Tag: maritime news
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Counting The Cost
The innovative “Oceans Beyond Piracy” study by the One Earth Foundation into the costs of piracy has gained much welcome publicity. The organisation addressed the RUSI Conference recently, and their presentation […]
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Data Disrupted
In developments which are causing concern to the scientific community, pirates have been attacking research vessels and shooting up a number of research buoys. This has had a devastating effect […]
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Compensation Claim
It seems that there is no end to the sheer audacity of Somali pirates. A group currently holding South Korean seafarers hostage are demanding the release of pirates held by […]
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Video Appeal
Two Danish hostages held in Somalia have appealed to their government to negotiate with the pirates for their release. Video footage released from the hostages shows that the hostages crying […]
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Strike Calls
There are rumblings of a seafarer strike across India, Bangladesh and Malaysia, of sailors refusing to travel the Gulf of Aden corridor. The strike plans are, according to Abdul Gani Serang, […]
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Tanker Taken
EUNAVFOR has stated that Somali pirates have hijacked a small oil tanker. Cmdr. Harrie Harrisonreported the ship was hijacked Saturday. He says the vessel was en route from the United Arab […]
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Livestock Grab
According to local sources a maritime security alert has been issued after Somali pirates hijacked an animal carrier off the coast of Puntland. The vessel was sailing from Bossasso towards the United Arab […]
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Going Up
Attacks on the world’s seas are soaring as armed and dangerous pirates become increasingly emboldened, seizing more ships than before and taking even bigger risks. The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) […]
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High Tech
The Republic of Seychelles has turned to an L-3 Communications imaging system for help in its fight against pirates. The MX-15 sensor has been employed to keep watch on surrounding […]
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Food Aid
The Chinese navy missile frigate “Ma’anshan” has, in a landmark move, completed the first port-to-port escort of a World Food Programme ship bound for Somalia. The Type 054 frigate escorted […]
