Tag: maritime news
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Make Some Noise
BIMCO President Robert Lorenz-Meyer has called for a highly audible protest from the shipping industry against piracy. He has called for a 30-second blast from ships’ horns every day at noon, […]
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Ransom Renegades
Somali pirates who took a multi-million dollar ransom for hijacked Indian freighter “MT Asphalt Venture”, have refused to release seven of the 15 Indian crew members held as hostages. This […]
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Sink Pirate Vessels
According to a recent article, the UK Government has been told that ‘even if it means hostages are killed’ pirate vessels must be sunk. In a recent Yachting Monthly article […]
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Pirate Negotiator Arrested
US officials have seized an individual believed to be a Somali pirate who was the chief negotiator in a yacht hijacking last February in which four American citizens were killed. The […]
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Special UN Courts for Pirates
The UN Security Council decided to study the establishment of special courts to try the pirates of Somalia within and outside the country. “The Security Council decides to consider urgently […]
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MV Beluga Nomination Released
The general cargo ship MV BELUGA NOMINATION was released from pirate control on 13 April 2011 after being held for 81 days. The German owned vessel, which is Antigua & […]
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Handing Over
The Royal Naval frigate HMS Cornwall has handed over duties as the command ship for a counter-piracy patrol before returning to her base-port HM Naval Base, Devonport, Plymouth, after six […]
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All Seeing
Simrad Yachting has officially launched its broadband radar system to the deep-sea SOLAS market, citing its advantages as an anti-piracy device, collision avoidance aid and docking radar. The system integrates […]
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Shifting Scene
There have been concerns voiced that the new, more “muscular approach” being taken by Indian Navy’s could drive pirates over to the Malacca Straits. Since Naval forces first arrived, pirates […]
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Stat Attack
The International Maritime Bureau’s says sea piracy worldwide hit a record high of 142 attacks in the first quarter this year as Somali pirates become more violent and aggressive. The […]
