Month: May 2013
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Gunslingers on the High Seas
In the draft of her forthcoming research paper, Yvonne Dutton of Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law calls for regulation of private maritime armed guards. Gunslingers on the High Seas: […]
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Transfer of Convicted Somali Pirates
Departing from Mahé, Seychelles to Puntland, the 8 transferred prisoners were flown aboard an IDC chartered plane under escort provided by specially trained police officers. Transfer of 8 Convicted Somali […]
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Continuing Threat
The Operation Commander of the EU Naval Force, Rear Admiral Bob Tarrant, has issued a renewed warning that Somali pirates are still determined to get out to sea. Counter Piracy […]
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Pirate accountant arrested
German police have arrested an asylum seeker alleged to have acted as an accountant for Somali pirates who seized an oil tanker in 2010. Accountant for Somali pirates’ arrested as […]
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Africa: Piracy declines off Somali coast
It has now been one year since pirates last hijacked a ship off the Horn of Africa and the Somali Prime Minister thinks a solution to the piracy problem has […]
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Life after piracy?
“We have them in camps,” Afweyne says, speaking through a translator, “Like snakes in a cage.” He is talking about the more than 900 pirates being rehabilitated by the local […]
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Taiwanese Burn Philippine Flags
Angry Taiwanese fishermen on Monday burned Filipino flags in protest after the Philippine coastguard fired on a Taiwan fishing boat killing a crew member Taiwanese fishermen burn Philippine flags in […]
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Collaborative Approach
Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) and Integrated Risk & Security Solutions (IRSS) are pleased to announce a collaborative working approach to help organisations wanting to become certified to the new […]
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Sudan’s navy commander hails Iran’s role in Red Sea security
Commander of Sudan’s Naval Forces Lieutenant General Dalil al-Daw says the presence of the Iranian fleets in the Red Sea insures security in the waters Sudan’s navy commander hails Iran’s […]
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Death penalty debated in piracy case
Attorneys for a Somali man charged with hijacking a yacht and killing four Americans on board claim their client is intellectually disabled and therefore ineligible for the death penalty. Mental […]
