Castaway Sues Cruise Line

A Panamanian fisherman who survived 28 days adrift in the Pacific and watched two companions die is suing the owners of a cruise ship that

New Prison

A United Nations financed prison for Somali pirates has been opened in Somaliland’s capital Hargeisa. The facility, built to counter the flood of new arrivals

Death Penalty Sought

According to the Associated Press, U.S. prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for three Somali pirates accused murdering four Americans during the February 2011 hijacking of their sailing yacht the ...

Pirate Transfer Agreement

European Union Ambassador to Tanzania: “Piracy is the current economic challenge in the region. Tanzania has an important role to play in supporting efforts made by other countries in fighting ...

Caso Maro’

I giudici hanno chiesto al governo dell'Unione indiana e allo stato del Kerala di presentare una memoria. Nella petizione si definisce illegale la detenzione dei due fucilieri del reggimento San ...

What is Piracy?

The trial of a Somali man U.S. authorities consider the highest-ranking pirate they have ever captured will begin this week in Virginia under a cloud of uncertainty about what the ...

Lost in Translation?

As pirate attacks on commercial vessels continue to rise, the number of successful hijacks continues to fall, in no small part due to the effectiveness of private maritime security companies. ...

Ballistic Compatibility

According to the Times of India there is a match between the two Beretta rifles used by Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, the two Italian Marines accused of murder, and ...

Rilascio Annullato

La petroliera italiana non potrà lasciare le acque indiane, la sezione d'appello dell'Alta Corte di Kochi ha annullato la decisione presa la settimana scorsa da un giudice di primo grado della ...

GUARDCON Contract Published

BIMCO has published the GUARDCON standard contract for the employment of security guards on vessels. GUARDCON’s objective is to create a contractual benchmark for the employment of security services so ...

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