Month: September 2011
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Welcome Support
Seafarers’ organisations, shipping companies together with business leaders and the biggest ever grouping of shipping industry associations, which have joined forces to campaign against Somali piracy, have received a welcome […]
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Still Suffering
Eight citizens of Ukraine are currently held hostage by pirates, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reported on Tuesday. Two Ukrainians are on board the “Dover” and six on the “Blida”, the […]
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Stop Release
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) should abandon its practice of “catching and releasing” Somali pirates. There have been calls to adopt robust rules of engagement before piracy seriously harmed trade […]
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Heading Home
A Russian task force from the Northern Fleet led by the destroyer “Severomorsk” has concluded its anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden and set sail for its home base, […]
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Aid Fears
The fear of being captured by Somali pirates is complicating aid deliveries to the famine-ravaged Horn of Africa. Sulaiman Shamseldin, the director general of the Kuwait-based International Islamic Charitable Organisation […]
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Military Movements
The latest contingent of South Korean troops began anti-piracy operations in waters off Somalia, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JSC) said Tuesday. The 300-strong contingent aboard the 4,400-ton destroyer “Munmu” […]
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Acting Up
The US Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has approved “H.R. 2839, the Piracy Suppression Act of 2011”, this bolsters the United States’ ability to counter piracy by strengthening existing authorities and […]
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Rough Guide
The Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) has warned that the seas of the Maldives will be rough with heavy showers and strong winds predicted, and has warned seafarers to be […]
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STCW Stance
The UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) has announced their stance with regards to maritime security operatives (guards) and STCW Basic Safety Training Courses. The MCA policy for sea-going security guards is […]
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Pirates in Paradise
Gunmen suspected to be from Somalia killed a British tourist holidaying at an exclusive Kenyan beach hotel and kidnapped his wife. The armed pirates stormed into a hotel at the […]
