Tag: Pirate attacks

  • EU Naval Force rescues iranian fishermen

    EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Dutch frigate Van Amstel releases a pirated dhow and her 17 Iranian crew from suspected pirates. On 11 May EU NAVFOR frigate HNLMS Van Amstel […]

  • Piracy Drops

      According to the latest IMB figures, pirate attacks in Somali waters fell sharply during the first quarter of 2012, however, attacks intensified in Nigeria and Indonesia. World sea piracy drops 28 […]

  • Patterns Behind Pirate Attacks

    Somali pirates now operate across 2.5m square nautical miles of ocean – equivalent to the size of the continental US – and there may be evidence that they employing patterns of […]

  • Lost in Translation?

    As pirate attacks on commercial vessels continue to rise, the number of successful hijacks continues to fall, in no small part due to the effectiveness of private maritime security companies. […]

  • Piracy Worries India

    India is concerned with the increase in attacks by Somali pirates and calls on the international community to adopt a comprehensive counter-piracy strategy to deal with the problem. Increasing pirate […]

  • Pirate Rescue

    Malaysia maritime authorities have rescued a tanker and a barge which were hijacked in the latest South China Sea pirate attacks, officials said Sunday. A tanker carrying oil and gas […]

  • Double Dipping

    According to a marine investigator, shipowners may be defrauding insurers by “double claiming” for pirate attacks due to perceived lack of clarity over where they should be making their claims. […]

  • Danger Zone

    It is not just the officers of crews of merchant ships who fall victim to the perils of piracy. According to a presentation at the World Maritime University, a third […]

  • Separation Anxiety

    What happens why the crew from hijacked ships are taken ashore, separated from the vessel and the bonds to their K&R insurance? According to Lloyd’s List the trend for separating […]

  • Working Hard

    The Somali pirates are still taking ships, but they have to work a lot harder at it. Two years ago, half the pirate attacks resulted in a ship taken. This […]