GoA & Indian Ocean
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Under Threat
Piracy is threatening the UAE’s coastal economy as attacks are being staged following a brazen and successful ship hijacking outside Salalah Port in Oman. Tim Stear, the global head of […]
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Safe and Well
The 21 crew members of the hijacked “MV Fairchem Bogey” are unhurt and awaiting the arrival of a negotiator for talks with pirates, Anglo-Eastern Ship Management said yesterday. The ship’s […]
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Attack Foiled
A chemical oil tanker foiled a hijack attempt by pirates near the Omani port of Salalah on Sunday, a day after a tanker and crew were snatched from inside the […]
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Call of Duty
Singapore is answering the call of duty – for the third time – to support international counter-piracy efforts in the Gulf of Aden. A 229-strong group from the Singapore Armed […]
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Anchor Grab
An tanker with 21 Indian sailors on board has been hijacked while at port in the Gulf state of Oman, India’s government shipping agency said. According to a Reuters report, “M.V. Fairchem Bogey”, […]
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Knock-on effect of Piracy
One of the many unthinkable knock-on effects of Piracy The recent shark attack in the Seychelles may represent one of the many unthinkable knock-on effects of Piracy. In the second […]
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Cash Strapped
Al-Shabab’s own military and financial power is waning. Last week, it withdrew from Mogadishu, the capital, after defeats by African Union-backed government forces. The $1m a month the group once […]
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Citadel Success
HMS Montrose has come to the rescue of a crew attacked by pirates and locked in a citadel aboard their ship in the Southern Red Sea. Six armed men boarded […]
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In Fighting
At least three people have died and two other injured following a heavy fight within a group of Somali pirates in the Hobyo district of Somalia. All those killed during […]
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Shore Thing
Some say that the only way to halt pirate attacks is to destroy their bases. China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has publicly suggested that China, the United States and others […]
