Tag: somali pirate attacks

  • AdvanFort Brits to face trial

    Move stuns defence team, devastates relatives. Six ‘stranded’ Britons face India weapons charge trial Six British men unable to leave India for the past two years despite charges against them […]

  • CMF in anti-terror training

    Joint ops to enhance collaboration and skills. French ships involved in counter-terrorism missions and Djibouti Navy Training at Sea Captain René-Jean Crignola, Commander, Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150), visited La […]

  • Piracy: Response & Training Officers

    As pirate attacks fall away in some regions, alternatives to armed guards are sought. The Need for Response & Training Officers Guest Article by: John Twiss MSyI Lies, damned lies […]

  • Fighting West African piracy

    French Navy hosts seminar on piracy, maritime crime. Maritime Piracy: “Africa Must Develop Its Own Security Architecture” GATHERED on Thursday, June 25, around Admiral Bernard Rogel, Chief of Staff of […]

  • Germany holds piracy workshops

    Federal Police run anti-piracy training. Combat Games for the Jolly Roger in the Baltic By Eva-Maria Mester It’s hot and cramped in the engine room of the Rettin; the air is […]

  • INS Teg in Seychelles for surveillance

    Joint operations with Seychelles Coast Guard. INS Teg in Seychelles for surveillance DINAKAR PERI As part of India’s deepening maritime security cooperation with Indian Ocean littoral nations, INS Teg a stealth frigate […]

  • Somalia’s Forgotten Hostages

    The plight of international seafarers held hostage by pirates. Somalia’s Forgotten Hostages Between 2000 and 2013, 2,919 seafarers were held hostage by Somali pirates in inhumane conditions, in some instances […]

  • China declines to confirm Djibouti plan

    New military base planned. China military declines to confirm Djibouti base plan BEIJING: China’s Defence Ministry on Thursday declined to confirm a report that it was in talks for a […]

  • No-ransom policy doesn’t keep us safe

    Michael Scott Moore discusses US ransom policy. Ex-hostage: No-ransom policy doesn’t keep us safe Tyler Pager, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Michael Scott Moore said it took his Somali pirate captors […]

  • Kenya repatriates 62 Somali pirates

    Somalis had completed their sentences. Kenya repatriates 62 Somali pirates The Kenyan government on Wednesday claimed to have repatriated 62 Somali pirates who have finished their jail terms, as part […]