Author: David Rider

  • Why the Pirates Are(n’t) at Bay

    Even as the Somalian pirate movie Captain Phillips receives rave reviews, airwaves that had been rife with Somali pirate stories are now strangely silent. Why the Pirates Are(n’t) at Bay By Andrew Ma […]

  • Reagan sailors press on with lawsuit

    71 who served during 2011 aid mission suing Japanese power company Reagan sailors press on in radiation lawsuit A group of sailors who were aboard the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan […]

  • Pakistan Navy Needs Further Boost

    PRIME Minister Nawaz Sharif while addressing the 100th Midshipmen Commissioning parade of Pakistan navy on Saturday stated that Pakistan’s maritime defence was impregnable Navy needs further boost PRIME Minister Nawaz […]

  • Pirates threatened to burn Scots skipper to death

    A SCOTTISH sea captain seized by Nigerian pirates has told how he was threatened with being burnt to death during an ordeal that ended only when a £50,000 ransom was […]

  • WA piracy will remain a headache for ship owners in 2014

    Nigeria will remain a serious piracy hot-spot in 2014, as the country still resists the allowing of non-Nigerian armed guards on board vessels plying its waters. WA piracy will remain […]

  • AdvanFort Crew Bail Blocked

    Tuticorin Chief Judicial Magistrate K. Venkatasamy on Friday granted interim stay of the conditional bail granted on Thursday to 35 men CJM stays flawed bail to U.S. ship crew Tuticorin […]

  • Japan, Russia hold defence talks

    The foreign and defence ministers of Japan and Russia agreed Saturday to cooperate in fighting terrorism and piracy Japan, Russia hold first diplomatic-defence talks The foreign and defence ministers of […]

  • Court reprieve for AdvanFort crew

    A major reprieve for the 35 crew members of the US-based anti-piracy ship Seaman Guard Ohio Court reprieve for 35 crew members of US floating armoury TUTICORIN: In a major reprieve for the […]

  • Nigeria: JTF Reveals 2013 Figures

    The Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta, codenamed Operation Pulo Shield, said yesterday it killed 82 sea pirates and robbers 2013: JTF killed 82 sea pirates, nabbed 1,857 crude […]

  • China continues fighting pirates

    China will continue to send naval fleets on escort missions in the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia China continues fighting pirates off Africa China will continue to send […]