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  • CMF, NATO and EUNAVFOR Meet

    Naval coalition cooperation crucial in fight against maritime crime.  Big Three Counter-Piracy Task Force Commanders Meet in Muscat The Commanders of the ‘Big Three’ international counter-piracy task forces met in […]

  • Warning that Somali piracy may return

    Piracy currently suppressed, but things could easily change.  Analyst, industry officials warn on possible resurgence of Somali piracy By Marcus Hand from Copenhagen Despite the sharp decline in piracy off the coast of […]

  • Will navies pull out?

    Drones Add Another Protective Layer for Container and Bulk Shipping Against Pirates Attacks May be Down but There is Still a Place for the Combined Naval Task Forces GULF OF […]

  • SHADE meeting opens in Bahrain

    Naval forces and NGOs meet to discuss piracy threat.  Delegates meet to discuss the international counter-piracy effort Representatives from around the world have come together in Bahrain to discuss the […]

  • EUNAVFOR now using UAVs

    Italian Air Force Completes its First Remote Controlled Aircraft Sortie for Operation Atalanta On Tuesday 4 September the 32nd wing of the Italian Air Force, which operates the remote controlled […]

  • Beyond Rivalry? EU–NATO Cooperation

    A Guest Article by Piracy-Studies.org Beyond Rivalry? EU–NATO Cooperation in Counter-Piracy Operations By Simon J. Smith and Carmen Gebhard Counter-piracy operations and maritime engagement in the Gulf of Aden is […]

  • EUNVFOR Provides Seychelles Training

    Continues training efforts with regional forces.  EU Warship Provides Seychelles CG Training By George Backwell EU Naval Force Warship ‘FGS Berlin’ has conducted local maritime capacity building in the Seychelles […]

  • AFM soldiers back from Somalia mission

    Anti-piracy team return from deployment.  AFM soldiers back from Somalia mission A contingent of 21 AFM soldiers are back from Somalia where they formed part of an EU-mandated anti-piracy mission. […]

  • Piracy is a symptom of Somalia chaos

    Root causes of piracy remain on land in Somalia.  Piracy is a symptom of Somalia chaos Piracy has fallen out of the headlines recently as the number of attempted hijackings […]

  • Yacht rescued in Gulf of Aden

    Despite warning to yachts to avoid the area, French craft suffers engine failure. French yacht rescued in Gulf of Aden While on patrol against piracy in the Gulf of Aden, […]