Tag: Somalia
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Capacity Building
IMO Conference on Capacity Building to Counter Piracy off the Coast of Somalia Opening address by Koji Sekimizu, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization, 15 May 2012 Excellencies, Ministers, Ambassadors, High Commissioners, distinguished delegates, […]
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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 […]
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MT Smyrni Hijacked
Reuters have reported that the Greek-owned oil tanker MT Smyrni has been hijacked in the Arabian Sea off Oman. It is believed that the vessel is headed for the Somali coastline. Pirates hijack Greek-owned […]
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Quiet Withdrawal
Four frigates scrapped in defence review leave British Royal Navy unable to commit full-time to David Cameron’s foreign policy priority. Cuts force Royal Navy to drop Somalia piracy patrol By […]
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New Prison
A United Nations financed prison for Somali pirates has been opened in Somaliland’s capital Hargeisa. The facility, built to counter the flood of new arrivals overwhelming jails elsewhere in the […]
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Fighting al Shabaab
Western powers have been backing efforts to crush al Shabaab as they worry Somalia has become a safe haven for Islamist militants seeking to wreak havoc in the region and […]
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Regional Cooperation
During the French flag ship FS Marne’s visit to Djibouti in April, Task Force Commander Rear Admiral Jean-Baptiste Dupuis addressed the issue of collaboration with representatives of the maritime world […]
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Fighting Piracy
The role of Italian Marines in protecting merchant vessels from pirate attacks in the Indian Ocean came to the fore after an incident involving the death of two Indian fishermen […]
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Under Pressure
According to Grant Daly, CEO of shipping line Safmarine, the shipping industry continues to be under strain as piracy increases and the European economic crisis persists Piracy scourge and rising […]
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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 […]
