Piracy
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ASKET: As rates for PMSCs hit rock bottom, quality concerns reemerge
London: With a pricing war underway since rates for private maritime security companies (PMSCs) have hit rock bottom many firms…
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ESC Global Security: Vital public and private sectors work together to secure the world’s seas
Tallinn: “Trust, high standards of service, professionalism, discipline and strict supervision between all parties will ensure that our seas remain…
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Kenya sends 62 convicted pirates back to Somalia
Mombassa: Kenya’s government has repatriated 62 Somali pirates who have served their jail sentences. There are currently 164 pirates still…
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Ten years in jail and a whipping for Indonesian pirates
Kuala Lumpur: Ten years in jail and a whipping was the sentence handed down yesterday at a Malaysian court to…
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Pirates murder four policemen at Nigerian port
Lagos: Four policemen, including an assistant superintendent of police, were shot dead by pirates Tuesday afternoon in the Nigerian oil…
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Why aren’t authorities talking about piracy?
As a publisher, I have to admit that I love a bit of maritime piracy. Why? Because readers love to…
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Orkim Harmony hijackers caught
Singapore: Pirates responsible for the hijacking of Malaysian product tanker Orkim Harmony have been apprehended this morning, after fleeing the vessel…
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Pirates of the Asian seas – is the devil really known?
Crime on the high seas seems to be doing fine, all things considered. While cases of piracy off the coast…
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Missing Malaysian tanker found in Cambodian waters
Kuala Lumpur: An Australian aircraft has seen the missing Orkim Victory in Cambodian waters. The ship, hijacked last week off…
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Three ships hit by pirates in three hours
Singapore: Three ships have been attacked by pirates in the same area in the space of just three hours today,…
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Manager of missing tanker denies MMEA claim it took 10 hours to report incident
Kuala Lumpur: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has fired a broadside at Orkim Ship Management for taking 10 hours…
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Shipowner suffers second piracy attack in same area this month
Kuala Lumpur: A Malaysian firm, Magna Meridian, looks likely to have been hit by pirates twice within eight days. The…
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Two vessels hijacked off Malaysia
Athens: Armed pirates hijacked a product tanker off Malaysia on Thursday, sailing it to where it met another vessel, where…
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Oriental Glory hit again, becomes seventh product tanker taken by Southeast Asian pirates since January
Singapore: A small product tanker has been hit by robbers stealing its cargo for the second time in the space…
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Southeast Asian navies vow to take piracy fight into the South China Sea
Singapore: Naval patrols along the Malacca Straits and out to the South China Sea are likely to be increased to…
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ReCAAP sets the record straight
Athens: Yoshihisa Endo, executive director of the Singapore-based ReCAAP information sharing centre (ISC), has given a statement setting the record straight…
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Eagle Ship Hardening: Security firms must listen to their clients’ needs more
Las Palmas: There’s a vast number of maritime security companies that rarely, if ever, listen to the requirements of their…
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Another product tanker hit by pirates leaving Singapore
Singapore: The Southeast Asian piracy watchdog ReCAAP sent out an alert on Sunday, warning that another product tanker has been…
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Zycraft: ‘The threat of terrorism at sea is not far off’
Singapore: Piracy in Southeast Asia shows no sign of abating and unmanned surface vessels could have a role to play…
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Shipowners told to install panic buttons to help fight piracy scourge
Bangkok: Ships travelling in pirate-infested Southeast Asian waters should install panic buttons onboard, a Thai rear admiral has proposed. Senior…
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