Tag: Maritime Security
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Trawler Attack
The Basque tuna vessel “Alakrana” was attacked by a pirate group when fishing in waters of the Indian Ocean but the private security on board managed to successfully repel the […]
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Master Taken
The Bangladeshi master of an ExxonMobil-chartered offshore vessel has reportedly been kidnapped following an armed attack off Nigeria on Monday. Reports indicate that 20 armed men assaulted the “AHST Wilbert […]
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Failure Rate
Navies and ships thwarted an increasing number of attacks by Somali pirates this year as incidents worldwide rose to a record, the International Maritime Bureau said. Of 199 attacks by […]
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Mothership Rescue
A large Pakistani fishing trawler that had been taken over by a group of Somali pirates earlier this week was rescued by the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) near the coast […]
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Tabloid Tales
The tabloid press has sniffed the scent of sensational stories, and has begun to focus on Somali piracy. Read this glorious tale of pirates unleashing terror on the high seas […]
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Shifting Ashore
Britain has organized a special intelligence team to track down those who are financing Somali pirate gangs. This all began when British intelligence in the Persian Gulf (where all sorts […]
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Big Blue Arms
According to statements from the world’s biggest shipowner, AP Moller-Maersk will make more regular use of armed guards on tankers passing through the Gulf of Aden. According to Maersk Tankers […]
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Blow by Blow
The full story of the rescue of the hijacked freighter “Montecristo” has emerged after a statement to the BBC by Captain Gerry Northwood regarding the role of the British Royal […]
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Gold Rush
Former superyacht captain John Beadon thinks there is a “gold-rush” mentality around the maritime security industry. He says: “Everyone suddenly has their own idea as to how to deal with […]
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Nick of Time
The daring rescue to free a hijacked ship from the clutches of pirates arrived in the nick of time. The Royal Navy sprang into action after finding an SOS message […]
