Tag: maritime news

  • Yacht Hijacked

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    News is emerging that a yacht with six crew has been hijacked near Somalia. Several local sources have confirmed that Somali pirates have captured a yacht with six crew members […]

  • Shifting Area and Tactics

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    Attacks on merchant ships are on the rise again.Last year, pirates captured 53 ships in the region, up from 51 in 2009, according to the Combined Maritime Forces, overseeing operations. […]

  • Happy Homecoming

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    So what does it feel like to be freed from Somali pirates? “It’s like rebirth,” said ABM Giasuddin Azam Khan, the second engineer of a German tanker, on his return […]

  • Saudi Solution

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    The questions of legality of armed guards on ships have become a grey and problematic area because of the hesitancy of many States to get involved. All too often it […]

  • Legal Concerns

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    Armed security guards may be a pragmatic answer to safeguarding vessels, but Paola Ghiradani, partner at London maritime law firm Stephenson Harwood, speaking in Lloyd’s List has stressed that there […]

  • Ignorance Is Bliss

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    According to a recent report in Lloyd’s List, shipowners are ignoring official advice and routinely employing armed guards on ships sailing in pirate-infested waters. With the urgent need effective security […]

  • Central role of Interpol against maritime piracy off Somalia

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    European Union Decision endorses central role of Interpol against maritime piracy off Somalia. Interpol chief hails ‘significant development’ in international fight against maritime piracy networks.   LYON, France – The […]

  • Smarter Measures in Fight against Piracy

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    Smarter Measures in Fight against Piracy Author: Michael L. Baker Expert Brief published with the kind permission of the Council on Foreign Relations The recent conviction in Norfolk, VA, of […]

  • Taking High Office

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    Summary: 14 December 2010, Brussels – Rear Admiral Juan Rodriguez Garat, from Spain, has taken office as the new EU Force Commander EUNAVFOR Somalia – Operation Atalanta. He succeeds Rear Admiral Philippe […]

  • Railgun Record

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    The US Navy blew away a world record last week at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, Virginia when they successfully fired their new electromagnetic cannon. The experimental cannon is capable […]

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