Speedboats Enhance Djibouti Capability

The U.S. Department of State has provided the Djiboutian navy with two high-speed aluminum coastal security boats to strengthen Djibouti's maritime security capabilities. Turnover of Speedboats Enhances Djiboutian Navy Maritime Capabilities By ...

An Unlikely Alliance

Aaron Willschick examines the unlikely partnership between Ukraine and NATO on maritime piracy, but warns that the former Soviet state has a long way to go if it wishes to ...

Piracy Threat Still a Real Concern

“The pirate threat is still a real concern [...] We’ve done some great work, but if we take our foot off the gas now those successes could quite easily be ...

Piracy survivors’ group backs new film

The Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme (MPHRP) is backing the film A Hijacking, which it describes as “brutally accurate in its depiction of the horror inflicted on the victims of ...

Navies to Tackle Piracy

Navies from over 15 nations worldwide met at the weekend resolved to tackle piracy and other illegal activities on the sea, especially in the oil-rich Gulf of Guinea. Nigerian Navy, others ...

MV Blida Crew Members Win

The vessel which was hijacked by pirates off Somalia and held in captivity for almost a year was sold at US$1,000,000 following a petition by the crew members. MV Blida Crew ...

Ghana Navy Ready For Pirates

The Chief of Naval Staff has signalled Ghana Navy’s readiness to effectively carry out patrols to secure the country’s territorial waters against maritime security threats. Ghana Navy Ready For Pirates Rear Admiral ...

Netherlands use Colombo to fight pirates

The Royal Netherlands Navy has decided to use Colombo, Sri Lanka, as a hub to provide security to the international trade vessels against the pirates. Netherlands to use Colombo to fight ...

Freeing the Iceberg 1

In this article Roelf van Heerden, the commander of the ground force, gives an exclusive first-hand account of the operation to free the Iceberg 1 hostages. South African-led operation frees hostages from ...

Pirates Seize Tanker

Armed men have hijacked a tanker carrying 5 000 tons of oil from an Ivory Coast port and taken it off the coast of Ghana. Pirates seize oil tanker in Ivory ...
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