Month: November 2014

  • The ungoverned seas

    Fears many incidents off West Africa go unreported.  The ungoverned seas The waters around Somalia are calmer, but piracy in west Africa is rising STICK-SLIM and still, Captain Lube sits […]

  • Piracy ransoms still legal

    New Bill had raised concerns in shipping and insurance industries. Paying piracy ransoms ‘still legal’ Stephen Spark UK: A new Counter Terrorism and Security Bill, which was presented to the […]

  • Hijacked tanker found

    MT Srikandi, missing since October, found off Thailand. Hijacked tanker found, suspected pirates arrested ReCAAP reports today that the tanker, Srikandi 515, hijacked on October 9th, has been located by […]

  • Thailand take on CTF-151

    New Zealand passes command of CTF-151 to Thailand Rear Admiral Pakorn Wanich of the Royal Thai Navy has assumed command of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) counter-piracy operations from Commodore […]

  • China denies bases report

    Chinese dismiss claims as groundless. China denies reports to set up 18 naval bases in Indian Ocean BEIJING: Defending its submarine’s docking at Colombo port as common practice, Chinese military […]

  • CMF in search and rescue op

    Sailors rescued after abandoning sinking ship.  New Zealand-led CTF-151 Coordinates Successful International Search and Rescue Operation Eight sailors who abandoned their sinking ship have been safely plucked from the sea […]

  • Ivory Coast warship in action

    Emergence makes its first arrests. Ivory Coast warship in action As piracy and illegal fishing continue to cause significant issues in the region, the Ivory Coast Navy’s latest ship, Emergence, […]

  • Maritime security needs more attention

    More focus on port and terminal security required. Maritime security needs more attention By MARC PEARL When most Americans think of threats to the homeland, they often think of the […]

  • EU votes to protect Somali aid

    Extension ensures protection for World Food Programme. EU votes to keep protecting aid to Somalia from pirates European council extends counter-piracy patrols for two years to secure humanitarian aid shipments […]

  • Indian coastal security stronger

    Improvements in wake of Mumbai attack, India says.  Six years after 26/11 attacks, coastal security ‘much stronger,’ says government New Delhi: On the eve of the sixth anniversary of the Mumbai […]