Skye Maritime

Skye Maritime, a new Anti-Piracy Firm, has been launched by two U.S. Armed Services Veterans. The company aims to provide an approach to security and anti-piracy solutions in war risk regions ...

Deputy Commander EUNAVOR Visits Japanese MPA Detachment in Djibouti

Rear Admiral Rainer Endres, Deputy Commander (DCOM) EUNAVFOR, as part of his recent visit to Djibouti to oversee the Operational Handover between the outgoing Flag Ship, ESPS PATINO (Spain) and ...

Another pirate group defeated by EUNAVFOR

On the morning of 7 April, French Navy frigate ACONIT was heading towards a position in the north of the Horn of Africa to join with Spanish frigate INFANTA ELENA, ...

French Navy Falcon 50M relieved by maritime patrol aircraft Atlantique 2

Deployed since 15 March to take part in the fight against piracy, a Falcon 50M from the French Navy has left the operation and been relieved by a maritime patrol ...

ECCAS and ECOWAS sign maritime security agreement

Nations from the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have signed an agreement regarding the improvement of maritime security during their ...

Boost in capacity for EUNAVFOR

On 15 March 2012 counter-piracy forces from the European Union will gain another valuable asset with the addition of a Falcon 50 maritime surveillance aircraft from the French Navy. Based from ...

Onboard with an armed security team

By Frank Gardner BBC security correspondent, on board the MT Sea Legend Nato navies operating off the coast of Somalia have warned of a recent increase in maritime piracy. I decided to ...

The Role of Seychelles in Counter-Piracy

Transcripts of the speeches made at the Chatham House event on 21 February 2012 are now available. The Hon Joel Morgan, Minister for Home Affairs, Environment, Transport and Energy, Republic of ...

Assistance for stricken vessel

Over the past few days EUNAVFOR warships, operating as part of the EU’s counter-piracy mission codenamed Operation ATALANTA, have provided life-saving assistance to a stricken dhow, with 12 crew and ...

Somali ‘pirates’ in court

ABU DHABI // Ten Somali men accused of piracy who were caught in a special forces raid that freed the hijacked UAE ship MV Arrilah appeared in court yesterday. Special counter-terrorism ...
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