EU Extension

The European Union has extended by a year its military mission to train Somali's security forces and said it was considering other measures to help develop the country's maritime capacity. The mission, to ...

Back Home

Nearly 500 Royal Navy sailors have arrived back in Portsmouth on board two warships after more than six months at sea. “HMS Richmond” has been involved in anti-piracy operations off the ...

Lucky Numbers

Superstitious Thai gamblers are always on the lookout for the latest “lucky” numbers to place on their lottery. Such is the pride at sending Royal Thai Navy ships out to battle ...

Complex Mess

Andrew J. Shapiro, the US assistant secretary for political and military affairs, agrees that African countries need more support, given the complexity of the challenge posed by piracy. “Prosecuting pirates can ...

Jubba Joy

The hijacked UAE-owned and flagged oil tanker “MV Jubba XX” was released by pirates off the Yemeni coast on Wednesday without any ransom payment or according to local press, "giving ...

West Coast Release

An Italian tanker seized by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea off Benin earlier this week has been freed. The “RBD Anema e Core” with a crew of 23 on board ...

Flag Concerns

Concerned about the increasing violence faced by seafarers on dangerous transits through the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, the Maritime Administrations of the world’s three largest maritime flag ...

Gaining Understanding

Researchers at a Canadian university are hoping to come up with a new approach to dealing with piracy by looking at the problem from a number of angles. The work being ...

Going Live

The Security Association for the Maritime Industry (SAMI) recently launched a new website, www.seasecurity.org. SAMI is a non-governmental organization that represents a wide range of members such as maritime security providers, ...

Piracy Exercise

South Korea has conducted an exercise off its southeastern coast to help improve the country's ability to deal with threats from Somali pirates. Two commercial ships, military personnel and government officials ...
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