Month: April 2012

  • Deputy Commander EUNAVOR Visits Japanese MPA Detachment in Djibouti

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    Rear Admiral Rainer Endres, Deputy Commander (DCOM) EUNAVFOR, as part of his recent visit to Djibouti to oversee the Operational Handover between the outgoing Flag Ship, ESPS PATINO (Spain) and […]

  • Ballistic Compatibility

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    According to the Times of India there is a match between the two Beretta rifles used by Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, the two Italian Marines accused of murder, and […]

  • 80% of Pirates Freed

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    Fewer than one in every five suspects picked up around the Horn of Africa over the past four years have been prosecuted for piracy-related offences. The figures place doubt on […]

  • Another pirate group defeated by EUNAVFOR

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    On the morning of 7 April, French Navy frigate ACONIT was heading towards a position in the north of the Horn of Africa to join with Spanish frigate INFANTA ELENA, […]

  • West African Risk

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    Maritime insecurity in West Africa is fast becoming a major area of concern, particularly given the increase in piracy and armed attacks upon shipping and trade. Altogether 19 incidents of […]

  • Armed Security

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    Dramatic footage of a pirate attack against an unknown merchant vessel. We have no idea what the circumstances were or from which ship this video was taken but it clearly […]

  • Marine Security Helicopters

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    Airborne tests of a United States Office of Naval Research (ONR) funded sensor will start this summer. Mounted on unmanned aircraft (UAVs), the sensor will be able to distinguish small pirate boats from other […]

  • How the Titanic Sank

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    In an excerpt from National Geographic’s program Titanic: The Final Word With James Cameron, the director recreates the shipwreck with 3D animation. Cameron was recently the first person to dive […]

  • Ports workers return to wharf

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    Unionised Ports of Auckland workers will start heading back to the wharves tomorrow after six weeks of operation by a non-union crew. The absence from work follows employment disputes between […]

  • 23 Indian fishermen, four boats seized

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    KARACHI, April 3: The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency has arrested 23 Indian fishermen and seized their four boats allegedly for fishing in the Pakistani waters. PMSA officials said in a […]

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