Tag: maritime news
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Arms Arrests
According to press reports, a ship master and two security personnel have been detained in Dubai for six months after weapons were found on board. The three men have been […]
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Ransom Demand
Somali pirates are demanding $8 million for the release of the “MV Albedo” which was hijacked ten months ago. The crew of the ship consists of 23 individuals including 7 […]
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Somali Surge
There has been a spate of recent vessel attacks as pirates begin to spread their efforts far and wide following end to monsoon. With calm seas off East Africa at […]
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Benin Again
Pirates rob chemical tanker off the coast of Benin amid mounting piracy threats in West Africa. The International Maritime Bureau says armed pirates have raided a chemical tanker off the […]
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Class Acts
In an effort to fight piracy on land, rather than on sea, the Lloyd’s Register Group will soon approach Indian ship builders and ship owners with research backed designs on […]
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Skiff Justice
On September 29 the EU NAVFOR warship FGS KÖLN located and destroyed a suspicious whaler close to a beach off Somalia, 100 nautical miles SW of Mogadishu. A helicopter was […]
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Big Guns
According to Lloyds List, if you mention 12.7 mm guns to private security providers and there is likely to be a sharp intake of breath. Mention them to gung ho […]
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Terror Fear
A senior U.S. Navy officer is warning that piracy may become an increasingly dangerous and expensive problem, especially if it intersects with terrorism. “There are people that are interested in […]
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Under Fire
A Japanese chemical tanker came under fire in the Red Sea near Yemen Wednesday, but no one was injured and the ship remains operational, vessel owner Tokyo Marine Co. said […]
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Making Noise
With piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off the Somali reaching alarming proportions, the Indian Navy has begun installing a device on its warships that according to one report, […]
