Tag: armed guards
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Insurance Demands
A number of kidnap and ransom insurers are demanding the presence of armed guards on vessels transiting the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean before they will provide cover. […]
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Transparent Fears
With shipowners increasingly employing armed guards, there have been calls for greater transparency about their use. Serious concerns have been voiced over the presence of guards leading to an escalation […]
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Big Blue Arms
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 […]
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Regulation Demands
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 […]
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Working Hard
The Somali pirates are still taking ships, but they have to work a lot harder at it. Two years ago, half the pirate attacks resulted in a ship taken. This […]
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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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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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Somali Surge
There has been a spate of recent vessel attacks as pirates begin to spread their efforts far and wide following end to monsoon. With calm seas off East Africa at […]
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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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Flag Waivers
Cyprus’s government is preparing a change to the law that will allow its merchant ships to carry gunmen as protection against pirates, Cyprus News Agency reported, citing a shipping official. […]
