Piracy
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Crews warned of armed threat off the southern Philippines
An in-depth 29-page report from Asia-based piracy information centre, ReCAAP ISC warns today that the situation off the southern Philippines…
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Somali pirates release suspected mothership
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) yesterday issued a report stating that a hijacked dhow, likely being used as…
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Soldiers free Abu Sayyaf-held master
One of two seafarers taken captive on Thursday by Philippine militant group Abu Sayyaf was freed on Saturday as local…
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UKMTO reports second Somali hijacking with vessel now deployed as pirate mothership
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has issued a report advising another ship has been hijacked off Eyl in…
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Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea analysed
The Gulf of Guinea continues to be one of the most dangerous bodies of water in the world for merchant…
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Abu Sayyaf attacks again
Philippine terrorist organisation Abu Sayyaf has once again been linked with two attacks in the south of the country. The…
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Gray Page: On piracy and cybercrime
Last week’s hijacking of the Aris 13 tanker, the first incident involving Somali pirates since 2012, might not be a…
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Puntland anti-piracy boss fired over illegal fishing claims
The president of the semi-autonomous Puntland region of Somalia Abdiweli Ali has sacked the head of anti-piracy operations in the…
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Putting Somali piracy into perspective
Intelligence consultant David Rider gives readers a bigger picture take on the Aris 13 hijacking eight days ago. On March…
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NATO told to tackle illegal fishing or face more Somali hijackings
NATO forces are being urged to help stamp out illegal fishing off the Horn of Africa or risk witnessing repeated…
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Somalis release hijacked tanker
Somali pirates who hijacked a UAE-controlled product tanker on Monday have released it without getting a ransom for the eight…
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Tanker hijacked by Somalis did not follow piracy procedures
The shipowner of the hijacked product tanker has been slammed for cutting corners and subsequently endangering the lives of eight…
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EU Navfor confirms fuel tanker has been hijacked by Somalis
The EU naval force deployed in the Indian Ocean has confirmed that the eight crew onboard the fuel tanker have…
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Suspected first Somali pirate hijacking since 2012
News breaking off the Horn of Africa will send shockwaves across the world’s seafaring community. It looks likely Somali pirates…
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Bulker attacked off Nigeria
A bulk carrier controlled by Paris Dragnis’s Goldenport was attacked in the Gulf of Guinea yesterday morning. The was en…
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Maritime security reality check
James Wilkes, managing director of Gray Page, suggests the headlines paint a worse picture than what is happening out at…
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Kidnapped seafarers freed
The eight crew belonging to the heavylifter nabbed by pirates off the Nigerian coast last month have been released. The…
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Turkish tanker seized by militants in Libya
A Turkish product tanker has been seized by an armed group in Libya, with 11 crew members onboard held captive.…
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Korean car carrier released by Libyan militants
The , a car carrier controlled by South Korea’s Eukor, has been released by Libyan militants and is now sailing…
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Seafarer killed, seven abducted off the southern Philippines
A Vietnamese seafarer was killed and another seven kidnapped in the Sulu Sea of the Philippines yesterday evening. Gunmen, likely…
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