Tag: hijackings

  • Why be a pirate?

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    What are the key piracy drivers? Why be a pirate? Understanding motivations for piracy Zamzam Tatu, M&C Saatchi World Services, Kenya Following primary research recently conducted at Montagne Posse Prison, Seychelles, […]

  • NIMASA rolls out new strategies

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    Battle against piracy and maritime crime sees new plans. Maritime security: NIMASA rolls out strategies to combat oil theft, sea-related crimes Uzoamaka Anagor In a bid to further secure the […]

  • Asian Piracy Threat

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    Two recent hijackings have put south-east Asia back on the map of piracy hot spots but the dynamics of the attacks have differed from what has become the more common […]

  • Attack on Oil Tanker

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    Piracy off Nigeria’s oil-rich delta has escalated from low-level armed robberies to hijackings and cargo thefts, in the latest incident pirates have attacked an unidentified oil tanker.  Pirates attack oil […]

  • Rise in Somali Piracy

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    While there was an overall decline in worldwide pirate activity, figures gathered by risk mitigation company AKE show a notable rise in incidents off the Horn of Africa. March Sees Rise in […]

  • Going Global

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    Piracy is one of the most resilient business models ever, a fact which has prompted fears that it may be set to go global once again. As the latest IMB reports […]

  • Going Industrial

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    Somali gangs are taking piracy to an “industrial scale”. Hijackings off the coast of Somalia accounted for 61 per cent of all attacks on ships, with 362 crewmembers taken hostage, […]

  • Failure Rates

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    Pirates are becoming more daring but their success rate is tailing off, a new report says. Hijackings have fallen by one third this year thanks to the efforts of navies […]

  • In Perspective

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    Richard Fenning, the chief executive of Control Risks has been speaking on the matter of Somali piracy. He sees this as a growing threat to world trade, in terms of […]

  • Land Attack

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    The international community needs to attack pirate leaders on land and not just their ships, a top Chinese general said on Wednesday. In the latest call for a bolder response […]

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