Month: August 2011

  • Defence Commitment

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    Estonia will keep its forces in the fight against piracy and other global struggles at the same levels next year while adding reinforcements to several other units. Under a new […]

  • Heavy Price

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    The price of feeding two million starving Somalis may be all out war, crime and piracy on an unprecedented scale. There are fears that U.S. food aid is getting into […]

  • Armed View

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    The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has been collating the policy and rules of Flag States on arms and private armed guards on board ships. Kiran Khosla, ICS director of […]

  • One Hit

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    The Director of the Cyprus Department of Merchant Shipping, Sergios Sergiou, has said that in 2011 there was one successful piracy against a Cypriot vessel. Somali pirates seized “MV Eagle” […]

  • What To Do

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    Among the thorny questions facing maritime and military lawyers is how modern-day pirates should be treated by Armed forces and other state authorities: Are they criminals or foreign combatants? Can […]

  • Fire Fight

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    Israeli security personnel opened fire on pirates in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia on Monday night and thwarted their attempt to hijack the vessel. Eye-witness reports said […]

  • Lake Pirates

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    “Pirates” have been causing problems for local fishermen on Lake Victoria. Maritime safety and security officers have briefed East Africa police chiefs in Tanzania, on the problems. In a call […]

  • BMP4 Launch

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    The long awaited and much vaunted Best Management Practice 4 (BMP4) is currently being printed and due for distribution in early September. The NATO Shipping Centre is directing interested parties […]

  • Pirates Sentenced

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    Two Somali pirates who hijacked a South African yacht off the coast of Tanzania last November were sentenced to up to seven years in prison by a Dutch court. Tried […]

  • Severe Underreporting

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    Pirate attacks off the coast of West Africa are increasingly sharply, however Security and shipping analysts say the number of attacks is severely underreported. They believe that left unchecked, the emerging […]

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