Tag: maritime crime
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US releases Domain Awareness Plan
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 […]
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Charge sheet filed against US crew
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 […]
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Why the Pirates Are(n’t) at Bay
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 […]
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Pirates threatened to burn Scots skipper to death
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 […]
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WA piracy will remain a headache for ship owners in 2014
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 […]
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AdvanFort Crew Bail Blocked
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 […]
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Japan, Russia hold defence talks
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 […]
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Court reprieve for AdvanFort crew
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 […]
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How Close Did Captain Philips Get?
The film Captain Phillips is “based on a true story” of the 2009 hijacking of an American ship by Somali pirates. How Close Did ‘Captain Philips’ Get To The Real Life Piracy […]
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AdvanFort will pay prisoners
AdvanFort spokesman Dave Yonkman responds to relatives of the company’s employees who have been in prison in India for the last two months AdvanFort will pay prisoners AdvanFort spokesman Dave Yonkman […]
