Month: September 2012

  • Preventing Piracy

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    President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana has put recently acquired naval patrol vessels and vessel tracking devices at the disposal of all countries to prevent cases of piracy in the […]

  • Piracy Dip Could Reverse

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    Despite a 54 per cent decrease in global piracy recorded in the first six months of 2012, the three counter-piracy naval task forces patrolling Somalian waters are also urging the […]

  • Suspected Somali pirates fire on Italian navy helicopter

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    (Reuters) – Suspected pirates opened fire on an Italian navy helicopter on patrol off the east coast of Somalia, hitting a window and slightly injuring a pilot, the force said […]

  • Closer Ties

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    As part of closer ties to the  Philippines, a US navy PC-3 Orion surveillance plane flew over the Davao Gulf in a mock mission to help local authorities track a seaborne […]

  • Cruise Rows

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    Campaigners say cruise liners are destroying Venice’s historic ambience and have taken to organising protests both onshore and on the water. Venice row: Cruise ships ‘dwarf’ historic city By Alan Johnston, […]

  • Long Sentence

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    In Germany’s first piracy trial in four centuries, prosecutors have demanded long jail terms for 10 Somalis. German prosecutor demands long sentence for sea pirates In Germany’s first piracy trial […]

  • Nigeria navy retakes control of hijacked oil tanker

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    Nigeria’s navy on Wednesday retook control of a Singapore-owned tanker carrying a fuel cargo that had been hijacked near Lagos, and its crew of 23 Indian nationals was unharmed, the […]

  • Private Security Monitor

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    In recent weeks, Maritime Security Review has heard from a number of our readers who are confused about what legislation they have to comply with, what licences they need and […]

  • Surviving Pirate Kidnap

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    Surviving Pirate Kidnap  is an intensive training program that gives seafarers operating around the East and West African coast the practical skills they need to survive being taken hostage by […]

  • Rumbling Regional Tensions

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    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is meeting Chinese leaders amid rumbling regional tensions over the South China Sea. Clinton meets China leaders amid South China Sea tension Mrs Clinton […]

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