Month: January 2012

  • Stratfor Piracy Report 2011

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    Somali pirates continued their activities in 2011 but hijacked fewer ships than in 2010 or 2009. The pirates’ area of operations contracted during the past year while the use of […]

  • Tragedy off Tuscany

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    A message from the Secretary-General of BIMCO It is difficult to think of a worse nightmare than the pictures of the 114,000 GT Costa Concordia lying on her side as the sun […]

  • Maritime Batmobile

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    The U.S. military already has an unmanned batwing and Batman-style utility belts. So it only makes sense that the defense industry would try to sell the Navy on a batboat. […]

  • Fighting Pirates with Science

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    Piracy is a serious problem in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. While NATO, Russian, Iranian, and Chinese ships all escort merchant vessels through the Gulf of Aden, […]

  • Piracy Boosts Puntland Economy

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    New research suggests piracy has led to widespread economic development in some parts of Somalia. The study, published by British think-tank Chatham House, looked at detailed satellite imagery. Regional centres […]

  • New EU NAVFOR Deputy Operation Commander

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    Rear Admiral Christian Canova (French Navy) hands over the responsibility of Deputy Operation Commander of the European Union Naval Force Somalia, Operation ATALANTA to Rear Admiral Rainer Endres (German Navy) […]

  • Pirate attack on the EU NAVFOR Flagship

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    At first light on 12 January 2012, having just completed the escort of a World Food Programme ship carrying food-aid into Somalia and while operating close to the Somali port […]

  • Refining Search and Rescue

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    IDGA’s Defense Insider speaks with Richard Button, Chief of the Coordination Division in the Office of Search and Rescue for the U.S. Coast Guard, and Secretary of the National SAR […]

  • Training Service Expands

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    The on board Crew Training provided by the professional mariners of Da Gama Limited has continued its expansion following a successful year of working with a number of new build […]

  • Commitment to Free Seas

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    The U.S. Navy’s Jan. 5 capture of 15 suspected pirates in the northern Arabian Sea demonstrates the Defense Department’s commitment to maritime freedom of navigation, DOD’s senior leaders said yesterday. […]

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