Tag: maritime piracy

  • ECDIS in a security role

    ECDIS in a security role By Steve Monk ‘Security’ is a term that can be used in a number of different ways within the maritime industry.  It has reference to […]

  • Skulls and Crossroads

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    Skulls and Crossroads by Simon Jones As the 20ft Skiffs raced towards the Panamanian flagged Bulker, the occupants, dressed in a ragged mix of clothing, combat trousers, t-shirts, some with […]

  • Turbulent Times in West African Waters: 5 killed, 19 rescued.

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    On Wednesday 17 November, gunmen opened fire on a vessel transporting security personnel to an oil platform in Cameroon waters and killed five people, – ‘Gunmen off Cameroon in Deadly […]

  • African Union Can Remove Pirates Says Uganda

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    In the AFP article “Send troops not navies to Somalia, says Uganda” James Mugume, permanent secretary at Uganda’s foreign ministry commented that the international counter-piracy missions offshore were “a good […]

  • Sailing Through the Pirate Zone

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    This morning November 2nd Reuters reported a potential hijacking of a yacht  in the Indian Ocean with three British crew onboard, only ten days after the first anniversary of the […]

  • East African Fishing, With A Catch.

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    EUNAVFOR recently confirmed that the Kenyan flagged fishing vessel the Golden Wave was hijacked on 9 October 2010, with 43 crew onboard. Considering the International Maritime Bureau’s statistics on the […]

  • Pirate Attack off Madagascar Is False Alarm; Threat Is Considered Real

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    The southernmost pirate attack to date off the coast of East Africa was a false alarm but the threat of pirates extending their reach is more than palpable. With a […]

  • NATO and North Africa: Piracy Prevention and Prediction Conference

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    Whilst piracy and armed robbery at sea is hardly a distinct problem for the Mediterranean (the IMB’s last recorded attack was off Corsica in 2008), the Mediterranean can be considered […]

  • Nigeria – Maritime Security, the Reality

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    By: Stephen Phelps Introduction The surge in piracy against international shipping off the Horn of Africa and the Indian Ocean has focussed the attention of the World’s media, international bodies […]

  • Kenya: No More Pirate Prisoners

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    Citing security concerns and a lack of promised international support, on 30 September Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs terminated the Memoranda of Understanding that outlined the prosecution of pirates in […]

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