February 2013 On February 19th, a Royal Netherlands Navy Frigate, the HNLMS De Ruyter successfully captured a group of pirates. The group of nine suspected pirates was apprehended by the ship approximately 120 nautical miles off the town of Eyl on the coast of of Somalia. Eyl continues to be a hotbed for piracy, causing […]
Interview with Commander McKnight
United States Navy Rear Admiral (Retired) Terrence E. McKnight commanded Task Force 151, which operated off the coast of Somalia. He recently authored the book “Pirate Alley” about his experience commanding an international coalition aimed at ridding the waters of ruthless Somali pirates. He recently sat down with journalist Martin Edwin Anderson and discussed […]
Business Booms
September 2012 As the threat of piracy in international water peaking in 2011, incidents have recently fallen off. International naval task forces have had a lot to do with it, but so have private security firms that shipping companies have been hiring to personally secure their ships. International shippers spend nearly $1 billion USD securing […]
Pirate Demands
The thriving black-market industry of piracy cost the world economy an estimated $7 billion in 2011, and pirates themselves netted about $160 million in ransoms alone, according to a recent report from the International Maritime Bureau. Although international cooperation and the education of shipping companies is finally resulting in a reduction of overall pirate attacks, the […]
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