Areas of Risk
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Turbulent Times in West African Waters: 5 killed, 19 rescued.
On Wednesday 17 November, gunmen opened fire on a vessel transporting security personnel to an oil platform in Cameroon waters and killed five people, – ‘Gunmen off Cameroon in Deadly […]
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Somalia Onshore: Where next for the transitional government, al-Shabab and the pirate industry?
Somalia Onshore Where next for the transitional government, al-Shabab and the pirate industry? by Natznet Tesfay Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) increasingly relies on outside support for its survival, which […]
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African Union Can Remove Pirates Says Uganda
In the AFP article “Send troops not navies to Somalia, says Uganda” James Mugume, permanent secretary at Uganda’s foreign ministry commented that the international counter-piracy missions offshore were “a good […]
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Sailing Through the Pirate Zone
This morning November 2nd Reuters reported a potential hijacking of a yacht in the Indian Ocean with three British crew onboard, only ten days after the first anniversary of the […]
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East African Fishing, With A Catch.
EUNAVFOR recently confirmed that the Kenyan flagged fishing vessel the Golden Wave was hijacked on 9 October 2010, with 43 crew onboard. Considering the International Maritime Bureau’s statistics on the […]
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Citadels Under Siege: Safe Rooms or Safety Hazards?
“When placing crew in a citadel, the crew may not be rescued. You need to consider that fact.” – Commander Steve Paget, Canadian Navy. During an insightful “Combating Piracy Week” […]
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“Hull Underwriters Moving Towards BMP Implementation as Part of Contract” – Giles Noakes of BIMCO
Speaking on the 12th of October at the “Combating Piracy Week” conference in London, Giles Noakes of BIMCO indicated that hull underwriters were moving towards BMP implementation as a key […]
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US Backs Multilateral Approach to Pacific Disputes
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has been outlining the Obama Administration’s position on the maritime disputes in the Pacific whilst visiting Vietnam this week. “Relying exclusively on bilateral relationships isn’t […]
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Drivers for Change in US Counter-Piracy Strategy
US strategists agree that Piracy off the coast of Somalia is an ever-shifting ball game. A recent US Government Accountability Office report into US initiatives in countering piracy has identified […]
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Pirate Attack off Madagascar Is False Alarm; Threat Is Considered Real
The southernmost pirate attack to date off the coast of East Africa was a false alarm but the threat of pirates extending their reach is more than palpable. With a […]
