Law Enforcement
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Regulation Demands
Members of the European parliament have called for fresh regulations on armed guards protecting vessels from piracy, as countries struggle to combat the attacks, kidnappings and ransom demands that cost […]
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Sea Patrols
Kenya has established six patrol bases near the border with Somalia following the recent kidnapping of two tourists in Lamu. The bases at Manda, Shella, Kiwayu and Kipuni will comprise […]
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UK Bases
UK Ministers plan to despatch officers from the Serious and Organised Crime Agency to staff a new Indian Ocean unit dedicated to hunting pirate financiers, who provide start-up cash for […]
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Arms Arrests
The Yemeni coast guard detained a Russian ship loaded with weapons in the Red Sea, said a security source on Thursday. A spokesperson of the Russian embassy said the ship […]
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Court Appeal
The first piracy conviction in a US courtroom in nearly 200 years is going before an appeals court as five Somali men who attacked a Navy warship off the coast […]
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Waking Up
After some criticism of their silence on the matters surrounding piracy, it seems the International Group of P&I Club’s is waking to the problem. The Clubs have revised its frequently […]
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Court Appeal
The piracy conviction of five Somali men who launched an attack on a U.S. warship off the coast of Africa is headed to an appeals court. Attorneys for the five […]
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Stop Release
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) should abandon its practice of “catching and releasing” Somali pirates. There have been calls to adopt robust rules of engagement before piracy seriously harmed trade […]
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More Charges
A Somali man already charged with being a ransom negotiator in the hijacking of the “SV Quest” that ended in the deaths of four U.S. citizens has been indicted for […]
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Life Sentence
Two Somali men who pleaded guilty to piracy for a hijacking that ended in the deaths of four American sailors have been sentenced to life in prison. Burhan Abdirahman Yusuf […]
