Pirates Trail Cruise Liner near Gulf of Aden

Azamara Journey was enforced to take "evasive" operation on 23d of November, 2012 when the vessel's crew noticed some little boats swiftly approaching the cruise liner while sailing off the ...

Somali Pirates Expand Operations

According to a senior US official, Somali pirates now have expanded their operations as far as the west coast of India. Somali pirates expand operations till West Coast of India Somali pirates now ...

Russia seeking to deploy reconnaissance aircraft to Djibouti

Russia is seeking to base two Ilyushin Il-38 maritime surveillance aircraft to Djibouti in support of its anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden. A number of nations base anti-piracy ...

Piracy drops by 54% in Gulf of Aden

Ahead of the upcoming Seatrade Middle East Maritime exhibition and conference, the International Maritime Bureau's (IMB) Piracy Reporting Centre confirms that pirate attacks off the Somali coast have declined by ...

Silver Lining

According to a report released on August 12, the maritime security business in the Indian Ocean is booming as ships turn to private military security companies (PMSC) to help in the ...

Ocean Atlas Released

After having detained the U.S.-flagged Ocean Atlas for more than a week in Maracaibo, Venezuelan authorities have dropped the charges against the captain and 14 crew of weapons smuggling. Venezuela releases Ocean Atlas Venezuelan authorities ...

Operational Pause?

Since its onset in June, the SW monsoon has caused a lull in Somali piracy - conditions prevent skiffs being launched. Somali pirates are, however, very persistent. In this article Dryad Maritime's ...

Armed Guards Authorised

The Indian Government has authorised the deployment of armed guards aboard Indian flagged merchant vessels. Guidelines regarding the use of armed security details have been released to ship owners and ...

Drop in Piracy

Pirate attacks off Somalia dropped to zero for the first full month since the menace emerged more than five years ago, new figures show. Piracy attacks drop to zero for first ...

Sachsen Relieves Bremen

The German frigate FGS Sachsen will shortly relieve FGS Bremen in patrolling the Gulf of Aden as part of the European Union Naval Force. GERMAN FRIGATE FGS SACHSEN RELIEVES FGS BREMEN ...
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