Tag: monsoon

  • Operational Pause?

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    Since its onset in June, the SW monsoon has caused a lull in Somali piracy – conditions prevent skiffs being launched. Somali pirates are, however, very persistent. In this article Dryad Maritime’s […]

  • Piracy Retrospect

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     NATO Piracy Retrospect of Past Week During reporting period 28, June to 4, July 2012 one piracy attack disrupted in the Red Sea, in monsoon pirates operate closer inshore On […]

  • Decrease in Piracy

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    Risk-management specialists AKE report that global pirate activity dropped to 25 attacks over the course of May. In particular, piracy decreased off the coast of Somalia. Decrease in Pirate Activity […]

  • Yemen Fears

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    As the Indian Ocean monsoons wane, international shipping companies are bracing themselves for a new season of piracy as Yemen adds to concerns. Sana’a, the capital, has seen days of […]

  • New Season

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    Somali pirates are preparing for a new raiding season, taking advantage of the calmer seas after the monsoon period, as their ties with Islamist rebels come under closer scrutiny. Pirate […]

  • Surge Due

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    Somali pirate attacks are expected to surge in coming weeks after a monsoon abates, but defence cuts will undermine international efforts to fight them, said a senior European Union navy […]

  • Surge Expected

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    Somali pirate attacks are expected to surge in coming weeks after a monsoon abates, but defence cuts will undermine international efforts to fight them, a senior European Union navy official […]

  • Winning The War

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    According to a tabloid newspaper, the recent lull in pirate activity has nothing to do with the monsoon and everything to do with the grit of the Royal Navy. The […]

  • Monsoon Attack

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    Proving that they won’t let the small matter of monsoon rains and high seas bother them, Somali pirates have been trying their luck on passing merchant vessels once again. Two […]

  • Tanker Targets

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    Somali pirates, driven north by monsoon rains, will probably attack more tankers navigating the Strait of Hormuz. The strait handles 17 percent of the global trade in oil, according to […]

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