Tag: Maritime Security

  • Racing Danger

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    Fears of Indian Ocean piracy have forced the Volvo Ocean Race to draw up a secret route for the second and third legs of the 2011-12 round-the-world challenge, organisers have […]

  • Gun Law

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    The German government is considering a change to gun laws so that private security companies can protect German ships from pirates. Currently one third of German ships are estimated to […]

  • Task Force

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    The 31st Summit of Heads of State of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) is expected to endorse a regional strategy to eliminate piracy in the western Indian Ocean. The […]

  • Fire Fight

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    Israeli security personnel opened fire on pirates in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia on Monday night and thwarted their attempt to hijack the vessel. Eye-witness reports said […]

  • BMP4 Launch

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    The long awaited and much vaunted Best Management Practice 4 (BMP4) is currently being printed and due for distribution in early September. The NATO Shipping Centre is directing interested parties […]

  • Terror Alert

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    According to the Indian Navy, terrorist organisations are working on using a hijacked ship as a means of launching attack. This is just one of the many possibilities that terrorist organisation have […]

  • Handing Over

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    On August 13th the handover of Task Force 465 was held on board of “Vasco Da Gama” in the port of Djibouti. Commodore Alberto Correira handed over the responsibility of […]

  • Forced Argument

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    The use of military means to free hijacked ships in the Gulf of Aden off the Somalia coast, though successful, has resulted in “retaliative” action. According to one expert a […]

  • Business Booms

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    With the “boom” in the private maritime security sector there are some notable success stories. According to reports in Lloyd’s List, Protection Vessels International (PVI) is experiencing rapid growth and […]

  • Deaths Denied

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    Algerian authorities have denied reports over the death of seventeen sailors abducted in Somalia, saying the 17 Algerian sailors were safe and sound. A Foreign Ministry spokesman was quoted by […]

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