Tag: anti-piracy
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Anti-piracy centre open for business
Foreign Office Minister, Alistair Burt, today welcomed an important milestone in the fight against piracy in the Indian Ocean, officially opening the RAPPICC Centre in Seychelles. Anti-piracy centre open for business […]
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Iranian Naval Task Force
State media in Tehran has reported that an Iranian naval task force has docked in Sudan, carrying with it a “message of peace and security to neighbouring countries” Iran naval […]
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Counter-Piracy Exercise
Guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill and other U.S. Navy assets participated in a counter-piracy exercise with elements of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (Navy) PLA(N) near the Horn of […]
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Security Situation Exaggerated
While visiting a maritime security training centre in Ojo, Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff stated that the country’s overall security situation is not as serious as made out. Security Situation […]
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Keep Guard Up
European Union Naval Force Somalia – Operation Atalanta, NATO and Combined Task Force 151 (CTF 151) call upon the shipping industry to continue to take anti-piracy measures despite the current […]
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Confusing Times
Security contractors continue to search for a winning business model in the increasingly competitive anti-piracy industry. Security Firms Divided Over How to Succeed in the Anti-Piracy Business By Sandra I. […]
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Regional Cooperation
During the French flag ship FS Marne’s visit to Djibouti in April, Task Force Commander Rear Admiral Jean-Baptiste Dupuis addressed the issue of collaboration with representatives of the maritime world […]
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Fighting Piracy
The role of Italian Marines in protecting merchant vessels from pirate attacks in the Indian Ocean came to the fore after an incident involving the death of two Indian fishermen […]
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LRAD
Long Range Acoustic Hailing Devices, more commonly known as LRAD, enable vessels to hail, notify and warn approaching vessels at significant ranges with clear voice or prerecorded messages in any language. […]
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Commitment to Anti-Piracy
In these times of fiscal austerity, should the United States be overly concerned about a phenomenon on the other side of the world that does not directly threaten the country’s […]
