Tag: Piracy

  • Crime wave

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    The changing nature of piracy and related illegal maritime activity has forced a rethink in the way governments and businesses approach the threat, writes Alex Chitty Crime wave Alex Chitty, […]

  • Marine Terrorism

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    The Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies in association with King’s College London has published an interesting paper titled ‘Piracy, Maritime Terrorism and Disorder at Sea: The View from the Ukraine‘. […]

  • Winds Reduce Attacks

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    Harsh conditions at sea have led to a drop in the frequency of pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia. According to one senior Commander with the EUNAVFOR “The Monsoon winds is […]

  • EU Extends Counter Piracy Mission

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    On Friday 23 March 2012 the Council of the European Union confirmed its intention to extend the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) counter-piracy mission, Operation ATLANATA off the Somali coast […]

  • Assalto alla Montecristo

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    Otto giovani somali, gli imputati nel primo processo sulla pirateria contemporanea che si è aperto oggi a Roma. A ROMA IL PRIMO PROCESSO CONTRO PRESUNTI PIRATI SOMALI Si è aperto […]

  • Piracy Drives Change

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    The spread of Somali piracy to the northern Mozambique Channel is one of the reasons why South Africa’s Navy has moved from a largely peacetime routine to a predominantly operational […]

  • Floating Armouries

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    Officials in Kenya have raised concerns over the “legal gray area” represented by the practise of private security firms storing weapons aboard floating armouries in international waters. Piracy fighters use floating armouries […]

  • Seafarers Lives at Risk

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    In a letter to British Prime Minister David Cameron, the General Secretary of Nautilus International has expressed concern that seafarers might pay with their lives if governments outlaw the payment […]

  • Coordinating Escorts

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    India, China and Japan recently agreed for better coordination among their naval ships deployed for escort of merchant vessels in the piracy-infested Gulf of Aden India, China and Japan join […]

  • The Educated Hostage

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    This handbook aims to prepare seafarers for encounters with Somali pirates, and contains valid information about the situation as a hostage on a ship or on land. It provides the […]

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