GoA & Indian Ocean
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Humanitarian Aid by Sea
During the last week EU Naval Force (NAVFOR) Spanish and French frigates have ensured that much needed humanitarian aid has been delivered safely to the people of Somalia. From 5 […]
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ITS Scirocco Joins EUNavfor
On Saturday the 14th of April the Italian Frigate ITS SCIROCCO has joined the European Naval Force to combat piracy off Somalia. ITS SCIROCCO, while being specifically equipped for anti-submarine […]
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Anti-Piracy Webinar
BIMCO have organised a free anti-piracy webinar exclusively for members on 27 April which will take the audience through the fundamentals of company and ship preparations and execution of operations […]
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Cycle of Violence
As Western forces increase their military presence in Somalia, a number of locals and experts are concerned that the country will remain in a cycle of violence that fails to […]
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Bolder Attacks
A senior maritime security analyst said today that Somali pirates have acquired sophisticated weaponry from Libya, and are likely to use them in bolder attacks on shipping Analyst says Somali […]
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Hostages Rescued
The Danish Navy have rescused twelve hostages of Pakistani and Iranian origin. Sixteen alleged pirates were arrested after the Danish warship Absalon stopped a pirate mother-ship on Wednesday. Pakistani hostages […]
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Counter-Piracy
Guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) arrived in the Gulf of Aden to conduct counter-piracy operations in the Southern Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Somali Basin, Arabian Sea, and Indian Ocean. […]
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Patterns Behind Pirate Attacks
Somali pirates now operate across 2.5m square nautical miles of ocean – equivalent to the size of the continental US – and there may be evidence that they employing patterns of […]
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80% of Pirates Freed
Fewer than one in every five suspects picked up around the Horn of Africa over the past four years have been prosecuted for piracy-related offences. The figures place doubt on […]
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French Navy Falcon 50M relieved by maritime patrol aircraft Atlantique 2
Deployed since 15 March to take part in the fight against piracy, a Falcon 50M from the French Navy has left the operation and been relieved by a maritime patrol […]
