Tag: Maritime Security

  • Industry Held Hostage

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    Somalia will continue to hold the global maritime industry hostage unless the international community helps this once prosperous African nation, said state leaders who convened in Dubai for the 2nd […]

  • Effective Seakeeping

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      Trinidad’s decision to acquire an OPV goes down a storm   Defence IQ recently caught up with Commodore (Rtd.) Anthony Franklin, former Chief of Defence of Trinidad & Tobago, […]

  • Tighter Inspections

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    According to the Irish Marine Survey Office, cruise ships calling at Irish ports will be subject to “tighter” inspections as a result of the Costa Concordia sinking off Italy last January. […]

  • St. Anthony – Enrica Lexie Case

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    The Enrica Lexie is Italian flagged thus, in accordance with the U.N. Convention of Law of Seas (UNCLOS), Italy should try the two marines. However, India’s position is that under […]

  • Deadly Exchange

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    Navy personnel exchanged fire with three pirates in the Straits of Malacca, leaving one pirate dead and the remaining two injured. Pirate killed in shoot-out with Navy Navy personnel exchanged […]

  • A New Dimension

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    Although pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa attract most attention the Gulf of Guinea is emerging as a new “hot spot”. According to a maritime security expert, increased assaults […]

  • Naval Ops Centre

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    A Naval Operations Centre has been opened in Djibouti. Goals include improving the ability of Djiboutian maritime forces to track ship movements in their territorial waters and aid in the […]

  • Keeping Pirates at Bay

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    The adoption of private armed security forces on ships traversing the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden shipping corridor has led to a serious drop in piracy incidents in 2012, delegates heard […]

  • Somalia Thanks UAE

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    The chief of Somalia’s anti-piracy task force has thanked the UAE government for contributing to a programme that is helping the war-ravaged African country turn the tide in the battle […]

  • Swift Visit

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    High Speed Vessel Swift’s (HSV 2) civilian master and military detachment officer-in-charge discussed combating piracy and continued cooperation efforts during an office call with Tanzanian naval leadership. Swift Leaders discuss […]

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