Governmental
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UN Speech
Somalia Prime Minister, Mohamed Abdulahi Farmajo’s has made a speech at UN Security Council. He stressed that the root cause and breeding ground of both terrorism and piracy is lawlessness […]
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Indian Calls
Somali pirates are posing ever increasing challenges to India, disrupting its trade, capturing its seafarers, attacking closer to its shores and the nation is being forced to step up its […]
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Terror Alert
Pirates operating of the coast of Somalia are expanding both their reach and their profit motive, said Adm. John T. Harvey, USN, commander of the U.S. Fleet Forces Command. They […]
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Blockade Calls
US Senator Mark Kirk, has been sharing more thoughts on piracy after his fact-finding trip to the Horn of Africa. He thinks the U.S. Navy should put a total blockade […]
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Game On
To fight piracy the U.S. Navy has now added a new weapon. They have turned to a “World of Warcraft”-like multiplayer game called MMOWGLI. The game brings experts from around […]
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Going Armed
The Indian government has decided to allow armed guards on Indian merchant ships. Director general of shipping S B Agnihotri said, “We have decided to allow the armed guards on […]
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Twin Concerns
The twin issues of piracy and the control of armed guards on ships will be debated at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC89) meeting, starting in London […]
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Kidnap Demands
The Somali pirates holding seven Indian crew of “MT Asphalt Venture” hostage have refused to negotiate with the ship owners and insisted they would engage only with the government authorities. […]
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Cash Pledge
South Korea has pledged US$500,000 to the international trust fund aimed at combating piracy off the coast of Somalia, according to Seoul’s foreign ministry. The contribution was announced at a […]
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India Takes Fight to Pirates
With the rising threat of piracy, India has an opportunity to show it’s able to step up as a co-operative regional and potential global power. In September 2008, a registered […]
