Month: June 2012

  • Armed Security

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    A Dutch umbrella organisation of insurers and ship owners argues that Dutch ships should be allowed to carry armed security guards. Insurers call for armed security guards on Dutch ships […]

  • Fighting Piracy

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    Piracy off the coast of Somalia remains a critical issue for the United States, the international community, and the global economy. Since 2008, Somali pirates have hijacked 175 vessels and attacked […]

  • Liquid Velvet Released

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    Seven months after a single skiff captured the Greek-owned tanker Liquid Velvet and its 21 crewmembers, the pirates and their investors have resolved their differences and negotiated the release of […]

  • Prosecution Deal

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    The United Kingdom and Mauritius have signed an agreement that provides for suspected pirates caught by the British navy to be prosecuted on the Indian Ocean island. UK & MAURITIUS […]

  • Force Commander Meets Dutch Protection Team

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    Force Commander French Rear Admiral Dupuis meets EUNAVFOR Dutch WFP vessel protection detachment on board M/V Caroline Scan. On June 5 in the morning, EUNAVFOR Force Commander Rear Admiral Dupuis […]

  • US Navy Drone Crashes

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    A US Navy drone crashed into marshland in Maryland on Monday during a routine training flight. Smoke was seen rising from brush fires in an unpopulated area near a tributary […]

  • Pirateria ed il Paradigma Indiano

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    La pirateria è un mestiere criminoso contro l’umanità  ed un fenomeno tra i più antichi del genere umano ma, allo stesso tempo, anche un affare milionario che prospera oggi nei […]

  • Challenging Disputes

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    Maritime disputes between China and some neighboring countries have escalated in recent years. A number of factors have contributed to the current maritime challenge. This article offers a Chinese view of […]

  • Identification Problems

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    Many  small craft are indistinguishable from the skiffs employed by pirates, only a close inspection will provide a reasonable assumption that a fast craft approaching is a pirate skiff and […]

  • Piracy and Illegal Fishing

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    The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and affiliated trade unions are to hold the Asia-Pacific regional conference in Jakarta next week to discuss sea crime in the region. ITF to […]

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