Areas of Risk

  • Ransom Dispute

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    Local Somali media sources have been covering a “summit” between pirate groups and Islamist insurgents. The reports claim that a 2-day meeting between Al-Shabab which controls over 10 regions in […]

  • Justice Served

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    Justice has been served to one of the pirates behind the 2009 hijacking of the Maersk Alabama. Abduwali Muse, of Somalia, was sentenced in New York to 34-years in federal […]

  • Game Changes

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    There are concerns being voiced that Somali pirates now have the capability of reaching the coastal waters of other nations. Particularly at risk are the waters around Sri Lanka, down […]

  • Pointing The Finger

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    Ecoterra, an organisation run by volunteers from in and outside Somalia, has become increasingly high profile as its piracy reporting  has become the mainstay of many a news source. Given the recent taking […]

  • Fishing Vessel Taken

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    Somali pirates have captured a Yemeni fishing vessel off Socotra Island, according to EUNAVFOR. The Alfardous, which was carrying eight crew members of unknown nationalities, was seized last Sunday according […]

  • Loose Lips…

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    There are growing concerns that the yacht Quest and the Americans onboard may have been specifically targeted. Before the attack a Somali pirate allegedly told an Associated Press reporter in […]

  • Yacht Peril

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    The hijacking of the yacht Quest, and the taking of four Americans as hostage has once again raised the issue of yachting and pirates. NATO Shipping Centre advises yachts not […]

  • Almost A Call To Arms

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    After much internal debate The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has arrived at a new stance on the use of private armed security guards to defend merchant ships against attacks by Somali […]

  • Russian Union Plea

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    A seafarers’ union in Russia has called on the Russian president to take a proactive approach to piracy by initiating a United Nations (UN) resolution. In a letter to Dmitry […]

  • SE Asian Surge

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    There has been a surge in pirate activity around the Malaysian coast in the past week. Pirates have struck off the west coast of Sabah near Labuan island and made off with […]

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