Tag: somali pirates

  • The US Realignment of the Persian Gulf

    Analysis by CIMSEC. The US Realignment of the Persian Gulf Regional Security Complex WILLIAM ALLEN The Persian Gulf sits at the nexus of multiple regional security complexes overlaid one upon another, creating […]

  • Japan escorts 3,522 ships through Gulf

    MSDF convoy escorts preventing pirate attacks. Japan escorts 3,522 ships through Gulf of Aden pirate waters Hisane Masaki The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) vessels escorted a total of 3,522 commercialships in […]

  • Progress in HRA controversy

    Countries hope to reduce size of High Risk Area. Progress in HRA controversy: CGPCS participants agree on process On the 13th of March an extra-ordinary meeting of the CGPCS was […]

  • Modi Marks Out His Territory

    India pushing back against China in IOR. Modi Marks Out His Territory By Wendy Laursen The Indian Ocean has been dominated by foreign powers for 300 years, but Indian Prime Minister […]

  • Modi Commissions Indian-Built Mauritian Naval Patrol Ship

    New build for Mauritian Navy. Modi Commissions Indian-Built Mauritian Naval Patrol Ship PORT LOUIS: An India-built naval patrol vessel for Mauritius that will help in better policing its vast exclusive […]

  • 91 Sailors Held Hostage in 3 Years

    India firms up contingency plans.  91 Sailors Held Hostage in Three Yrs, Govt Works on Contingency Plan In view of incidents wherein 91 Indian crew members had been held hostage […]

  • Kenyan court orders pirate repatriation

    Pirate prisoner transfer planned.  Kenyan court orders repatriation of 10 Somali pirates A Kenyan Court on Wednesday ordered the repatriation of ten suspected pirates to Somalia. Mombasa High Court Judge, […]

  • ITF renews support for MPHRP

    ITF renews support for MPHRP. ITF Seafarers’ Trust renews support for a humanitarian response to seafarers subjected to maritime piracy The Seafarers’ Trust provided core funding for the Maritime Piracy […]

  • Battling Piracy: India-Seychelles

    India’s maritime security moves in the Indian Ocean. Battling Piracy: India-Seychelles Victoria (Seychelles), Mar.11 (ANI): India has never really taken its attention off from the South and South-West Indian Ocean (SSWIO) region, […]

  • AdvanFort blames insurers

    Crew have not been paid by Advanfort since November 2013. Insurers have abandoned our crew, claims Advanfort By Gary Howard from London Private Maritime Security Company (PMSC) Advanfort says that its insurers have […]