Industry Sector

  • Violent Tide

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    A freed hostage has been looking back on the violence he experienced at the hands of Somali pirates. Sandeep Dangwal who was a crewmember of the “Marida Marguerite” has been […]

  • Raised Ransom

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    Somali pirates have reportedly doubled their ransom demand over 20 ship crews of Indonesia’s “Sinar Kudus”. Earlier, the pirates requested US$2.6 million. However, the demand was multiplied to US$3.5 million. […]

  • Tanker Saved

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    An Iranian news agency claims that Iranian Navy commandos opened fire on suspected Somali pirates attempting to hijack a supertanker. The attack on the Iranian tanker “Voyager 1” took place […]

  • Mothership Freed

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    The tanker “MT Irene SL” has reportedly been released from pirate control. According to NATO the vessel ha been freed and its last reported position at 07 April 1755UTC was 06 […]

  • Ship Taken

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    In the early morning of 8 April, the General Cargo ship “MV Susan K” was pirated approximately 200 nautical miles North-East of Salalah, Oman; a location only 35 nautical miles […]

  • Handing Over

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    The Australian command of coalition maritime operations in support of counter-terrorism operations in the Gulf region of the Middle East has passed to the French Navy. Commodore Greg Sammut of […]

  • Extreme Threat

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    The U.S. military commander for Africa says he believes Islamists fighting the U.N.-backed Somali government are getting some funding from piracy there and that al-Qaida militants will link with the […]

  • Indian Owner Demands

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    Indian ship owners want to use of armed guards on board their vessels. The Indian National Shipowners Association (INSA) has insisted as “a first option for armed Naval guards from […]

  • Finnish Arrest

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    The Finnish navy detained 18 suspected pirates on a boat in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday and is questioning them as part of international efforts to combat piracy in the […]

  • Joint Patrols

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    India and Thailand have agreed to pursue high-level dialogue on defence cooperation to tackle the menace of piracy. In a joint statement the leaders noted that coordinated patrolling was already […]

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