GoA & Indian Ocean

  • Hostage Talks

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    A security team from Malaysia will arrive in Dubai today to begin talks with Somali tribal leaders, seeking to break the impasse in talks between Somali pirates and the families […]

  • 15 Years

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    Bruno Sturlese, the prosecutor in the Paris trial of six Somalis charged with holding crew of a luxury sailing ship hostage in the Gulf of Aden in 2008, has called […]

  • Fighting Piracy

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    Piracy off the coast of Somalia remains a critical issue for the United States, the international community, and the global economy. Since 2008, Somali pirates have hijacked 175 vessels and attacked […]

  • Liquid Velvet Released

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    Seven months after a single skiff captured the Greek-owned tanker Liquid Velvet and its 21 crewmembers, the pirates and their investors have resolved their differences and negotiated the release of […]

  • Prosecution Deal

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    The United Kingdom and Mauritius have signed an agreement that provides for suspected pirates caught by the British navy to be prosecuted on the Indian Ocean island. UK & MAURITIUS […]

  • Identification Problems

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    Many  small craft are indistinguishable from the skiffs employed by pirates, only a close inspection will provide a reasonable assumption that a fast craft approaching is a pirate skiff and […]

  • Aerial Attack

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    An official from the autonomous Somali region of Puntland says its forces launched an aerial attack targeting a pirate leader in Somalia. Troops bomb pirate base in Somali region By […]

  • PAWW Report

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    The Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) has issued the Piracy Analysis and Warning Weekly (PAWW) Report (Horn of Africa) for the period 24 – 30 May 2012. The Piracy Analysis […]

  • Safeguarding Crew and Fleet

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    State-owned Oman Shipping Company (OSC) has decided to make further investments to secure its expanding fleet and safeguard the company’s Omani and multinational crew against pirate attacks. Oman Shipping takes steps to […]

  • Enhanced Security

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    During a talk delivered at the Asia Security Summit, India’s Minister of Defence called for enhanced regional maritime security to counter the threat of piracy. Antony calls for increased regional […]

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