Tag: somali pirate attacks

  • Iranian Warships Berth in Djibouti

    Anti-piracy patrol makes port visit.  Iranian Warships Berth in Djibouti The Iranian Navy’s 32nd fleet of warships dispatched to the high seas berthed in Djibouti port on Wednesday. The 32nd […]

  • India: new maritime crime agency

    New agency in wake of Enrica Lexie case.  Italian Marines case: Govt to appoint central agency to deal with crime in high sea and territorial waters Rahul Tripathi Learning from […]

  • Royal Marines in piracy drill

    Exercises held during IMCMEX international drills. Royal Marines turn pirates as they try to ‘hijack’ HMS Bulwark SAILORS and Royal Marines played out scenes reminiscent of Captain Phillips as they […]

  • PMSC takes action on new threats

    Neptune expands offering to meet new threats.  Maritime security company takes action on new threats An international maritime security company is stepping up its services to combat increasingly sophisticated threats […]

  • China, Tanzania conclude exercise

    Month-long naval drill comes to a close. China and Tanzania conclude historic naval exercise China and Tanzania have concluded a month-long naval training exercise, the first joint training exercise in […]

  • Last Hijack goes interactive

    Award winning interactive experience tackles piracy.  Last Hijack Interactive Last Hijack Interactive is an award-winning online transmedia experience that allows you to explore the hijacking of a ship in Somalia. […]

  • Iran Entitled to Deploy Troops in Int’l Waters

    Iranian Navy continue anti-piracy patrols. Commander: Iran Entitled to Deploy Troops in Int’l Waters to Fight Piracy Presence of the Iranian naval forces in the high seas is the country’s […]

  • Iran escorts 1,745 cargo ships

    Navy continues anti-piracy patrol and escort duties. 1,745 Iranian Cargo Ships Escorted by Iranian Warships in Int’l Waters Commander of the Iranian Navy’s 32nd flotilla of warships Captain Seyed Hossein […]

  • US Navy deploys laser weapon

    U.S. Navy Deploys Its First Laser Weapon in the Persian Gulf By Tony Capaccio The U.S. Navy has deployed on a command ship in the Persian Gulf its first laser […]

  • Hijacked twice by pirates

    Hijacked and abducted by Nigerian pirates and then Somali pirates.  The man who was kidnapped by pirates – twice Kings Nehemiah Okoye, a Nigerian marine engineer, has been a seafarer […]