Tag: somali pirates

  • Curbing piracy via the courts

    Over 1300 pirates have been charged of jailed. Aggressive Local Court Action Can Curb Piracy at Sea Adjoa Anyimadu is a research associate with the Africa Program at Chatham House in […]

  • Trial date set for armed guards, crew

    Misery continues for former Seaman Guard Ohio crew. US anti-piracy ship crew ordered to appear before Tuticorin court MADURAI: A judicial magistrate court in Tuticorin on Monday ordered 35 crew […]

  • New patrol boats for Kenyan Navy

    New craft to boost security. Kenyan Navy to get six US-made patrol boats Written by Oscar Nkala The US Naval Sea Systems Command is seeking to acquire six 4.7 metre-long […]

  • PLA anti-piracy patrol heads home

    Deployed for 221 days. Chinese anti-piracy patrol returns home The Chinese navy’s 19th escort group has returned home after spending 221 days patrolling for pirates off the East African coast […]

  • Arbitration for Enrica Lexie case?

    Latorre to stay in Italy for additional six months. Italian marines’ murder case in India may go to arbitration BY SUCHITRA MOHANTY A case in which two Italian marines are […]

  • Of PMSCs and cheap parachutes

    Risk, pirates and private security. Dryad Maritime: Of PMSCs and cheap parachutes Portsmouth: What do many private maritime security companies and cheap parachutes have in common? It sounds like the […]

  • Seychelles to assist in drug fight

    Shift from anti-piracy to anti-narcotics. UNODC counts on Seychelles support to combat drug trafficking on the high seas By: Sharon Uranie The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) is looking […]

  • Surveillance support for Mauritius

    Joint patrols with Mauritius CG planned. INS Teg to undertake operations in EEZ of Mauritius New Delhi: A stealth frigate of the Indian Navy, currently on a two-month long deployment […]

  • MSDF escort 12 ships in June

    Almost 3,600 ships escorted to date. Japan escorts 12 commercial ships off Somalia in June Hisane Masaki Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF) vessels escorted 12 commercial ships in the waters of […]

  • Global piracy under spotlight

    International Peace Institute meets to discuss issue. As Somali Sea-Piracy Declines, Attention Turns To Southeast Asia And Other Regions NEW YORK — Piracy at sea figured prominently during a two-panel […]