Month: June 2011

  • Technological Winner

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    Applied Weather Technology, Inc. has announced its innovative fleet management system GlobalView™, as the winner of the Systems category for the fifth annual Safety at Sea International Awards. The systems […]

  • Interest Wanes

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    Leading marine lawyers Clyde & Co have been speaking out on piracy, and the knock on effects of the Arab Spring in lessening media exposure for Somali pirates. Until Libya […]

  • Gathering Evidence

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    The UK Foreign Affairs Select Committee is holding its second of three evidence sessions in its inquiry into Piracy off the coast of Somalia. This session is examining the UK’s […]

  • Washed Up

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    A week after 14 Somali pirates were detained off the Indian coast, another group of 21 foreign nationals, including 18 Somali pirates and three Yemenis, were detained as they washed […]

  • Somali Survey

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    Royal Navy survey ship “HMS Echo” is supporting the anti-piracy effort in the Indian Ocean by updating badly-needed charts of the region and eliminating no-go areas for Allied warships. Not […]

  • Air Strikes

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    An Al Shabaab commander as well as residents have claimed that helicopters attacked military camps near the southern city of Kismayo. Two Al Shabaab fighters were said to have been […]

  • Held To Ransom

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    The future of ransom payments remains uncertain at the moment given the surprisign recent response by the Somali authorities. According to the head of the Transitional Federal Government’s Anti-Piracy Task […]

  • Insurance Costs

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    Shipowners are paying $120 million a year to insurers to protect vessels against the risk of attack by Somali pirates, the Lloyd’s Market Association said. Insurers paid out “significantly” more […]

  • Somalia: Three Britons released

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    According to the BBC, Somalia has pardoned the three Britons caught bringing over £2m in cash into the country to pay a ransom to Somali pirates. The three individuals, together […]

  • Ordeal Relived

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    Tortured by a group of drunk pirates and starved for days together, six Indian sailors from”MV Suez”, have commented on their time in captivity at the hands of Somali pirates. […]

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