Author: Mark Sutcliffe

  • More armed guards on UK ships

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    A number of major UK shipping companies now carry armed teams to combat the threat of Somali pirates, a leading industry security spokesman has said. The prime minister said in […]

  • Somali pirates hijack ship off Oman

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    Somali pirates have hijacked the MV Leila in the Arabian Sea, bringing the total number of attacks against ships to more than 40 this year. The vessel was captured on […]

  • Missile strikes near Somalia port

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    A missile hit a beach on Saturday used as a base by al Qaeda linked insurgents who want to topple Somalia’s Western-backed leaders, the government and residents said. A government […]

  • India signs pacts with Seychelles to combat piracy

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    New Delhi : Amid China’s bid to step up ties with the Indian Ocean archipelago nation, India and Seychelles Tuesday signed three pacts for the supply of coastal surveillance radar […]

  • Two fishermen shot dead by guards

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    Thiruvananthapuram: Taking a strong stand on two Indian fishermen being shot at and killed by the security personnel of Italian ship Enrica Lexie on Wednesday night, the Ministry of External […]

  • Argentine union to boycott UK ships

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    Argentina’s transport workers’ union says it will boycott ships flying the British flag because of the dispute over the Falkland Islands. The union – which includes dock workers – said […]

  • Violence against shippers off west Africa

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    Lagos – The waters off West Africa’s coast are now a constant danger for those shipping goods and crude oil in the region, analysts said, a day after pirates killed […]

  • SA anti-piracy patrol to continue?

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    There appears to be some confusion regarding the continuation of South Africa’s anti-piracy operation in the Mozambique Channel. The South African Navy, with the aid and support of Mozambique, has […]

  • Papua New Guinea names 183 missing

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    Papua New Guinea authorities have released a name list of 183 people still missing from the ferry disaster two weeks ago. Officials say the list, published in a national newspaper […]

  • Iran iron ore, bulk trade slides

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    By Silvia Antonioli and Jonathan Saul LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Iron ore traders and dry bulk ship owners in Europe are pulling back from deals with Iran, worried they […]

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