Tag: maritime news
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Skiffs Destroyed
Last week a Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) warship, the “USS Lake Champlain” (CG 57) destroyed two skiffs, and successfully disrupted the activities of a group suspected of planning acts of piracy. […]
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S.Korea to Discuss Piracy
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed that representatives will attend a U.N. meeting to be held in New York next week to discuss counter-measures against piracy off the coast of […]
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Heading Home
The crew of “MV Jahan Moni”, freed last week after 99 days in captivity will be returning home from Oman today a day earlier than expected. The good health of […]
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Breathtaking Capabilities
The British warship HMS Bulwark took a break from her busy training schedule to visit London this week. HMS Bulwark, the UK’s largest and most technologically advanced amphibious assault and […]
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Joined Up View
A European project to integrate existing national and transnational maritime surveillance systems is under way. The new, common maritime information sharing environment will benefit national coordination centers, Frontex and the European […]
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Boycott Call
Jan Hammer, chief executive of Odfjell Tankers, (which has 95 chemical tankers), has called for a boycott of the Suez Canal. An action they believe would force intervention in Somalia […]
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Spray Solution
A specialist manufacturer of water jets has stated that demand is really starting to pick up dramatically as owners look to new hi-tech alternatives to tackle piracy. The Swedish company […]
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N.Z Says N.O.
New Zealand has turned down a United Nations request to provide a warship for piracy patrols, probably off the coast of Africa. Defence Minister Wayne Mapp said the navy had […]
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A Fine Mess
When IMO secretary-general, Efthimios Mitropoulos stated that more than 60% of ships were ignoring the recommended Best Industry Management Practice (BMP) it made alarm bells ring. The fact that so […]
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Child Pirates
In many war zones the term “child soldier” is commonplace. Now, it seems that the term “child pirate” is likely to gain similar currency. Indian authorities have been confounded to […]
