August 2011 Archive
Iron Crows

Spare a Thought

Titled "Iron Crows", this 90 minute documentary examines the harsh conditions that workers in the Chittagong ship breaking yard in Bangladesh are subjected to. The average pay is US$2 a day and ...
boxship

Under Attack

A Costamare boxship has come under attack from pirates in the Gulf of Aden. A gang of five pirates fired rocket propelled grenades at the “MSC Namibia II” as it passed ...
Fairchem Bogey

Talks Underway

The managers of the hijacked chemical tanker "MV Fairchem Bogey" have begun talks with the negotiator appointed by the Somali pirates to seek the early release of the ship and ...
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Superyacht Security Summit

Under Threat

Piracy is threatening the UAE's coastal economy as attacks are being staged following a brazen and successful ship hijacking outside Salalah Port in Oman. Tim Stear, the global head of maritime ...
Armed Security Officer

In Favour

A leading Danish ship owner has claimed that as many as 60% to 80% of ship owners are in favour of arming their vessels even though the cost can be ...
gavel

More Charges

A Somali man already charged with being a ransom negotiator in the hijacking of the “SV Quest” that ended in the deaths of four U.S. citizens has been indicted for ...
Fairchem Bogey

Safe and Well

The 21 crew members of the hijacked “MV Fairchem Bogey” are unhurt and awaiting the arrival of a negotiator for talks with pirates, Anglo-Eastern Ship Management said yesterday. The ship's master ...
marines-high-roping

Shocking Display

Members of HMS Montrose's counter-piracy team who planned to display a technique called "fast roping", in which they slide down ropes without harnesses to access hijacked ships, at the Edinburgh ...

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