Tag: maritime piracy

  • Prosecuting Suspected Pirates

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    The following notes to assist readers in understanding the difficulties faced by EU NAVFOR in the fight against piracy: Once suspected pirates are detained, and as EU NAVFOR has no […]

  • Going In

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    Foreign naval forces launched an attack on Somali pirates near their base in the town of Hobyo that left at least four dead and six wounded, witnesses and pirates said […]

  • MV Rosalia D’Amato Pirated

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    Early morning on 21 April, the Bulk Carrier MV ROSALIA D’AMATO was pirated approximately 350NM South East of Salalah, Oman, in the Indian Ocean. The 74,500 tonne Italian flagged and owned […]

  • Big Problem

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    The U.S. State Department does not want to see “guns-for-hire” on the high seas. The prospect of having armed security guards ward off pirates presents a number of legal problems, according […]

  • Deploring The Pirates

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    The International Chamber of Shipping, ITF, Indian National Shipowners’ Association, NUSI, MUI, IMEC, InterManager, Intertanko and BIMCO deplore the latest development in the Indian Ocean piracy crisis as some Indian […]

  • Ransom Paid

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    Somali pirates promised on Monday that they would release all Indonesian hostages onboard “Sinar Kudus”. The pirates have reportedly received a 3 million U.S. dollar ransom, a pirate said in a phone […]

  • Ransom Renegades

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    Somali pirates who took a multi-million dollar ransom for hijacked Indian freighter “MT Asphalt Venture”, have refused to release seven of the 15 Indian crew members held as hostages. This […]

  • Anti Maritime Piracy Conference

    Global Threat, Regional Responses: Forging A Common Approach to Maritime Piracy. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and DP World are jointly convening a major international conference to counter the growing threat […]

  • Sink Pirate Vessels

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    According to a recent article, the UK Government has been told that ‘even if it means hostages are killed’ pirate vessels must be sunk. In a recent Yachting Monthly article […]

  • Pirate Negotiator Arrested

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    US officials have seized an individual believed to be a Somali pirate who was the chief negotiator in a yacht hijacking last February in which four American citizens were killed. The […]

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