GoA & Indian Ocean

  • NATO Attack Map

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    NATO has mapped out known Somali pirate operating areas as part of the NATO Shipping Centre Counter Piracy Operation Ocean Shield. As one might expect, the pirates hug the contours […]

  • New Chinese Milestone

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    The Chinese Navy has reached another milestone as it attempts to enhance its operational experience and international image. A Chinese warship has escorted a World Food Program shipment along coast […]

  • Pirates Use New MO

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    While apprehending 16 pirates during a recent anti-piracy operation, the Indian Navy discovered that the pirates had adopted a new modus operandi. Quaiser Khalid, a Deputy Commissioner of the Indian […]

  • Treat Pirates as Terrorists

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    Frustration at the failure of the multinational naval forces operating in the Horn of Africa area to contain the piracy problem off Somalia has led to the Asian Shippers’ Council […]

  • The APS HUB

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    USS Stephen W. Groves departed Port Louis, Mauritius, after completing the second training “Hub” of Africa Partnership Station East, March 28. The “Hub” saw the graduation of armed service members […]

  • Call for Armed Guards

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    Security companies believe that overt protection deters piracy. At an industry event jointly hosted by Gray Page and Protection Vessels International, delegates were told that the shipping industry needs to […]

  • Tanker Taken

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    At approximately 0900Z on 28 March, the Crude Oil Tanker the “MV Zirku” was hit by pirates. The vessel was approximately 250 nautical miles South East of Salalah in the […]

  • Falcon Saved

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    An attempted pirate attack was disrupted last week by U.S. Navy forces supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Two helicopters were sent to investigate a distress call from the “Falcon Trader II” […]

  • Falcon Fear

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    Fears are growing as pirates have boarded the 54,924-dwt Falcon Trader II (built 2009) in the Arabian Sea. On first report the crew were understood to be in a citadel and […]

  • BMP Rules

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    In addition to the new agreement on the boundaries and extent of high risk piracy areas the IBF and ITF imposed some additional requirements. The agreement states that during a vessel’s transit […]

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