Tag: Gulf of Aden

  • EU Lessons from Fighting Piracy

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    Reflections on EU chair of CGPCS. EU Lessons from Fighting Piracy off Somalia’s Coast One of the priorities of the 2014 EU Chairmanship of the Contact Group on Piracy off […]

  • Iran continues military drills

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    Iran’s military drills continue in south The largest war-games by Iran’s army at the southern coast of the country. A new series of weapons that according to Iran’s army are […]

  • IMB concern over pirate payouts

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    ECHR decision sparks comments. IMB concerned over decision to compensate pirates The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has joined other maritime organisations in expressing concern over the decision to compensate convicted […]

  • Iran Navy thwarts pirates. Again.

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    Media claims another attack foiled.  Navy Thwarts Pirate Attack on Iranian Oil Tanker An attempt by pirates to hijack an Iranian oil tanker in international waters was foiled by the […]

  • PMSC has Somali fishing rights?

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    Questions now being asked about contract. Somalia Questions Deal Giving Ex-U.K. Soldiers Fish Rights By Ilya Gridneff Somalia is seeking to renegotiate an agreement that gives a company run by […]

  • Foreign navies help reduce piracy

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    Africa Focus: Foreign navies help reduce piracy in 2014: experts NAIROBI, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) — Global efforts to combat piracy in the Horn of Africa region have helped in reducing […]

  • al Qaeda target Total

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    Ongoing campaign by terrorists against oil and gas holdings. Yemeni militants name French Total company as target Al-Qaeda-linked groups in Yemen have threatened to attack facilities belonging to the French […]

  • New anti piracy camp in Eyl

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    Former pirate town now home to PMPF. Somalia: Puntland launches new counter Piracy camp in Eyl district Puntland’s Maritime police Chief Abdirisaq Diriye has laid foundation stone for a new […]

  • Floating armouries deemed unsafe

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    Despite operating without incident for some time, report has concerns. Floating arsenals designed to protect shipping from pirates deemed unsafe Report warns that vessels full of weapons for hire are […]

  • Law returns to pirate grounds

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    Countries clamp down on IUU fishing and illegal acts.  Law returns to pirate hunting grounds Stephen Spark Coastguard operations in Somaliland and the Seychelles this week suggest countries previously plagued […]

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