed over a pirated fishing vessel to the Yemen authorities today as part of its counter-piracy […]
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How Stable are Cruise Ships?
One of Europe’s largest cruise ships, the Costa Concordia, carrying 4200 passengers and crew, suffered a fatal and spectacular accident on Saturday. The vessel was holed on rocks off the […]
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Flagship Attackers to be Tried in Spain
It has been confirmed that the Spanish judicial authorities will prosecute the six Somali suspected pirates, who attacked the EU NAVFOR Flagship, the SPS PATINO on 12 January. Following receipt […]
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Cameroon Acquires Anti-Piracy Boats
Cameroon has taken delivery of three new Boston Whaler patrol boats from the United States as it counters the threat of piracy and lawlessness in its waters. Cameroon’s navy evaluated […]
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‘Less is More’ for Offshore Operational Safety
Next generation solutions to focus on maximising operational performance and safety through user-centred design and simplification. Global marine technology developer Kongsberg Maritime will lead a new research project called ‘Situation […]
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Anthony Sharp on Typhon
After teaming up with Simon Murray to launch Typhon, the British entrepreneur Anthony Sharp has given an interview to The Telegraph in which he speaks of the partnership with the […]
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Pirates Free Crew
According to Reuters Africa, following the payment of a $4 million ransom Somali pirates have freed the crew of a Maltese-flagged chemical tanker. Citing Somalia Report’s piracy expert Andrew Mwangura […]
