Tag: somali pirate attacks
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German aircrew heads home
Successful deployment for German MPA. German marine mission to depart after three months on anti-piracy patrol Before EU NAVFOR’s German P-3C Orion Maritime Patrol Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) and its detachment […]
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CMF Statement on attacks
Combined Maritime Forces to increase naval presence. Statement to Industry Recent attacks against merchant shipping in the Gulf of Aden and Bab-el-Mandeb have highlighted that there are still risks associated […]
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Ship attack concerns
Maritime security executives point to Middle East tensions and a hijacked dhow currently at large. Attacks on Prime Marine and Navig8 tankers raise concerns The latest attacks against tankers raise […]
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Pirates strike off Oman
Vessel attacked off Oman. Suspected pirates attack oil tanker in Gulf of Oman Suspected pirates in a skiff attacked a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker, MT NAVIG8 Providence, in the Gulf […]
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Indian Ocean security
IMO discuss Djibouti Code of Conduct Maritime Security in Western Indian Ocean By Aiswarya Lakshmi The key International Maritime Organization (IMO) instrument helping to repress piracy and armed robbery against […]
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S. Korea vessel escapes pirates
Fears vessel had been hijacked. South Korea says contact resumed with vessel off Somalia, crew safe South Korea said on Saturday it has resumed contact with a distressed fishing vessel […]
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Canada extends Op Artemis
Extension authorizes deployment of frigate, patrol aircraft and up to 375 Canadian Forces personnel Canada extends maritime security mission in Middle East to 2021 By Marc-André Cossette, CBC News Canada is […]
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Is Somali Piracy Resurging?
Conditions in Somalia have changed little since piracy’s heyday. Is Somali Piracy Resurging? Author: Dr Lisa Otto, Research Associate in Maritime Security Since the hijacking of an oil tanker off […]
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Indian Navy Thwarts Pirate Attack
Indian Navy Thwarts Pirate Attack Off Somalia On Tuesday, the Indian Navy patrol vessel INS Sharda rescued the Liberian-flagged bulker Lord Mountbatten from a pirate attack 150 nm off the […]
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A new wave of piracy?
Is Africa facing a new wave of piracy? By Tomi Oladipo,BBC Monitoring Africa security correspondent The recent hijacking of a ship by Somali pirates was the first such incident off […]
