Piracy
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Europe
Italian coast guard to carry weapons in response to IS threat
Naples: Italy’s coast guard has passed a resolution to allow its teams to carry weapons, after threats from Islamic State…
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Maritime CEO
SafeGuard Armour: Added protection
Leeds: With piracy remaining a hot topic in 2015 especially in Southeast Asia one company is promoting the idea of…
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Asia
Rehobot found almost one month after pirate strike
Manila: After more than three weeks the tanker Rehobot has been found in Philippine waters. The Indonesian-flagged chemical tanker was…
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Asia
Bomb onboard tanker a hoax
Bangkok: The Thai tanker attacked over the weekend and left with what robbers claimed was a bomb onboard has been…
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Asia
Hijackers leave a ‘bomb’ on Thai tanker
Bangkok: In a frightening new development in the ongoing series of fuel thefts in Southeast Asian waters, a bomb has…
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Africa
Do not have security guards onboard when calling Nigeria
London: The Maritime Trade and Information Sharing Centre for the Gulf of Guinea (MTISC-GoG) has advised vessels transiting or visiting…
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Asia
Do not use security guards in SE Asian waters: Skuld
Singapore: With piracy and armed robbery on the increase in Southeast Asia, P&I Club Skuld has warned shipowners to be…
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Maritime CEO
ReCAAP: Report all maritime crime incidents
Singapore: Shipowners, operators and managers should report every piracy attempt, however small the incident appears to be, for authorities to…
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Asia
Shipping ought to report all piracy incidents
Singapore: All incidents of maritime crime, however petty or even unsuccessful, ought to be reported to local authorities, the executive…
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Middle East
Pirate attack on Kuwaiti products tanker foiled
Tel Aviv: Pirates unsuccessfully attacked a Kuwaiti products tanker in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday night, but were overpowered…
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Asia
Petro-piracy insurance cover introduced
London: Insurance cover is coming to a specific threat in Southeast Asia. Specialist marine insurance intermediary, Seacurus, has developed a…
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Asia
SE Asian navies to take fight to pirates
Kuala Lumpur: A joint patrol between Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore and Thailand will be conducted soon to fight pirates who…
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Europe
Greek VLCC attacked off Nigeria, one killed
Athens: The deputy captain of a Greek-owned VLCC was killed by gunmen, who boarded the vessel while it was waiting…
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Asia
Police investigate hijacking
Jakarta: North Sulawesi Police are looking into the hijacking of a ship transporting 700 kiloliters of diesel while sailing from…
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Asia
Authorities nab pirates mid-hijacking
Singapore: A hijacking of a chemical tanker in Malaysian waters has been halted. The Sun Birdie (pictured) went missing on…
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Asia
Coastguard training essential to tackle piracy in SE Asia
Singapore: Effective training and mentoring for coastguards in southeast Asia is essential in order to have control over territorial waters…
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Middle East
Coastguard training needed to prevent piracy in Indian Ocean
Dubai: Effective training and mentoring for coastguards in the Middle East and Africa is essential in order to have control…
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Asia
SE Asia now the world’s most active piracy region
Singapore: Tanker hijacks in southeast Asia during 2014 have made it the world’s most active region for piracy and armed…
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Middle East
Iranian tanker rescued from pirates off Yemen
Muscat: An Iranian oil tanker has been rescued from pirates by the Iranian Navy 120 miles off the coast of…
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Asia
Seafarer shot dead by pirates off Malaysia
Singapore: A seafarer has died after being shot in the forehead when a tanker was hijacked off the coast of…
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