GoA & Indian Ocean
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Somali Pirates Flee Captured Dhow
On Saturday the master of a dhow spoke of his relief after 6 armed pirates, who had taken his vessel and crew hostage, fled the scene after sightings of an […]
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Is Piracy Eradicated?
What are the root causes of maritime piracy and how should they be addressed? For James Kraska, the Janus-faced answer is simple – the absence of the rule of law […]
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Longer Sentences for Pirates
Spain’s Supreme Court on Monday lengthened by five years the sentences of six Somalis jailed for attempting to hijack a Spanish navy vessel that was taking part in EU anti-piracy […]
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Illicit money flows experts shot in Somalia
The two men, who often worked together, were on mission in Somalia to offer technical advice and to help build local capacities in the specialised field of illicit money flows. […]
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ID cards prove fishermen are not pirates
Somali fishermen have been issued with official ID cards to help distinguish them from pirates, it’s been reported. Somalia: ID cards prove fishermen are not pirates Somali fishermen have been […]
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Dryad release latest piracy statistics
Dryad Maritime has today released its Q1 maritime crime figures which show an overall downturn in incidents across the Horn of Africa, the Gulf of Guinea and Southeast Asia since […]
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How much will MH370 search cost?
In the month since Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, search and rescue teams have patrolled areas of the southern Indian ocean, thousands of […]
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CTF 150 seizes 130kg heroin off Tanzanian coast
Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Regina has seized over 130kg of high-grade heroin off the coast of Tanzania. HMCS Regina’s embarked ‘Sea King’ helicopter initially observed a suspect dhow in the […]
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Somali piracy resurgence in 2015?
A White Paper published today by Dryad Maritime has outlined how a shift in US foreign policy could spark a resurgence of piracy East of Suez and in the Indian […]
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France Hands over Command
On Sunday 6 April, Rear Admiral Hervé Bléjean (French Navy) handed over the Force Command of EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia Operation Atalanta to Rear Admiral Jürgen zur Mühlen […]
