Tag: Piracy

  • The Role of Seychelles in Counter-Piracy

    Tuesday 21 February 2012 17:00 to 18:00 GMT Location: Chatham House, London Participants: The Hon Jean Paul Adam, Foreign Minister, Republic of Seychelles The Hon Joel Morgan, Minister for Home […]

  • Technology used to combat piracy

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    Big players in defence intelligence have come together in London to highlight how data and intelligence, used in a smart way, can help tackle piracy. It is the latest move […]

  • Piracy and Kidnapping in Somalia

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    Over the past several years, the pirates of Somalia have enjoyed what might be called a following wind. They operate in a country where government authority is weak and in […]

  • Pirates Mutilate Captain

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    According to Tuoitrenews a Vietnamese Captain held hostage by Somali pirates has had his arm cut off. Tuoitrenews, an online publication of Vietnam’s Tuoi Tre newspaper, has reported that one […]

  • Global Piracy Trends

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    Signalling a rising trend, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) global piracy report has revealed that Pirate attacks against vessels in East and West Africa accounted for […]

  • Piracy and Armed Robbery in Asia

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    Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) has published ‘Patterns and Trends of Situation on Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia […]

  • Fighting Pirates with Science

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    Piracy is a serious problem in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. While NATO, Russian, Iranian, and Chinese ships all escort merchant vessels through the Gulf of Aden, […]

  • Humanitarian Response

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    In a response to Lloyd’s List article ‘Shipping turns a blind eye to human cost of piracy’, Peter Swift, Chairman of the Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme has outlined how […]

  • UN Action

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    All U.N. member states should make piracy a crime as the problem surges in Somalia, the Security Council has stated. Council members unanimously agreed to ask all U.N. member states […]

  • Stop Now

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    According to ICS Chairman Spyros M Polemis, “The world community cannot tolerate the abuse and the killing of seafarers.” He spoke to seafarers and maritime industry professionals in India recently, […]

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