GoA & Indian Ocean
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Doubling Up
There has been a focus lately on the “wages” which Somali pirates can expect to earn over a “career”. Over a five year spree a pirate can make $168,000-$394,000, though […]
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Mothership Warning
The NATO Counter Piracy Operation, “Ocean Shield” has issued an urgent warning concerning a notorious mothership, which has been supporting piracy operations. At 0912 UTC on 09 MAY a fishing […]
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Swift Response
The vessel “Full City” was captured by pirates yesterday, only to be rapidly freed by a swift naval response. Turkish and U.S. navy ships were thankfully close to the vessel […]
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Attack Alert
The latest alert has seen a merchant vessel subjected to piracy attack near position Latitude 14 50N Longitude 066 48E. At 0336 UTC today a merchant vessel was reported under […]
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Under Threat
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society vessel, “Steve Irwin”, was reportedly tailed by Somali pirates on Tuesday in the Gulf of Aden. The group, famous for its aggressive campaigns against Japanese […]
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Activity Alert
Today has seen reported pirate activity centred near Latitude 1350N Longitude 06554E. At 0432 UTC a merchant vessel was reported under attack by a group of pirates using a single […]
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Security Case Study
The Hijacking of the MV Zirku: A Case Study in Shipping Security By Sam Bateman Republished with the kind permission the S.Rajaratnam School of International Studies. Synopsis The recent hijacking […]
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Tanker Taken
Somali pirates hijacked a chemical tanker with 25 crew members aboard off the Kenyan coast over the weekend, according to officials. News reports state the captured Singapore-registered ship “MT Gemini”, […]
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MV Renuar Released
According to a EU Navfor press release issued yesterday, on the 23rd April the bulk carrier MV Renuar was released from pirate control after 133 days in captivity. The Liberian owned, […]
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Tanker Escape
A Singaporean chemical tanker survived an Easter brush with pirates off Somalia. Shots were fired at the 33,374-dwt “MV Atlantia” on Easter Sunday as a gang looked to take control […]
