Tag: Hostage

  • Piracy precautions serious business on cruise ships

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    Anti-piracy measures, but no guns on Dutch flagged ship. Piracy precautions serious business on cruise ships By JANE ANN MORRISON Watching Tom Hanks in “Captain Phillips,” the real-life story of […]

  • Saudi Arabia, Eritrea to boost Red Sea security

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    No information as to what form this will take. Saudi Arabia, Eritrea agree to boost Red Sea security Saudi Arabia and Eritrea have reached a security and military agreement on […]

  • New patrol ships for Tanzania

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    New ships to combat maritime crime. JK commissions two navy patrol ships to help in fighting piracy BY DAVID KISANGA President Jakaya Kikwete yesterday commissioned two patrol ships to boost […]

  • Hostage recounts piracy ordeal

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    Ahiable was held with crew of MV Iceberg 1. Ears split, whipped and starved; Ahiable recounts ordeal with Somali pirates Whipped with electrical wires, denied food for several weeks, drinking […]

  • Nigeria: Pirates Take Over Waterways

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    Attacks ongoing against locals, fishermen. Nigeria: Pirates Take Over Akwa Ibom Waterways By Chioma Onuegbu IWUOKPOM — FOR seven months running, sea bandits have been on the prowl in the […]

  • Iran Navy Foils Pirate Attacks

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    Despite large naval presence in Gulf, Iranian vessels hit by pirates.  Iran Navy Foils Pirate Attacks on Oil Tankers in Gulf of Aden The Iranian naval forces have saved two […]

  • French warship makes call at Pulau Indah

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    Ship rescued citizens from Yemen en route to Malaysia. French warship Aconit makes week-long call at Pulau Indah BY GRACE CHEN The Aconit, a French stealth frigate, made a stop at […]

  • Navy positions against pirates, oil thieves

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    Hopes RMAC equipment will help fight. Navy positions against pirates, oil thieves By PHILIP NWOSU Nigerian Navy said it has put machinery necessary to keep pirates and sea criminals out […]

  • China’s nuclear sub mission in Gulf of Aden

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    Sub conducted anti-piracy work. China’s nuclear sub mission in Gulf of Aden ‘could cause unease among neighbours’ Type 091 vessel patrolled Gulf of Aden for more than two months escorting […]

  • Rebuilding Somalia’s maritime sector

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    Reduction in piracy presents opportunity. Rebuilding Somalia’s maritime sector A three-day Stakeholders Forum (27-29 April) to review draft guidelines for the establishment of a Somalia Maritime Administration, coordinated and funded […]

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