Industry Sector
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Skiff Justice
On September 29 the EU NAVFOR warship FGS KÖLN located and destroyed a suspicious whaler close to a beach off Somalia, 100 nautical miles SW of Mogadishu. A helicopter was […]
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Big Guns
According to Lloyds List, if you mention 12.7 mm guns to private security providers and there is likely to be a sharp intake of breath. Mention them to gung ho […]
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Terror Fear
A senior U.S. Navy officer is warning that piracy may become an increasingly dangerous and expensive problem, especially if it intersects with terrorism. “There are people that are interested in […]
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Human Touch
A program to help seafarers and families cope with the physical and mental trauma caused by torture and abuse at the hands of pirates has been launched. Pirates are routinely […]
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ICS View
Writing in their brochure to celebrate World Maritime Day, the International Chamber of Shipping has focused on the issue of armed guards.
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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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Military Approach
Jan Kromhout a partner at AKD’s Rotterdam law offices has recently analysed a Dutch government commissioned report assessing the desirability and possibility of deploying private sector armed security to help […]
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Cold Response
India has rejected suggestions that its navy should go on a “hot pursuit” of Somali pirates, who are threatening global trade in the Indian Ocean region. “I do not agree […]
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Italian Action
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini says officials are working with the Somali government to free Italian sailors held by pirates. Frattini, speaking on Italian TV, said new measures against the […]
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Ransom Demand
Somali pirates, who kidnapped Durban couple Bruno Pelizzari and Deborah Calitz almost a year ago have promised to kill them if the $4-million ransom is not paid soon. In a […]
