Tag: maritime piracy

  • Terror Links

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    Lloyd’s Underwriters are reviewing US assertions that ransoms paid to Somali pirates may fund terrorism. Kenya’s government estimates 30 percent of the ransoms are channelled to al-Shabaab. “We would not […]

  • Problems Grow

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    The arrest of personnel involved in paying ransoms has certainly puzzled some in the industry, and has created yet another problem for shipowners In jailing six foreigners after they took £2.2m ($3.6m) into […]

  • EU NAVFOR disrupt pirates

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    On 19th June, EU NAVFOR Flag Ship, Portuguese frigate VASCO DA GAMA disrupted a skiff which was suspected of launching an attack on MV EJNAN in the Gulf of Aden […]

  • 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 […]

  • Susan K Freed

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    Somali pirates have freed a German-owned cargo ship, seized in April, after they received a ransom. According to independent sources the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged “Susan K”, and with its crew of […]

  • New Lead

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    The EU’s Political and Security Committee has announced the appointment of Rear Admiral Duncan Potts from the UK as Operation Commander of the EU Naval Force Atalanta Operation combating piracy […]

  • Naval Blazing

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    Somali pirates recently launched an attack on a Pakistani naval vessel, “PNS Babur”. Pak Navy commandos onboard the vessel responded and the pirates were forced to flee. The vessel had […]

  • Looking Ahead

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    Andrew J. Shapiro, US Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs has provided testimony on “Confronting Global Piracy” before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade of the House Foreign Affairs Committee […]

  • Huge Rise

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    Ransom payments to Somali pirates have risen 36-fold in the past five years, averaging $5.4 million per ship. As a result, raids on tankers navigating the Strait of Hormuz are […]

  • Benin Bite

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    The IMB has warned ships to be vigilant when travelling past Benin following a spate of piracy attacks off the west African country. Noel Choong, head of the Kuala Lumpur-based […]

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