Danish Yacht Taken

Pirates in the Arabian Sea hijacked a yacht carrying seven Danish passengers, including three children, the Danish government said Monday, in the first reported attack on a small pleasure vessel ...

US Unions Speak

Responding to a request for comments on the U.S. Coast Guard’s policy regarding rules for the use of force for self-defense of U.S.-flagged vessels, six U.S. seagoing unions – including ...

Underwater Scanning

Ports are naturally vulnerable and make attractive targets for criminals, terrorists and smugglers. They are busy too - more than 11 million cargo containers enter the United States each year, but sometimes the ...

Iranian Escape

An Iranian oil tanker has escaped an attack by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden after fire from Iranian Navy ships forced the pirates to flee. “Iran Sifa” oil tanker ...

Dover Taken

MV DOVER has been pirated in the North Arabian Sea       At approximately 0600Z on 28 February, the Bulk Cargo Carrier MV DOVER was pirated approximately 260 nautical miles North East of ...

Citadel Communications

A new system has been launched which claims to counter the problems of communicating when retreating into a security citadel. Applied Satellite Engineering (ASE) has introduced the new system which aims to ...

Learning The Ropes

At least 100 Tanzanians have recently graduated from a course on maritime safety and security capabilities provided by the Africa Partnership Station (APS). Addressing a press conference in Dar es Salaam, a US ...

Violence Escalates

Somali pirates are becoming increasingly violent in their attacks on foreign vessels experts have warned. Speaking about the increased use of violence and torture, particularly in the wake of the killing ...

Towed To Rescue

Madagascar's navy on Sunday towed into port a hijacked Comoros-flagged vessel almost a week after its captain and two suspected pirates arrived on the island to seek help, an official ...

Seafarer Ban Close

The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) claims to be moving closer to advising seafarers to consider avoiding working in all the affected areas - including the Indian Ocean.   The statement follows ...
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