Tag: Private Security

  • Why the Pirates Are(n’t) at Bay

    Even as the Somalian pirate movie Captain Phillips receives rave reviews, airwaves that had been rife with Somali pirate stories are now strangely silent. Why the Pirates Are(n’t) at Bay By Andrew Ma […]

  • Pirates threatened to burn Scots skipper to death

    A SCOTTISH sea captain seized by Nigerian pirates has told how he was threatened with being burnt to death during an ordeal that ended only when a £50,000 ransom was […]

  • AdvanFort Crew Bail Blocked

    Tuticorin Chief Judicial Magistrate K. Venkatasamy on Friday granted interim stay of the conditional bail granted on Thursday to 35 men CJM stays flawed bail to U.S. ship crew Tuticorin […]

  • Court reprieve for AdvanFort crew

    A major reprieve for the 35 crew members of the US-based anti-piracy ship Seaman Guard Ohio Court reprieve for 35 crew members of US floating armoury TUTICORIN: In a major reprieve for the […]

  • AdvanFort will pay prisoners

    AdvanFort spokesman Dave Yonkman responds to relatives of the company’s employees who have been in prison in India for the last two months AdvanFort will pay prisoners AdvanFort spokesman Dave Yonkman […]

  • Nigeria charges ‘gun dealers’

    Fifteen Russian sailors, crew of MV Myre Seadiver, have been charged in a court in Nigeria’s main city, Lagos, with illegally bringing weapons into the country. Nigeria charges Russian ‘gun dealers’ […]

  • LGS Nigeria Partner with Hanson Wade

    The Oil & Gas Infrastructure Security Africa conference gave LGS Nigeria and Hanson Wade the opportunity to experiment synergies, the positive experience has led them further develop a strategic partnership. […]

  • Discount Security

    After we heard about MSPS’s new promotion offering double transit days for the same price, Maritime Security Review caught up with Operations Director Ben Shephard to learn the rationale behind […]

  • ISO 28007: The East /West Africa Paradox

    In this article Stephen Askins of Ince & Co explains the difference in applicable standards for private maritime security companies between East and West Africa. ISO 28007 and the East […]

  • British Private Navy Wage War on Pirates

    A UK fleet created by a group of businessmen is seeking out pirates in the Indian Ocean. Its armed vessels include a 10,000-tonne mother ship and high-speed armoured patrol boats. […]