June 2013 It appears the leader of the radical Islamist militant group, al-Shabaab, has been captured in Puntland, Somalia. Puntland is a semi-autonomous region located in north-east Somalia. The Puntland Security Minister, Khalif Isse, said that the terrorist leader was captured during a raid on a safe-house in the port city of Bossaso. Abdikafi Mohamed Ali is reportedly the leader of operations for the […]
Pirates forced to abandon attack
June 2013 As a recent addition to the European Union Naval Force operating counter-piracy missions the Indian Ocean, the HSwMS Carlskrona has certainly hit the ground running. In its most recent escapade, the Carlskrona saved a crew of fourteen Indian sailors who were being hijacked by pirates. On the morning of June 5th, an Indian dhow in the Gulf of […]
Djiboutian Coastguard Training
May 2013 The Coast Guard of Djibouti conducted training exercises with vessels from the European Naval Force this past month. During a port call, the ESPS Numancia of Spain joined members of the Coast Guard as part of EUCAP NESTOR, a regional European Union initiative. EUCAP NESTOR aims to increase the maritime security capacity of local states […]
India for redraw of piracy risk map
May 2013 In an attempt to combat one of the indirect effects of piracy, the Indian government has recently requested an official change to the map of piracy. As pirate raids in the eastern Arabian sea dwindle and essentially cease, India is requesting international organizations change their official map of waters at risk for piracy. […]
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