Tag: Piracy

  • China, Tanzania conclude exercise

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    Month-long naval drill comes to a close. China and Tanzania conclude historic naval exercise China and Tanzania have concluded a month-long naval training exercise, the first joint training exercise in […]

  • Living with pirates and surviving

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    Former MT Asphalt Venture hostages discuss their ordeal.  Living with pirates and surviving to tell the tale MAMUNI DAS When Bhimsen Singh agreed to work on MV Asphalt—a foreign-flagged ship—in […]

  • Piracy and fuel theft in SE Asia

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    Overall figures improving, but hijackings test regional response. Syphoning Confidence: Piracy and fuel theft in Southeast Asia – Analysis By RSIS A spate of fuel-syphoning attacks on small tankers in the […]

  • Last Hijack goes interactive

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    Award winning interactive experience tackles piracy.  Last Hijack Interactive Last Hijack Interactive is an award-winning online transmedia experience that allows you to explore the hijacking of a ship in Somalia. […]

  • Iran Entitled to Deploy Troops in Int’l Waters

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    Iranian Navy continue anti-piracy patrols. Commander: Iran Entitled to Deploy Troops in Int’l Waters to Fight Piracy Presence of the Iranian naval forces in the high seas is the country’s […]

  • Auto anti-piracy system triples range

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    Further developments in technology’s capability as piracy attacks and threats increase in 2014 Operating Range Tripled to 6 Nautical Miles WatchStander LLC, a provider of anti-piracy technology for the shipping […]

  • Unmanned Service Vessels big in UAE

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    Local market could be worth as much as $4 billion over five years. UAE boat builder Al Marakeb aims to make waves in unmanned vessels John Everington The UAE boat […]

  • Iran escorts 1,745 cargo ships

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    Navy continues anti-piracy patrol and escort duties. 1,745 Iranian Cargo Ships Escorted by Iranian Warships in Int’l Waters Commander of the Iranian Navy’s 32nd flotilla of warships Captain Seyed Hossein […]

  • US Navy deploys laser weapon

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    U.S. Navy Deploys Its First Laser Weapon in the Persian Gulf By Tony Capaccio The U.S. Navy has deployed on a command ship in the Persian Gulf its first laser […]

  • Hijacked twice by pirates

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    Hijacked and abducted by Nigerian pirates and then Somali pirates.  The man who was kidnapped by pirates – twice Kings Nehemiah Okoye, a Nigerian marine engineer, has been a seafarer […]

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