Tag: Indian Ocean

  • Spain P.M. praises anti-piracy op

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    Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy praised efforts to fight piracy off Somalia during a visit Sunday to this country in the Horn of Africa. Spanish P.M. praises anti-piracy operation on […]

  • Indian Waters 3rd worst for pirates

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    MUMBAI: Merchant navy captain Sunil James may have returned home after five-and-a-half-months in Togo but statistics from the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (London) show how waters around […]

  • Anti-piracy centre open for business

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    Foreign Office Minister, Alistair Burt, today welcomed an important milestone in the fight against piracy in the Indian Ocean, officially opening the RAPPICC Centre in Seychelles. Anti-piracy centre open for business […]

  • Pirates and Privateers

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    The fight against Somali-based pirates is becoming a private battle as global defence cuts reduce naval counter-piracy deployments. Because governments have struggled to contain the spread of piracy in the […]

  • Establishing Security

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    Iran’s Navy commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari has stated that the Iranian Navy has “the capability to establish security and peace in the region in cooperation with regional countries” Iran […]

  • Decrease in Piracy

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    Risk-management specialists AKE report that global pirate activity dropped to 25 attacks over the course of May. In particular, piracy decreased off the coast of Somalia. Decrease in Pirate Activity […]

  • Fiery End

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    HMS Westminster smashed the actions of three pirate groups in a fortnight – sending the boats to the bottom of the Indian Ocean. The Portsmouth-based warship treated the skiffs to […]

  • Counter-Piracy

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    Guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) arrived in the Gulf of Aden to conduct counter-piracy operations in the Southern Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Somali Basin, Arabian Sea, and Indian Ocean. […]

  • Winds Reduce Attacks

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    Harsh conditions at sea have led to a drop in the frequency of pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia. According to one senior Commander with the EUNAVFOR “The Monsoon winds is […]

  • UN Protection

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    Asian shipowners to lobby global shipping industry for support on proposal to deploy UN troops on merchant vessels to combat pirate attacks in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean. […]

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