Tag: Pirates

  • Strait Success

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    Reports have emerged of yet another successful intervention by armed guards onboard a cargoship attacked by pirates in the Bab al Mandab Strait. The guards reportedly deterred a pirate attack […]

  • Faster and Better

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    A senior Indian military official has stated that new assets are needed to allow the nation to reach out to the Indian ocean where the pirate activities were “reasonably close” […]

  • Utter Chaos

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    Indian police along with other central agencies, who have been interrogating 21 Africans – which include 18 Somali nationals, two Yemen nationals and one Tanzanian – are yet to decide […]

  • High Cost

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    Ship owners in the Netherlands are paying around $70,000 per vessel to the Dutch Defence Ministry for safeguarding efforts against pirates. The “charges” had been set by the government, but […]

  • Targeting Technology

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    Pirates are harnessing ever increasing and sophisticated technology to target vessels. According to Idarat Maritime Limited Somali pirates now have the capability to track and locate target vessels. “The most […]

  • 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 […]

  • Locked Up

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    Three Britons have been sent to prison and fined for smuggling millions of dollars into Somalia allegedly intended to pay ransoms to pirates. Authorities said the Britons, along with an […]

  • Heading Ashore

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    The Dutch navy will be allowed to fight pirates on Somali territory. A majority in Dutch parliament agreed with Defence Minister, Hans Hillen, that the anti-piracy effort has to be […]

  • Tanker Targets

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    Somali pirates, driven north by monsoon rains, will probably attack more tankers navigating the Strait of Hormuz. The strait handles 17 percent of the global trade in oil, according to […]

  • Hot Streak

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    Pirates are on a hot streak this season and the focus has returned back to the mechanism which makes it all happen the pirate stock exchange in Harardheere. Open 24 […]

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