Industry Sector

  • Failure Rate

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    Navies and ships thwarted an increasing number of attacks by Somali pirates this year as incidents worldwide rose to a record, the International Maritime Bureau said. Of 199 attacks by […]

  • Mothership Rescue

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    A large Pakistani fishing trawler that had been taken over by a group of Somali pirates earlier this week was rescued by the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) near the coast […]

  • Tabloid Tales

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    The tabloid press has sniffed the scent of sensational stories, and has begun to focus on Somali piracy. Read this glorious tale of pirates unleashing terror on the high seas […]

  • Shifting Ashore

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    Britain has organized a special intelligence team to track down those who are financing Somali pirate gangs. This all began when British intelligence in the Persian Gulf (where all sorts […]

  • Separation Anxiety

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    What happens why the crew from hijacked ships are taken ashore, separated from the vessel and the bonds to their K&R insurance? According to Lloyd’s List the trend for separating […]

  • Big Blue Arms

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    According to statements from the world’s biggest shipowner, AP Moller-Maersk will make more regular use of armed guards on tankers passing through the Gulf of Aden. According to Maersk Tankers […]

  • Blow by Blow

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    The full story of the rescue of the hijacked freighter “Montecristo” has emerged after a statement to the BBC by Captain Gerry Northwood regarding the role of the British Royal […]

  • Foreign Attacks

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    Foreign security agencies launched an attack at a pirates’ base situated a few miles from the Kenya-Somalia border, killing and injuring several unknown suspected pirates. The base, near the Kenyan […]

  • Regulation Demands

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    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 […]

  • African Disease

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    While Somalia remains the focus, it seems an entire continent is becoming a hotbed of “pirate” style attack and grab raids. Kidnap for ransom is becoming an Africa curse, with […]

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