Tag: Pirates
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Death Penalty Sought
According to the Associated Press, U.S. prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for three Somali pirates accused murdering four Americans during the February 2011 hijacking of their sailing yacht the […]
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Security for Sailors
The Indian Government is drafting a policy aimed at providing better security to Indian sailors and other seafarers in the wake of several incidents of hijacking of ships by pirates […]
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Superyachts at Risk
As restrictions on commercial vessels carrying firearms are relaxed, it is expected that pirates will look to pursue perceived softer targets and thus attempts on recreational vessels will rise. Security […]
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Arrests in Tanzania
Official sources in Tanzania have stated that the suspected pirates arrested on an island close to the Songo-Songo gas fields were in close communication with a mother ship carrying seven […]
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Reduction in Rates
Oslo-headquartered P&I and defense insurance mutual Skuld is offering what it says is a “large reduction” in basic pricing rates for Maritime Kidnap and Ransom insurance. Reduction in Rates for Maritime Kidnap […]
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80% of Pirates Freed
Fewer than one in every five suspects picked up around the Horn of Africa over the past four years have been prosecuted for piracy-related offences. The figures place doubt on […]
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Pirate Media
As the Maritime Security Review’s Editor-in-Chief has been warning for a long time now, Somali pirates make sophisticated use of social media tools and environments. Members of Somali pirate groups […]
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A Captain’s Duty
Tom Hanks to play Captain Phillips in a pirate film which may be titled Maersk Alabama after the name of Captain Phillips’ ship. The film will be concerned largely with […]
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Sea Pirates Flee Bayelsa Creeks
Ex-Militants and sea pirates operating on Nembe and Ogbia waterways have fled their camps following a crackdown on them by the Joint Military Task Force, JTF, codenamed “Operation Pulo Shield”. […]
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Superyachts put on cargo ships
DUBAI //Piracy fears are stopping superyacht owners from sailing between the Mediterranean and the Gulf, where they split their time each year. Instead, they have them shipped on cargo vessels, […]
