Tag: Hostage

  • Indonesia’s piracy problem

    Force is not the ultimate answer. It’s the Economy: Exploring Indonesia’s Piracy Problem CHRISTOPHER PAPAS International efforts to solve piracy often focus on displays of force. Whether it is the […]

  • PMSC has Somali fishing rights?

    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

    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 […]

  • Nigeria ISPS compliance hits 38%

    Still a very long way to go.  Seaports Compliance Level With ISPS Code Hits 38% Samson Echenim The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has said about 38 per […]

  • Nigeria: Pirates kill 3 soldiers

    Attack on JTF leaves three reportedly dead. Pirates kill 3 soldiers in deadly attack in Bayelsa From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa Gunmen operating as sea-pirates along the waterways of Bayelsa struck […]

  • New anti piracy camp in Eyl

    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 […]

  • Oil ports survive clashes

    Despite fierce clashes, ports remain operational.  Libya’s two biggest oil ports were not damaged during clashes: workers ES SIDER, Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s two biggest oil export ports, Ras Lanuf […]

  • Floating armouries deemed unsafe

    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

    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 […]

  • Guns recovered from Nigerian pirates

    LMG among weapons recovered.  Police Recover Machine Gun, Rifles From Sea Pirates In Rivers Men of the Rivers State police command, on Friday, recovered one general purpose machine gun (GPMG), […]