Tag: somali pirates

  • Flagship Attackers to be Tried in Spain

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    It has been confirmed that the Spanish judicial authorities will prosecute the six Somali suspected pirates, who attacked the EU NAVFOR Flagship, the SPS PATINO on 12 January. Following receipt […]

  • Anthony Sharp on Typhon

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    After teaming up with Simon Murray to launch Typhon, the British entrepreneur Anthony Sharp has given an interview to The Telegraph in which he speaks of the partnership with the […]

  • Pirates Free Crew

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    According to Reuters Africa, following the payment of a $4 million ransom Somali pirates have freed the crew of a Maltese-flagged chemical tanker. Citing Somalia Report’s piracy expert Andrew Mwangura […]

  • Piracy Boosts Puntland Economy

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    New research suggests piracy has led to widespread economic development in some parts of Somalia. The study, published by British think-tank Chatham House, looked at detailed satellite imagery. Regional centres […]

  • NATO Neutralises Mother Ships

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    Over the last 3 days in two separate operations Units of NATO’S Counter Piracy Task Force 508 successfully identified and neutralised two ocean going dhows that had been pirated and […]

  • Government Urged to Hold Firm

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    UK Chamber of Shipping responds to  Foreign Affairs Committee report on piracy off the coast of Somalia The UK Chamber of Shipping welcomes the well-researched and level-headed report published today […]

  • US Rescues Iranian Vessel

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    The US State Department has acknowledged a report from the US Navy that American forces based on the destroyer USS Kidd have rescued an Iranian fishing boat from suspected Somali […]

  • Piracy off the Coast of Somalia

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    The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee has published the Tenth Report of Session 2010–12: Piracy off the coast of Somalia Published on 5 January 2012 by authority of the House of […]

  • Changes to Defence Laws

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    During an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live, Paul and Rachel Chandler stated that they were disappointed by the way in which the British Government handled their kidnapping and have called […]

  • Treasure Mapped

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    Chatham House will host the launch of a new Africa Programme Paper by Dr Anja Shortland, Senior Lecturer at Brunel University, which uses recent forms of nightlight emissions and high […]

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