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  • 12 pirates found guilty

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    12 Somalis found guilty of attacking MSC Jasmine. EU Naval Force Welcomes Third Successful Conviction in 2016 of Armed Pirates who Terrorised Seafarers off the Coast of Somalia The European […]

  • Argentina’s piracy woes

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    Insurance costs hitting shipping prices. Argentina seeks counter-piracy solutions Santiago Rivas, Buenos Aires The Argentine ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defence have begun working on a contingency plan for counter-piracy […]

  • Bigger ships, bigger guns

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    But Somali pirates had no trouble hijacking oil tankers… Jakarta suggests bigger vessels, guards onboard to stop Abu Sayyaf attacks By Vincent Wee Among the solutions the Indonesian government is […]

  • CG boss heads to Somalia

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    Will help create an effective Somali Coast Guard. Coast Guard Boss to Head EU Mission in Somalia The Director of the Irish Coast Guard is set to leave his post […]

  • Call for SE Asia task force

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    Kidnappings show no signs of slowing. Set up Asean task force to combat kidnapping: MCA KUALA LUMPUR: MCA has proposed that Asean member states set up a special task force […]

  • Korean General in embezzling row

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    Bad news for Korean Navy. Navy general arrested on embezzlement charge By Lee Han-soo The Korean Navy’s Cheonghae Unit, which is part of the Combined Task Force 151 that counters […]

  • Southern waters not new Somalia

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    Abu Sayyaf Group kidnapping crews. Southern waters ‘not a new Somalia’ The Philippines denied yesterday that piracy in its waters bordering Indonesia and Malaysia had reached Somalian levels, after a […]

  • India fishes for peace

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    Hopes tit for tat arrests will become thing of the past. India fishes for peace in Pakistani waters By Pradip R Sagar NEW DELHI:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s coastal policy is […]

  • Fresh kidnaps off Malaysia

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    Malaysian police confirm unidentified gunmen seized Indonesians from boat off eastern state Malaysia: 3 Indonesians kidnapped off east Sabah By P Prem Kumar Police confirmed Sunday that three Indonesian nationals […]

  • More WAF piracy

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    Nigerian waters still present threat. Two Pirate Attacks Thwarted off West Africa This past week, two serious piracy attacks off West Africa were thwarted, keeping two crews out of the hands […]

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