Tag: Indian Ocean

  • Freed hostage recounts ordeal

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    MV Albedo hostage talks about his time in captivity. Colleague shot dead, nails pulled out… freed sailor recounts ordeal OMAR RASHID From an early age, the glamour of the merchant […]

  • Ship arrest spotlights drugs route

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    Kenyan police are questioning the Iranian captain and nine Pakistani and Indian crew. Ship arrest spotlights Indian Ocean drugs route Stephen Spark Kenyan police are questioning the Iranian captain and […]

  • Non-lethal defence for merchant ships

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    There’s more to ship defence than a man with a gun, suggests Lars H. Bergqvist. Opinion: In the debate regarding protection of vessels, it is very seldom mentioned that onboard a […]

  • Sinwa selling UK anti-piracy device

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    Anti-piracy firm signs Singapore deal. Sinwa selling UK anti-piracy device Singapore: Following on from the recent announcement of its global expansion plans, Guardian Maritime Ltd, producers of Guardian anti-piracy barriers, […]

  • Rising Powers in Maritime Security

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    Rising Powers in Maritime Security? Comparing the Strategies of Brazil and India By Adriana Erthal Abdenur and Danilo Marcondes de Souza Neto In the fluid, highly uncertain context of the […]

  • New Commander for EUNAVFOR

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    Major General Martin Smith takes over Operation Atalanta in August. EU appoints British General to head its anti-piracy mission off Somalia The EU’s Political and Security Committee Thursday appointed a […]

  • Study on Somali anti-piracy initiatives

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    South African firm looks at anti-piracy solutions. Specialist Maritime Security conducts study on Somali anti-piracy initiatives The Specialist Maritime Security study recruited specialists who had worked in Somalia for three years, […]

  • Eradicate pirates’ nests

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    Marine union calls for tougher action from US against pirates. Captain Phillips Wants Pirates’ Nests Eradicated The White House unveiled a new policy to combat maritime piracy that recommends various diplomatic cooperative strategies and alludes […]

  • HMS Queen Elizabeth

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    Gathering ahead of official naming ceremony. Industry leaders gather to celebrate Royal Navy’s new carrier The Defence Secretary has thanked the defence industry for their help in building the Royal […]

  • Pirate prison on verge of closure

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    Electricity bills could force closure of Puntland pirate prison. Somalia: Danish-funded Prison facility in Puntland on verge of closure A 500-bed prison facility in the state capital of Garowe is […]

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