As military exercises get underway in the Indian Ocean in an effort to protect merchant ships from piracy, the Norwegian Shipowners Association (NSA) is frustrated that their country will not be participating. Sturla Henriksen, the head of the ship owners association recently complained to papers that Norway should participate, being one of the 10 largest seafaring countries in the […]
Terror Attack
According to reports from Manila, terrorists from the armed wing of the Communist Party in the Philippines, the New People’s Army, have attacked two mining companies in Claver town in the province of Surigao del Norte. The terrorists took several hostages and destroyed several tugs and landing craft owned and operated by the companies. While piracy is common in […]
Shifting Scene
Some in the maritime security community are expressing concerns that the new, aggressive approach to combatting pirates in the Indian Ocean may have negative consequences for the overall counter-piracy effort. The Indian Navy has been using a heavy-handed approach to dealing with pirates, and many question if this is a really a deterrent. While amateur, low-level […]
Pirate Rescue
Malaysia authorities have located and retrieved a huge tanker carrying oil and gas that was hijacked Thursday in the Straits of Singapore. The MT Nautica Johor Bahru was accompanied by a barge and was carrying close to $4.6 million USD worth of oil and gas when it was hijacked by pirates. The owners alerted Malasian maritime authorities on Friday […]
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