Month: September 2012
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Boosting Bandwidth
US Navy awards $7M contract for ITT Exelis and Novasol to build a line-of-sight system to handle escalating data needs Free-space laser comms to boost Marines’ bandwidth The US firms […]
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Killing of Fishermen
…From 500 meters away, gunshots erupted from the tanker toward Quanas’s skiff and its unarmed fishermen. Two rounds pierced the water on the motorboat’s starboard side, and a third slammed into […]
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Violence Escalates
In it’s most recent piracy report, One Earth Future Foundation has stated that 10% of hostages on hijacked vessels experienced extreme torture including starvation and simulated drowning Somali Pirate Hostages […]
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MV Maersk Alabama
MV Maersk Alabama has fallen prey to Somali pirates almost five times over the past two years. On four occasions, buccaneers were prevented from taking the vessel and its crew […]
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Moving on Kismaayo
After nearly a year in Somalia, Kenya is preparing to commence its assault on Kismaayo, Al-Shabaab’s strategic and financial outpost, and the current front line of the concerted counter-insurgency campaign […]
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Business Booms
For now, at least, the maritime security firms and their armed guards appear to be winning the war on piracy — and earning millions. Pirate Attacks Down as Private Maritime […]
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Show of Force
An armada of US and British naval power is massing in the Persian Gulf in the belief that Israel is considering a pre-emptive strike against Iran’s covert nuclear weapons programme. […]
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Piracy Spreads
In East Africa, rates of piracy are falling thanks to greater coordination between naval forces, but in West African waters there have been three attacks in the last two weeks, […]
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Silver Lining
According to a report released on August 12, the maritime security business in the Indian Ocean is booming as ships turn to private military security companies (PMSC) to help in the […]
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Piracy to Stay in Retreat
Navy and security officials say that aggressive navy action, private armed security teams and defensive measures by ships will ensure that Somali pirate activity will remain low despite the end […]
