Areas of Risk
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India Takes Fight to Pirates
With the rising threat of piracy, India has an opportunity to show it’s able to step up as a co-operative regional and potential global power. In September 2008, a registered […]
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Ship Safe
Further to reports that a Korean-owned container vessel may have been hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean, officials in Seoul have reported that the 75,000-ton “Hanjin Tianjin” is […]
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MV Rosalia D’Amato Pirated
Early morning on 21 April, the Bulk Carrier MV ROSALIA D’AMATO was pirated approximately 350NM South East of Salalah, Oman, in the Indian Ocean. The 74,500 tonne Italian flagged and owned […]
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Sink Pirate Vessels
According to a recent article, the UK Government has been told that ‘even if it means hostages are killed’ pirate vessels must be sunk. In a recent Yachting Monthly article […]
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Pirate Negotiator Arrested
US officials have seized an individual believed to be a Somali pirate who was the chief negotiator in a yacht hijacking last February in which four American citizens were killed. The […]
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New EU NAVFOR Command
On 14 April, in a ceremony held at the Commercial Port of Djibouti, Portuguese Commodore Alberto Correia took over the command of Task Force 465 (TF 465) as the new European […]
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MV Beluga Nomination Released
The general cargo ship MV BELUGA NOMINATION was released from pirate control on 13 April 2011 after being held for 81 days. The German owned vessel, which is Antigua & […]
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Supply Surprise
The Finnish minelayer “Pohjanmaa” has docked in Oman to refuel and resupply after an anti-piracy patrol in the Arabian Sea. Supplies had run low because countries in the region were […]
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Shifting Scene
There have been concerns voiced that the new, more “muscular approach” being taken by Indian Navy’s could drive pirates over to the Malacca Straits. Since Naval forces first arrived, pirates […]
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Stat Attack
The International Maritime Bureau’s says sea piracy worldwide hit a record high of 142 attacks in the first quarter this year as Somali pirates become more violent and aggressive. The […]
