Tag: Hostage

  • Pirates, policy and academics

    Can academics help or hinder the fight against piracy? Modeling Piracy: A Bridge Between the Academic and Policy Communities By Andrew Scott for Denver Dialogues This January, the Sié Chéou-Kang Center […]

  • An EU Auxiliary Navy?

    Hardly what the UK wants to hear ahead of their referendum. A Call for an EU Auxiliary Navy – Under German Leadership By Dr. Sebastian Bruns A popular quote reads […]

  • MAST adds RA

    PMSC adds former Rear Admiral. MAST appoint Rear Admiral Anthony Rix as new Business Development and Board advisor International maritime security company MAST have announced today the appointment of Rear […]

  • No bail for armed guards

    Utterly ridiculous and stupid case rumbles on. India firearms charge ex-soldiers denied bail Six former British soldiers jailed in India for alleged firearms offences have been refused bail ahead of […]

  • India, Pakistan extend MoU

    MoU, signed on October 3, 2005, had come into effect on March 16, 2006 India-Pakistan maritime security MoU extended New Delhi: An MoU between the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and […]

  • al Shabaab, pirates working together

    Groups have often traded hostages with each other. Al-Shabaab and pirate work together: Galmudug Official BY WARKA Cooperation between Somalia’s Al-Shabab fighters and pirate gangs  is what becomes clear and obvious as […]

  • New patrol boat for Mauritius

    New patrol boat to boost coastal security. GSL to launch fast patrol vessel for Mauritius police The Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) is all set to open a new chapter in […]

  • Pirates threaten hostage

    Pirates took two crew hostage from ship. Nigerian pirates threaten to kill captured Russian sailor Maritime bandits who abducted a Russian seaman after a failed attack on a ship off […]

  • Coastal terror drill run

    Mumbai attacks a constant reminder for India. Navy mock drill to check preparedness on terror strike The two-day ‘Operation Hamla 1 (OD) 2016 ’, a security drill, started here on […]

  • West African piracy concerns

    It’s hardly “new” to the maritime world. This is the New Piracy Hot Spot BY LAURA SECORUN PALET It’s Tuesday morning, and Phillip Belcher pauses anxiously before opening an email. […]