Tag: Maritime Security
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Smelly Solution
US-based International Maritime Security Network is developing a system for yachts that will shower approaching pirates with slick, foul-smelling green liquid. “The last thing they want to do now is […]
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Security Pool
The Indian Government has decided to allow deployment of armed guards – preferably retired naval officers – on board Indian cargo vessels sailing on the pirate-infested waters of the Indian Ocean, […]
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Naval Gazing
The US Navy has developed advanced software that flags high risk pirate attack zones. The programme takes weather, known pirate locations, vulnerable shipping routes and past history into consideration. Thousands […]
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Mother Mandate
Leading shipowners have called for navies to be given a firm mandate to immobilise pirate motherships used to launch attacks on commercial shipping vessels. Owner associations the International Chamber of […]
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Lucky Escape
In an extremely rare attack in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, pirates came close to capturing a Singaporean-owned capesize bulker. The 170,000-dwt “Cape Spencer” came under fire last week from a gang using a […]
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IMO Armed Decision
The appointment of armed teams on ships has rocketed over the past six months, and the furore has grown to such an extent that the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) was […]
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Time Out
Added to recent comments about hitting out at pirates ashore, the Chinese army is now proposing to establish “Anti-pirate bases” up and down the Somali coast. The Chinese even believe […]
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New Vision
According to V Ships’ President Roberto Giorgi we need new vision and strategies to conquer the cancer of piracy. He has set out a thoughts for an anti-piracy programme which […]
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Blame Game
The ITF has criticised Flags of Convenience and their role in the fight against piracy. They claim that pirates count on poor shipboard conditions to raid and capture under-crewed, under-prepared […]
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Land Attack
The international community needs to attack pirate leaders on land and not just their ships, a top Chinese general said on Wednesday. In the latest call for a bolder response […]
