GoA & Indian Ocean

  • Pak to release all Indian fishermen

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    All Indian fishermen being held in Pakistani jails will be released soon as a goodwill gesture, Interior Minister Rehman Malik announced to the media today. Pak to release all Indian […]

  • Radar Identifies Suspect

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    The coastal radar chain has helped Indian Coast Guard in apprehending the merchant ship allegedly involved in the sinking of a fishing boat off Kerala. Coastal radar chain helps nab […]

  • Piracy falls in 2012

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    The IMB warns that despite the drop in piracy in 2012 the seas off East and West Africa remain dangerous, and crews must remain vigilant.  Piracy falls in 2012, but […]

  • Another Lynx off to fight pirates

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    Yesterday the Danish Air Force sent off a new Lynx helicopter to NATO’s Operation Ocean Shield. It will participate in fighting piracy with the frigate Iver Huitfeldt. In October employees […]

  • ISO 28007: The East /West Africa Paradox

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    In this article Stephen Askins of Ince & Co explains the difference in applicable standards for private maritime security companies between East and West Africa. ISO 28007 and the East […]

  • Crew of hijacked Ajman ship freed

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    A Sri Lankan seaman on an Ajman-based ship that was hijacked by Somali pirates two years ago has been freed, according to his country’s government. Crew of Ajman ship hijacked […]

  • Call with the Somali President

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    After their call, the leaders confirmed that the UK and Somali governments will co-host an international conference on Somalia on 7 May in the UK. Prime Minister’s call with the […]

  • Floating Armouries Pirate Risk

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    Private security companies increasingly rely on unregulated ‘floating armouries’ to avoid arms smuggling laws, but could these stores be vulnerable to pirate attack themselves? Piracy fears over ships laden with […]

  • Somalia back from the dead

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    Less than two years ago, its capital was a war zone. No longer. Al Shabaab has retreated and the country has been retaken by AMISOM. Somalia: A failed state is […]

  • 3 Syrian Hostages Released

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    Somali pirates have released three Syrian hostages after more than two years of captivity, the Somali government has confirmed. The three were the last of 21 surviving crew members to […]

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