Tag: maritime news

  • Yacht Tragedy

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    The four Americans aboard their captured yacht, S/V Quest in the Indian Ocean, have been shot dead by Somali pirates, the US military has reported. US naval forces on the […]

  • UN Piracy Plans

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    The role of the IMO and UN in the fight against piracy will be the focus of a meeting to be held in London next week. Amongst discussions will be […]

  • Tensions Defused

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    Somali militants have reportedly freed pirate gang leaders detained last week after agreeing on a cut for future ransoms as well as a deal to have hijacked ships anchor at […]

  • Get Reporting

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    Too many vessels are still failing to report their whereabouts as a precaution against the expanding reach of Somali pirates. Military liaison groups are urging ships to report so as to […]

  • Maritime Security Review

    Bad Getting Worse

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    It’s official – Somali piracy keeps reaching hitherto unimagined peaks (or troughs depending on your perspective). According to Peter Hinchliffe, secretary general of the International Chamber of Shipping, “It is […]

  • Satellite Tracked

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    According to reports from the European Space Agency, the the Italian space agency Cosmo-SkyMed satellites, have acquired the first images of the Italian oil tanker Savina Caylyn since it was […]

  • Justice Served

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    Justice has been served to one of the pirates behind the 2009 hijacking of the Maersk Alabama. Abduwali Muse, of Somalia, was sentenced in New York to 34-years in federal […]

  • Game Changes

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    There are concerns being voiced that Somali pirates now have the capability of reaching the coastal waters of other nations. Particularly at risk are the waters around Sri Lanka, down […]

  • Pointing The Finger

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    Ecoterra, an organisation run by volunteers from in and outside Somalia, has become increasingly high profile as its piracy reporting  has become the mainstay of many a news source. Given the recent taking […]

  • Loose Lips…

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    There are growing concerns that the yacht Quest and the Americans onboard may have been specifically targeted. Before the attack a Somali pirate allegedly told an Associated Press reporter in […]

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