GoA & Indian Ocean

  • Going Viral

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    A maritime industry group has posted videos on YouTube showing two Danes and four Filipinos held hostage by Somalia pirates pleading for the Danish government and the ship’s owner to […]

  • Attack Foiled

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    The Indian Navy warship “Godavari”  foiled a pirate attack on a Greek merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden when it launched a helicopter and marine commandoes forcing eight Somali […]

  • Tanker Taken

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    EUNAVFOR has stated that Somali pirates have hijacked a small oil tanker. Cmdr. Harrie Harrisonreported the ship was hijacked Saturday. He says the vessel was en route from the United Arab […]

  • Livestock Grab

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    According to local sources a maritime security alert has been issued after Somali pirates hijacked an animal carrier off the coast of Puntland. The vessel was sailing from Bossasso towards the United Arab […]

  • Threat Remains

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    Somali piracy remains a threat to maritime vessels from all over the world, according to members of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia. “We all know […]

  • Weather Window

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    The weather conditions in the Arabian Sea and northern Somali Basin remain  poor with wave height forecast to exceed 5 meters in the Arabian Sea towards the weekend. The central […]

  • Tooled Up

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    Unconfirmed reports state that Somali pirates now have their hands on a more advanced type of rocket propelled grenade than they have commonly used hitherto. Speculation to this effect has […]

  • Pirate Exodus

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    Traditional elders in areas along the coastal strips of Somalia’s Bari region are worried of increasing presence of pirates in the areas. The elders say large numbers pirates are now […]

  • Winning The War

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    According to a tabloid newspaper, the recent lull in pirate activity has nothing to do with the monsoon and everything to do with the grit of the Royal Navy. The […]

  • Iran Mobilises

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    Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast says the Islamic Republic has mobilised all its capabilities to rescue Iranian vessels and their crew hijacked by Somali pirates. He stated that all […]

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