GoA & Indian Ocean

  • Government Urged to Hold Firm

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    UK Chamber of Shipping responds to  Foreign Affairs Committee report on piracy off the coast of Somalia The UK Chamber of Shipping welcomes the well-researched and level-headed report published today […]

  • US Rescues Iranian Vessel

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    The US State Department has acknowledged a report from the US Navy that American forces based on the destroyer USS Kidd have rescued an Iranian fishing boat from suspected Somali […]

  • Piracy off the Coast of Somalia

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    The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee has published the Tenth Report of Session 2010–12: Piracy off the coast of Somalia Published on 5 January 2012 by authority of the House of […]

  • Naval Wargames Soon

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    TEHRAN (FNA)- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) will soon stage its most massive naval exercises in Iran’s Southern waters in the near future, Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad […]

  • Changes to Defence Laws

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    During an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live, Paul and Rachel Chandler stated that they were disappointed by the way in which the British Government handled their kidnapping and have called […]

  • Iran Could Close Hormuz

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    Should Iran’s rulers ever make good their threats to block the Straits of Hormuz, they could almost certainly achieve their aim within a few hours. By Peter Apps, Political Risk Correspondent (Reuters) […]

  • Piracy off the coast of Somalia

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    The following article, Piracy off the coast of Somalia, comes from the Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee website. Somali piracy is a major problem for the UK and the international community. […]

  • Tracking Ransom Payments

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    According to the Associated Press, a sharply critical report by British lawmakers has pointed out that ‘Too little is known about the fate of millions of dollars in ransom money […]

  • Crews Held Hostage

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    Merchant ship crews held hostage in Somalia December 20, 2011 While the issue of piracy off the coast of Somalia has received significant coverage over the past 4 years, with […]

  • Pirates Kicked Out

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    Puntland Kicks Pirates from Bandarbeyla Bandarbeyla, located in the Karkaar region of Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland, is officially free of pirates, senior officials told Somalia Report on Thursday. After […]

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