Tag: Piracy
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An Emerging Threat?
In many ways the Gulf of Guinea is a perfect incubator for piracy. Surrounded by some of Africa’s most proficient oil producers the Gulf is a major transit route for oil […]
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Troubleshooting
The emergence of maritime terrorism and the revival of piracy have added a new dimension to the hazards that have traditionally confronted seafarers, and innocent fisherfolk have now come in […]
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Drop in Piracy
Pirate attacks off Somalia dropped to zero for the first full month since the menace emerged more than five years ago, new figures show. Piracy attacks drop to zero for […]
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Special Task Force
Maritime security, until 2000 a two-dimensional conceptfocused on likely threats and challenges from State actors and pirates, has become a three dimensional concept as a result of the increasing threats […]
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Sachsen Relieves Bremen
The German frigate FGS Sachsen will shortly relieve FGS Bremen in patrolling the Gulf of Aden as part of the European Union Naval Force. GERMAN FRIGATE FGS SACHSEN RELIEVES FGS […]
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France Hands Over Command of EUNAVFOR
At Djibouti: In a ceremony held on Monday 6 August 2012, on board French warship FS Marne, French Rear Admiral Jean-Baptiste Dupuis handed over sea command of the EU Naval […]
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Somali Piracy
Somali piracy is a particularly ugly form of hostage taking for ransom, victimizing both the seafarers and families whose lives are disrupted and sometimes destroyed by their brutal captivity. This […]
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Minehunters Protect Tanker
While Royal Navy ships protect the London Olympics others have rushed to prevent a pirate attack in the Middle East Minehunters protect drifting tanker in pirate waters The minehunters HMS […]
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Trigger-happy Pirates
According to the freed captain of the MV Albedo, the hardest part of his 21 months as a hostage was calming down the trigger-happy gang of Somali pirates and keeping […]
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“Help us, please save us”
The 15 crewmen still being held captive on the MV Albedo have issued a letter pleading for their lives addressed to the chairman of the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee in Karachi Crewmen […]
