Month: March 2012

  • Assistance for stricken vessel

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    Over the past few days EUNAVFOR warships, operating as part of the EU’s counter-piracy mission codenamed Operation ATALANTA, have provided life-saving assistance to a stricken dhow, with 12 crew and […]

  • Somali ‘pirates’ in court

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    ABU DHABI // Ten Somali men accused of piracy who were caught in a special forces raid that freed the hijacked UAE ship MV Arrilah appeared in court yesterday. Special […]

  • Sea Pirates Flee Bayelsa Creeks

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    Ex-Militants and sea pirates operating on Nembe and Ogbia waterways have fled their camps following a crackdown on them by the Joint Military Task Force, JTF, codenamed “Operation Pulo Shield”. […]

  • Italy warns India about detentions

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    ROME (AP) – Italy warned India on Wednesday that it was creating a “dangerous” precedent by detaining two Italian marines who were on an anti-piracy mission when they allegedly killed […]

  • Superyachts put on cargo ships

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    DUBAI //Piracy fears are stopping superyacht owners from sailing between the Mediterranean and the Gulf, where they split their time each year. Instead, they have them shipped on cargo vessels, […]

  • Ferry and cargo vessel collide

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    A passenger ferry and a cargo vessel have collided in Belfast Lough. It happened close to the Fairway buoy about a mile and a half from shore between Carrickfergus and […]

  • ECDIS Training Facility

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    Through a purpose built training facility near Southampton, ECDIS Ltd increases supply of multiple approved Generic and Type Specific training on a number of the leading manufacturer’s software. ECDIS Ltd […]

  • Pirate’s Prison

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    A rare visit to a location deep inside the tropical forest of Mahé, in the Seychelles archipelago, where a prison has been established to hold the captured Somali pirates wreaking […]

  • $35m on Anti-piracy Training

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    Strengthening maritime cooperation between countries to combat piracy. US Spends $35m on Anti-piracy Trainings in Africa United States (US) Sunday said it has committed about $35 million into the training […]

  • No a Immunità Militari su Navi

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    Monti telefona al premier indiano. Sui marò scende in campo la Ue.  La portavoce della Ue Catherine Ashton: ci stiamo attivando per “una soluzione soddisfacente”. L’intervento dopo una richiesta dell’Italia […]

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