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  • US releases Domain Awareness Plan

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    Today the White House released the National Maritime Domain Awareness Plan. Statement by NSC Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on the National Maritime Domain Awareness Plan Today the White House released the […]

  • Charge sheet filed against US crew

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    TUTICORIN: The Q branch police on Monday filed a charge sheet at judicial magistrate court-1 here against 35 crew Charge sheet filed against crew members of US ship TUTICORIN: The Q branch police on […]

  • Why the Pirates Are(n’t) at Bay

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    Even as the Somalian pirate movie Captain Phillips receives rave reviews, airwaves that had been rife with Somali pirate stories are now strangely silent. Why the Pirates Are(n’t) at Bay By Andrew Ma […]

  • Pakistan Navy Needs Further Boost

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    PRIME Minister Nawaz Sharif while addressing the 100th Midshipmen Commissioning parade of Pakistan navy on Saturday stated that Pakistan’s maritime defence was impregnable Navy needs further boost PRIME Minister Nawaz […]

  • Pirates threatened to burn Scots skipper to death

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    A SCOTTISH sea captain seized by Nigerian pirates has told how he was threatened with being burnt to death during an ordeal that ended only when a £50,000 ransom was […]

  • WA piracy will remain a headache for ship owners in 2014

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    Nigeria will remain a serious piracy hot-spot in 2014, as the country still resists the allowing of non-Nigerian armed guards on board vessels plying its waters. WA piracy will remain […]

  • AdvanFort Crew Bail Blocked

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    Tuticorin Chief Judicial Magistrate K. Venkatasamy on Friday granted interim stay of the conditional bail granted on Thursday to 35 men CJM stays flawed bail to U.S. ship crew Tuticorin […]

  • Japan, Russia hold defence talks

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    The foreign and defence ministers of Japan and Russia agreed Saturday to cooperate in fighting terrorism and piracy Japan, Russia hold first diplomatic-defence talks The foreign and defence ministers of […]

  • Court reprieve for AdvanFort crew

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    A major reprieve for the 35 crew members of the US-based anti-piracy ship Seaman Guard Ohio Court reprieve for 35 crew members of US floating armoury TUTICORIN: In a major reprieve for the […]

  • Nigeria: JTF Reveals 2013 Figures

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    The Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta, codenamed Operation Pulo Shield, said yesterday it killed 82 sea pirates and robbers 2013: JTF killed 82 sea pirates, nabbed 1,857 crude […]

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