Tag: maritime news
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Lucky Escape
In an extremely rare attack in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, pirates came close to capturing a Singaporean-owned capesize bulker. The 170,000-dwt “Cape Spencer” came under fire last week from a gang using a […]
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IMO Armed Decision
The appointment of armed teams on ships has rocketed over the past six months, and the furore has grown to such an extent that the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) was […]
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Mothership Destroyed
Reports indicate that the infamous pirated Taiwanese fishing vessel “JIN CHUN TSAI 68” has been abandoned by pirates and was floating partially submerged and adrift. The fate of the original […]
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Land Attack
The international community needs to attack pirate leaders on land and not just their ships, a top Chinese general said on Wednesday. In the latest call for a bolder response […]
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Gun Law
The Italian government is acting to allow Italian-flagged merchant ships to have armed guards on board. A decree has been passed which will be converted into law. Italian shipowners’ have […]
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Grim Find
In a rather unusual case, a Filipino seafarer has been found dead days after his ship was attacked by pirates off the coast of the west African nation of Benin. […]
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Armed Rise
Shipping companies are being forced to use armed guards, after record numbers of attacks last year added $2.4 billion to costs. About 20 percent of ships in the Indian Ocean […]
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Iranian Success
Iran’s Navy warships have foiled a pirate attack on an Iranian cargo ship in the Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of Somalia in the Horn of Africa. The bulk […]
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US Actions
The US Navy is believed to have killed four alleged pirates who were attempting to hijack a Dr Peters-owned VLCC. The 306,500-dwt “Artemis Glory” (built 2006) came under attacked at […]
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Thai Answer
According to media reports, the Thai navy is to deploy armed guards on board Thai flagged vessels transiting the Gulf of Aden. Their mission will start in July in the […]
