Month: March 2017

  • UN sees piracy return

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    Following a database fault, many of this week’s articles were deleted, so we are reposting them again. The UAE-owned tanker was the first commercial ship seized off the eastern African […]

  • Gunship kills 31 in BAM

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    Not immediately clear who carried out attack. 31 Somalis killed in raid off Yemen coast-source CAIRO/DUBAI (Reuters) – Thirty-one Somali refugees were killed off the coast of Yemen late on […]

  • ReCAAP’s road map

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    The importance of information sharing. Singapore Supports ReCAAP ISC’s Roadmap for the Future By Aiswarya Lakshmi Singapore endorsed the roadmap and strategies to strengthen Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy […]

  • Pirates release tanker

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    Vessel released after negotiations with owner, local elders. Somalia ship hijack: Pirates release vessel without ransom Somali pirates who hijacked an oil tanker have released it without condition, according to […]

  • Piracy threatens to return

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    Aris 13 is currently off the Puntland coast. Somalia ship hijack: Maritime piracy threatens to return By Frank Gardner, BBC security correspondent The hijacking of a merchant fuel tanker by […]

  • Iran, Pakistan drill in Strait

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    News is bound to please the US. Iran, Pakistan to stage joint naval drills in Strait of Hormuz TEHRAN, March 15 (Xinhua) — Iran’s navy warships and a visiting flotilla […]

  • Pirates, PMPF exchange fire

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    Somali force and pirates aboard hijacked vessel exchange fire Somali maritime forces have exchanged gunfire with the hijackers of an oil tanker in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland, the head […]

  • ASG kills crewman

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    Abu Sayyaf group seized 6 Vietnamese sailors on Feb. 19 near southern province of Tawi-Tawi. Philippines: Abu Sayyaf group kills Vietnamese sailor By Hader Glang ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines  Daesh-linked terrorists […]

  • Haftar regains control

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    Whoever controls the oil, controls Libya. Libya’s Khalifa Haftar ‘retakes oil ports from Islamist militia’ Forces loyal to Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar say they have retaken key oil-rich areas […]

  • Pirates demand ransom

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    Somali pirates return to old school ransom model. EU Naval Force Confirms Fuel Tanker Has Been Pirated off North Coast of Somalia The EU Naval Force, which is currently operating […]

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