GoA & Indian Ocean

  • Piracy Fight: No letting up from Navy

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    Cape Town – 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 […]

  • Security Council Extends AU Mission

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    The Security Council this morning reauthorized the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to maintain its deployment for four months, until 7 March 2013, while deciding to expand the United […]

  • Cutlass Express

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    Held only for the second time, Cutlass Express is an East African maritime exercise focusing on counter-piracy, counter-narcotics and illegal fishing Eight Navies Complete East African Exercise Cutlass Express 2012 […]

  • The Expensive, Diminishing Threat of Somali Piracy

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    For international actors, it is politically and militarily easier to try to contain the Somali piracy threat than to eliminate it. But containment comes at a high cost. The Expensive, Diminishing […]

  • Donald on Piracy

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    Aegis Advisory Director, Dr Dominick Donald, discusses the drop in Somali- based pirate attacks and its implications for ship operators   3rd Safety4Sea Forum – Session 4: Dominick Donald The […]

  • Seychelles strengthens maritime security

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    (Forimmediaterelease.net) Seychelles Minister Jean-Paul Adam has highlighted the need to strengthen regional maritime connectivity and has stressed the role that IOR-ARC can play in this regard at the 12th Ministerial […]

  • Amphibious aircraft beefs up security

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    The threat of pirate attacks and armed robbery along the Malacca Straits has seen a dramatic decline following the beefing up of security with the use of the Malaysian Maritime […]

  • A Serious Concern

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    The Council of Ministers of the Indian Ocean Rim Association of Regional Cooperation have defined Piracy as an increasingly serious concern in the Indian Ocean, posing a threat to maritime commerce […]

  • Somali Pirates Expand Operations

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    According to a senior US official, Somali pirates now have expanded their operations as far as the west coast of India. Somali pirates expand operations till West Coast of India Somali […]

  • Managing the Global Response

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    The Counter-Piracy Task Force has released its report on “Managing the Global Response to Maritime Piracy.” Managing the Global Response to Maritime Piracy The Counter-Piracy Task Force, a collaboration between the […]

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