Governmental
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Piracy off the Coast of Somalia
The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee has published the Tenth Report of Session 2010–12: Piracy off the coast of Somalia Published on 5 January 2012 by authority of the House of […]
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Piracy off the coast of Somalia
The following article, Piracy off the coast of Somalia, comes from the Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee website. Somali piracy is a major problem for the UK and the international community. […]
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Tracking Ransom Payments
According to the Associated Press, a sharply critical report by British lawmakers has pointed out that ‘Too little is known about the fate of millions of dollars in ransom money […]
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Crews Held Hostage
Merchant ship crews held hostage in Somalia December 20, 2011 While the issue of piracy off the coast of Somalia has received significant coverage over the past 4 years, with […]
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Falklands Ships Banned
South American bloc bans Falklands ships Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay agree to close their ports to shipping bearing flag of disputed South Atlantic islands. Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay have agreed […]
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Daily Piracy Update
NATO Daily Piracy Update Recent Activity On 19 December, naval forces disrupted the skiff involved in an approach in the south west region of the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC) […]
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Trilateral talks to check China
India begins trilateral talks to check China Jayanth Jacob, Hindustan Times New Delhi, December 20, 2011 India, Sri Lanka and Maldives have formed a trilateral dialogue on maritime security at […]
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Chinese Invite
The Seychelles has invited China to set up a base to counter piracy in the region, the Seychelles’ Foreign Affairs Minister has announced. The Seychelles hosts anti-piracy forces from other […]
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Looking Back
The 27th Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is meeting today in London in a session scheduled to last until the 30th November. All 170 Member States and three […]
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Standing Up
Britain will host an international conference next year on tackling instability in Somalia and protecting ships from pirates in the Gulf of Aden, Prime Minister David Cameron has said. “Somali […]
