Raising Awareness

The International Committee on Seafarers Welfare (ICSW) has arranged a Piracy Awareness seminar for the maritime community in the Philippines on Tuesday 7 December followed by detailed practical workshops on ...

Bon Voyage

The Spanish Defence Minister, Carme Chacón, has praised the sailors on board the Spanish ship 'Patiño' bound for waters off the coast of Somalia. The defense minister made no secret of the ...

Overseas and Underwater

Iran plans to deploy several units of its subsurface vessels in the high seas and international waters as part of its strategy to defend the country's interests abroad, Commander of ...

Helicopter Rescue

The US Navy destroyer "USS Shoup" came to the assistance of a Turkish ship, "MV 26 Agustos" after the vessel reported that pirates were on board and that the crew took ...

Second Time Unlucky

Somali pirates recently hit the 1066-TEU Malaysian container ship "ALBEDO" (10,859-gt, built 1993). The vessel was attacked about 900 n.miles off Mogadishu. The ship has a crew made up of Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri ...

Russian Presence

Russia will continue its anti-piracy missions with Russian warships patrolling commercial shipping routes off the Somali coast, Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has said. The president cited two reasons for the nation ...

Armed And Effective

Information is emerging of an armed team onboard the Iranian VLCC "Hadi" having played a significant role in warding off a Pirate attack. Internet reports said that the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) ...

Waiting for Demands

Almost a month after two South Africans were kidnapped off the east African coast by suspected Somali pirates, there was still no ransom demand or any word on their fate. Authorities ...

Latest Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Report

Maritime OPINTEL Report (U) WORLDWIDE:  Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Report Oct 26 - 24 Nov 2010 24 November 2010 Maritime Crime/Piracy, Commercial (301) 669-4448 . . (U) Table of Contents . 1. (U) Scope Note 2. (U) Summary 3. (U) ...

Anglo-American Support for Somali Coast Guard, Strategic Pragmatism or Problem?

With the potential support of a privately-trained maritime force, are the US and UK manoeuvring towards a more pragmatic approach to the piracy problem in Somalia? On Tuesday 23 November the ...
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