Piracy
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Maritime security transit corridor formed off the Horn of Africa
The Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), a multinational naval partnership founded in 2002, to keep tradelanes safe off the Horn of…
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Mumbai court sentences 15 Somali pirates to seven years’ imprisonment
A Mumbai court yesterday sentenced 15 Somalis to seven years’ imprisonment for piracy acts carried out in the Indian-governed part…
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Asian piracy incidents hit 10-year low
The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC) has…
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Abu Sayyaf beheads two seafarers
Philippine armed forces discovered the beheaded bodies this morning of two Vietnamese seafarers abducted by Muslim terror group Abu Sayyaf…
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New RPG threat sees naval coalition up presence in the Gulf of Aden
The naval presence off the Horn of Africa is being upped in the wake of a spate of recent attacks.…
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Gulf of Guinea Interregional Network launches to fight crime at sea
Nineteen coastal countries stretching from Senegal to Angola have started working together in a joint effort at fighting crime at…
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Admiral urges shipowners to comply with piracy recommendations as Somali threat resurfaces
A Combined Maritime Force (CMF) visit to Dubai has given the regional counter-piracy coordinator an opportunity to discuss security issues…
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Navig8 tanker attacked off Muscat
Another tanker has been attacked while transiting the Middle East. The product tanker was approached early yesterday morning by a…
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RPGs fired at tanker transiting Bab-Al-Mandeb Strait
The , a Marshall Islands flagged tanker, was fired on by three RPGs yesterday from three men in a skiff…
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UK national appeals to Theresa May to free him from Indian jail ‘nightmare’
Billy Irving, one of the men incarcerated in an Indian jail for the past three and a half years for…
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Denmark sends plane back to Horn of Africa to combat rising piracy threat
The Danish government is deploying a Challenger airplane to support maritime security in the Horn of Africa. Additionally, the government…
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Chinese hand three pirates to Puntland authorities
Three suspected Somali pirates taken by the Chinese navy during an aborted hijacking attempt of a bulker, OS35, last month…
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Where others fear to tread
The maritime industry has been blindsided once with regard to Somalia. It needs to put its best foot forward now…
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Crew abductions increasingly trump cargo theft among global piracy incidents
Pirates across the world are increasingly ditching cargo theft in favour of abducting crews for ransom, delegates attending a conference…
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Gulf Energy tanker attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden
The Chinese navy is taking a very stern approach to piracy incidents off the Horn of Africa. When the oil…
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Somali pirate kingpin missing, presumed captured
The whereabouts of one of Somalia’s pirate leaders is unclear with speculation mounting that Aw Koombe, a man responsible for…
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Complacency shaken off the Horn of Africa
Chief correspondent Jason Jiang assesses the threat posed by the recent spate of piracy attacks off Somalia. The recent hijacking…
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When can we say with more certainty that Somalia-based piracy is resurgent?
James Wilkes from Gray Page looks at the recent spate of attacks for any type of pattern. On March 13,…
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Chinese navy rescues bulker from Somali pirate attack
A Chinese navy ship rescued a Tuvalu-flagged bulk carrier in a joint operation with the Indian navy on Sunday. The…
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Fourth Somali pirate incident in three weeks puts shipping on high alert
Somali pirates are clearly targeting smaller vessels as hijackings off the Horn of Africa pick up dramatically. A Pakistani vessel,…
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