Month: October 2013

  • Guernsey harbour bomb requires exclusion zone

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    A suspected depth charge, found outside Guernsey’s St Peter Port harbour, has led to an exclusion zone being created until it can be dealt with. Guernsey harbour bomb requires exclusion […]

  • Resurgence of Somali piracy

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    Following the attack on a British managed merchant vessel on Friday in the Somali Basin, Dryad Maritime Intelligence has renewed their calls for heightened vigilance. Two vessels (one UK managed) […]

  • Venezuela frees seized US-operated ship

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    The owners of a US-operated oil ship which was detained by the Venezuelan navy on Thursday say the vessel has been released. Venezuela frees seized US-operated ship Teknik Perdana The […]

  • Stage 1 of ISO/PAS 28007 completed

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    Tundra Maritime Defense Services (MDS) is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed Stage 1 of the ISO/PAS 28007 process in collaboration with Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA). Tundra […]

  • Attack by Suspect Pirates off Somalia

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    EU Naval Force can confirm that [on] Friday 11 October 2013, a fully laden super tanker, known as a VLCC, was fired upon by eight armed men in two ‘skiffs’ […]

  • Libeccio Takes Over From Zeffiro

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    On 6th of October, whilst in the Indian Ocean ITS Zeffiro handed over the Italian commitment to EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation Atalanta to ITS Libeccio. ITS Libeccio Takes Over From […]

  • FIR registered against MV Seaman

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    Two days after the Indian Coast Guard intercepted an American merchant ship carrying arms off the coast of Tamil Nadu, an FIR under the Arms act has been registered. FIR […]

  • Belgium traps Somali pirate chief

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    Belgium has arrested a notorious Somali pirate chief after luring him to Brussels on promises of shooting a documentary about his life on the seas. Belgium traps Somali pirate chief […]

  • Ship with armed guards detained in Indian waters

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    In a swift operation, the Indian Coast Guard on Friday night detained a Sierra Leone-flagged vessel with 25 armed guards on board, at Tuticorin. Ship with armed guards detained in […]

  • Italy steps up migrant boat patrols

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    Italy is stepping up sea and air patrols following the deaths of hundreds of migrants sailing in overcrowded boats from North Africa. Prime Minister Enrico Letta said an “air and naval […]

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