GoA & Indian Ocean
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Cure Worse Than Curse
The recent incident in which Italian military killed two Indian fishermen off coast of Kerala questions the very rationale of deploying armed guards on merchant ships. Armed guards cure is worse […]
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Prisoner Swap for Dubai Ship
Somali pirates holding the UAE-registered cargo vessel MV Leila, hijacked off Oman last month, have demanded the release of fellow-hijackers from prison before they free the ship. Somali pirates want prisoner swap for […]
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Piracy Worries India
India is concerned with the increase in attacks by Somali pirates and calls on the international community to adopt a comprehensive counter-piracy strategy to deal with the problem. Increasing pirate […]
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Family Take Over Negotiations
Aid organisation with strong ties in Somalia has been asked to halt negotiations for the release of Durban yachters Bruno Pelizzari and Debbie Calitz. Gift of the Givers taken off […]
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Pirates Move Towards UAE
The percentage of merchant ships hijacked while travelling to or from ports within the Arabian Gulf rose from 33 per cent in 2010 to 40 per cent last year. Of […]
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Italian Marines Jailed
An Indian court on Monday ordered the two Italian marines currently being investigated for the killing of two Indian fishermen at sea to be held in jail. India/Italy: Rome protests […]
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EU NAFVOR Disrupts Pirate Action Group EU NAFVOR Disrupts Pirate Action Group
EU NAFVOR warship FGS BERLIN has successfully engineered the release of an Indian flagged dhow and crew, disrupting a Pirate Action Group and destroying two attack skiffs. On 28 February […]
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Cargo Owners Warned
The increasing number and scope of pirate attacks particularly along Africa’s coastline has become a multi-billion dollar problem costing various governments and the shipping industry up to $7 billion last […]
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‘Marò’ to Remain in Custody
The two Italian soldiers under investigation by Indian authorities for the death of two Indian fishermen will remain in police custody until March 5 a magistrate ordered today in Kollam. […]
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Piracy Raid Leaves Two Dead
After watching a pirate mothership for several days, the Danish ship Absalon fired at the vessel to force it to stop. Two hostages were found wounded and “could not be […]
