Tag: somali piracy

  • Brillante Virtuoso – Ruling on Attempted Maritime Insurance Fraud

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    October 07: Between 2008 and 2011, nearly 200 vessels were taken by Somali pirates around the Gulf of Aden. The hull market has been exposed to many such claims and […]

  • Japan Expands Military Presence in Horn of Africa Despite Decrease in Somalia Piracy

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    May 29: Despite the overall decrease in piracy in the Horn of Africa, Japan remains committed to an international security operation off the Horn of Africa which is increasingly a […]

  • S. Korea aids yacht in Gulf

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    News coincides with a suspected piracy approach on a yacht in the Gulf of Aden this week. Navy’s Cheonghae unit rescues two foreign yachts off Somali coast The South Korean […]

  • Iran starts drills

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    Region keeps an eye on things. Iran starts Gulf war games, to test submarine-launched missiles DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran on Friday began large-scale naval drills at the mouth of the […]

  • Encouraging signs from Africa

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    Africa is acutely vulnerable to maritime crime, which has become a low risk, high reward business. Promising signs of Africa’s global leadership on maritime security BY TIMOTHY WALKER AND DENYS REVA Piracy and armed […]

  • Iran deports pirates

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    Men all convicted of piracy by Iranian courts. Iran Deports Suspected Pirates to Somalia Thirteen Somali nationals have been deported to Somalia after serving several years in Iranian jails for […]

  • Warship IDEX visit

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    Vessels like the Carlo Margottini will protect the waters between Yemen, Djibouti, Eritrea and Somalia Italy’s pirate hunter warship docks in Abu Dhabi for Idex Charlie Mitchell The scourge of […]

  • Sri Lanka: no foreign bases

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    Sri Lanka addresses concerns over US military. PM rejects setting up a foreign naval base in Sri Lanka By Ashwin Hemmathagama Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe assured the Parliament that his […]

  • Gearing up for Aman 2019

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    Exercise boosts regional interoperability. 46 countries confirmed to participate in Aman 2019 Naval Exercise Multi-nation naval exercise Aman 2019 will help bring friendly navies together to achieve the aim of […]

  • UN looks at maritime crime

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    Despite fall in piracy in Indian Ocean Region, other areas remain difficult. U.N. Security Council Focuses its Attention on Maritime Crime Transnational maritime crime is becoming more sophisticated as criminal […]

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