Tag: pirate attack

  • Iranian Navy fights off more pirates

    Another claim made by country’s navy. Iran’s 31st naval fleet foils pirate attacks on Iranian oil tank By Umid Niayesh – Trend: The 31st naval fleet of Iran has repelled […]

  • Navy Accuses IOCs of Aiding Oil Theft

    Threatens to name and shame culprits Navy Accuses IOCs of Aiding Oil Theft By Senator Iroegbu The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin, has accused International Oil […]

  • Are there still pirates in our straits?

    Piracy in the Straits of Singapore and Malacca. Are there still pirates in our straits? Bordered by the littoral States of Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore, the Straits of Malacca and […]

  • Piracy: Living Down the Food Chain

    Worrying feedback from the NATO conference. Piracy: Living Down the Food Chain Op-Ed by John Guy Most people in shipping have long suspected it but it was interesting to hear […]

  • Challenging Myths of Pirate Violence

    Examining the facts behind the figures. Challenging Myths of Pirate Violence By Dirk Steffen “In the last five years, pirates have killed at least 411 fishermen and wounded at least […]

  • Pirates attack product tanker

    Pirates/robbers attack drifting product tanker.  Pirates attack product tanker off Ivory Coast (Reuters) – Armed pirates robbed an petroleum products tanker near Ivory Coast’s port of Abidjan, a maritime agency […]

  • NNPC, Navy partner to check oil theft

    Oil theft, piracy cost Nigeria an estimated $25 billion in 2013. NNPC, Navy partner to check oil theft BY OKECHUKWU NNODIM he Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and the Nigerian Navy […]

  • Iranian Navy in 3 pirate battles

    Fresh claims of action against Somali pirates.  Iranian Navy Rescues Several Cargo Ships in Three Battles against Pirates in Four Days TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian warships patrolling the regional waters […]

  • Create jobs to eradicate piracy

    Push to promote economic stability on shore. Create jobs to eradicate piracy, UAE hears Ramola Talwar Badam DUBAI // Creating jobs and caring for orphans are areas where the UAE […]

  • Beyond Rivalry? EU–NATO Cooperation

    A Guest Article by Piracy-Studies.org Beyond Rivalry? EU–NATO Cooperation in Counter-Piracy Operations By Simon J. Smith and Carmen Gebhard Counter-piracy operations and maritime engagement in the Gulf of Aden is […]