The Somali government has confirmed that after two years, Somali pirates have released three Syrian hostages. In 2010, the vessel MV Orna, owned and operated by a company from the United Arab Emirates, was hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, near the island of Seychelles. All 21 of the surviving crew members have been […]
Highest level of security in Suez
June 2013 As piracy looms off the east and west coasts of Africa, and Egypt has seen much recent instability, many are wondering if the Suez Canal is secure enough for merchant vessels. Linking the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea, the Suez canal sees nearly 20,000 vessels pass through its waterways annually. In an effort […]
Suspected pirates en-route to Spain
On October 24th, 2012, a vessel of the European Union Naval Force, ESPS Castilla, arrested six possible pirates from Somalia. The arrests occurred 120 nautical miles off the Yemeni island of Socotra in the Gulf of Aden. The pirates reportedly attempted to hijack a Spanish tuna fishing ship named the FV Izurdia. A Central Court in Spain […]
Another Lynx off to fight pirates
The Danish Air Force has assigned a brand-new Lynx helicopter to Nato’s Operation Ocean Shield. It will be based off the frigate Iver Huitfeldt and will aid the growing anti-piracy effort in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden. This past October, the Lynx and its support crew from 723 Squadron left Denmark to travel to pirate-infested waters off the […]
Shipowners blast anti-piracy effort
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 […]
Offshore Crew Kidnapped
Early Thursday morning, in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of Nigeria, an offshore supply vessel has been hijacked by pirates and the crew has been kidnapped. While details are still emerging about the developing situation, the ship, reported to be the Continental 1, was the one raided. According to reports, 2 speedboats carrying […]
W.Africa states anti-piracy code
Top officials from West-African nations plan to meet as soon as possible to discuss strategies to counter the growing threat of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. Possible strategies include arrests, prosecutions and seizing of pirate ships. While piracy is stabilizing in other regions of the globe, it is on the rise off the coast of […]
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