Month: August 2011
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Irresponsible Skippers
The International Sailing Federation (ISAF), has clearly stated that vessels entering any area where pirates operate is entirely the responsibility of the master of each vessel. The current advice from […]
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Going Private
As the UK government continues its evaluation of private security provisions for ships, the UK shipping minister Mike Penning as spoken and stated that “We do not want cowboys.” The list […]
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Double Trouble
Pirates in the Gulf of Guinea seized two Panamanian-registered ships early on Sunday, staging the second attack there in a week, but released them after being intercepted by a naval […]
