Industry Sector
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Holy Support
The Catholic Church has given its strong backing to a programme aimed at preventing and dealing with the damage done by piracy on the high seas. The Maritime Piracy Humanitarian […]
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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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New Route
Tankers and cargo ships could next year travel regularly between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans via the Arctic to save time, money, emissions…and pirates. Scandinavian shipowners have revealed new data […]
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Graphic and Novel
The stuff of nightmares is increasingly the stuff of comic books these days. Adding an artist’s surreal take on piracy, the ordeal suffered by the Chandlers in Somali has been […]
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Guarded Response
Further details have emerged about the pirate attack on the “Ocean Rig Poseidon” drillship off Tanzania. Pirates attacked the 228-metre long vessel from a small boat at approximately 08:00 as […]
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New Resource
The Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia has launched its official website at www.thecgpcs.org. The Contact Group, or CGPCS is a voluntary, ad hoc international forum of […]
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Oil Wars
The OPEC secretary-general has claimed that piracy “cuts to the heart of Opec’s efforts to ensure stable oil supplies”. With tankers being targeted and a Drillship having just come under […]
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Drill Attack
Somali pirates have targeted a new Ocean Rig drillship off Tanzania. Seven pirates in a skiff armed with weapons launched an attack on the Petrobras operated 96,000-dwt “Poseidon” (built 2011) […]
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Arms Arrests
According to press reports, a ship master and two security personnel have been detained in Dubai for six months after weapons were found on board. The three men have been […]
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Ransom Demand
Somali pirates are demanding $8 million for the release of the “MV Albedo” which was hijacked ten months ago. The crew of the ship consists of 23 individuals including 7 […]
