GoA & Indian Ocean

  • Swiss Guards

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    Three years ago the Swiss parliament voted against participation in operation Atalanta, yesterday Swiss shipping operators confirmed the hiring of armed security personnel to guard their vessels. Armed guards protect Swiss […]

  • War on Pirates

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    Ship hijackings by Somali pirates have slowed down considerably so far this year, but they will bounce back, says a retired Navy rear admiral who commanded an anti-piracy multinational alliance […]

  • Pirate Demands

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    Rogues though they may be, pirates are in many cases are surprisingly well-organized, down to having their own packets of paperwork — on letterhead — for their victims. Africa’s pirates […]

  • Negotiator Sentenced

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    A Somali man who acted as a hostage negotiator during the hijacking of an American yacht has been given 12 life sentences by a US judge. Somali pirate negotiator given […]

  • Child Pirates Returned to Somalia

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    Two Somali children aged 12 and 11, arrested by Seychelles police with 12 others on suspicion of piracy in January, have been returned to Somalia Captured child pirates sent back […]

  • Appeal Adjourned

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    An appeal by 10 pirates sentenced to life in prison for hijacking the UAE ship MV Arillah has been adjourned after the defence team did not show up. Pirates’ appeal […]

  • Dhow Disrupted

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    NATO and EU counter piracy forces have disrupted a pirated dhow freeing the crew and arresting the suspected pirates. Pirated Dhow Disrupted By Counter Piracy Forces After a three day […]

  • Zero Attacks

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    For the first time in the last five years, there have been no pirate attacks off the east coast of Africa for a full month. Piracy Attacks Drop to Zero […]

  • Huge Losses

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    The resurgence of pirate attacks in African waters is now a subject of serious concern to African states and the international community. Oil industry loses $1bn The resurgence of pirate […]

  • Pirates Convicted

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    EU Naval Force Welcomes Prosecution of 7 Somali Pirates Convicted of Attacking French Fishing Vessel. On Tuesday 7 August 2012 seven Somali men were found guilty by a Kenyan court […]

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