Industry Sector
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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 […]
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Knock-on effect of Piracy
One of the many unthinkable knock-on effects of Piracy The recent shark attack in the Seychelles may represent one of the many unthinkable knock-on effects of Piracy. In the second […]
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Joined Up Thinking
Aside from cost, the major problem for oil importing countries is getting the purchases safely home. Tankers are vulnerable to pirates for instance. This is increasingly preoccupying Chinese leaders, and […]
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Pirate Fight
Government forces from Somalia’s Puntland region have captured at least 20 pirates in a military operation reportedly led by Security Minister Gen. Khalif Issa Mudan. “Our forces captured 10 pirates […]
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Fly Boys
A new book provides an insight into the world of ex-Soviet pilots delivering food aid — and pirate ransoms. Flying rickety old Ilyushin-76’ the “no-questions-asked” pilots are often called upon […]
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Heading Out
A Spanish patrol has left Cartagena port to join Operation Atalanta from the European Union (EU). “They’re going to the place in the world that needs us most,” the head […]
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Well Supplied
The alleged pirates, who were recently caught by the Indian Navy were well stocked to stay at sea for many days. The nine foreign nationals were nabbed off the Mumbai […]
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Racing Danger
Fears of Indian Ocean piracy have forced the Volvo Ocean Race to draw up a secret route for the second and third legs of the 2011-12 round-the-world challenge, organisers have […]
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Gun Law
The German government is considering a change to gun laws so that private security companies can protect German ships from pirates. Currently one third of German ships are estimated to […]
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Raiding Force
The crew of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) along with an embarked Maritime Raid Force (MRF) from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) has conducted […]
