GoA & Indian Ocean

  • Anti-piracy plans divide opinions

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    Lack of consensus remains across the regional shipping sector on how best to tackle Somali piracy. Despite the fact that the number of attacks by Somali pirates fell in the […]

  • We Must Isolate Piracy Ringleaders and Financiers

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    We must isolate piracy’s ringleaders and financiers, says UNODC Chief as counter-piracy mission ends in Mauritius. Counter-piracy mission reinforces regional cooperation, but future work is to focus on Somalia by […]

  • China calls for more int’l cooperation in combating Somali piracy

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    UNITED NATIONS, Nov 19, 2012 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — China Monday called on the international community to strengthen communication and coordination in further combating Somali piracy. Wang Min, Chinese deputy […]

  • EU Naval Force and CTF 151 Work Together

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    Earlier today [Wednesday], Romanian frigate ROS Regele Ferdinand, under command of the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) worked in close co-operation with Turkish warship TCG Gemlik of Combined Task Force […]

  • Anti-Piracy Gains Can Easily Be Reversed

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    Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, delivered by Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson to the Security Council debate on maritime piracy as a threat to international peace and security, in […]

  • ‘More Sophisticated’ Pirates

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    Though piracy has significantly reduced off the Somali coast, pirates have become more organised and sophisticated, Indian Navy officers l have said. Commanding officer of Indian naval ship Deepak, Balbir […]

  • NATO Fights Somali Piracy Nearer Coast

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    This week, the ships of NATO’s counter piracy task force have been busy visiting local and regional mariners. Using their rigid hull inflatable boats, boarding teams from HNLMS ROTTERDAM, HDMS […]

  • Piracy is down, can we all go home?

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    With the number of pirate attacks on maritime shipping off the coast of Somalia down over the past year, there are increasing calls to declare that the threat from piracy […]

  • Drop in Somali Piracy

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    Over the last three months we have noticed a drop in Somali pirates’ attacks. So we should be thinking again about the nature of the Somali pirate threat and what […]

  • Piracy will swell again if not policed

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    South Africa will send anti-piracy patrols to the waters off Mozambique and Tanzania this month, a senior navy official said on Thursday, while warning of a resurgence in attacks if […]

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