Tag: Somalia

  • Black Gold

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    Observers have long felt that if Somalia had oil or gas reserves, then the approach to solving the piracy problems could be very different. We could be about to find […]

  • 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 […]

  • Looking Ahead

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    Andrew J. Shapiro, US Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs has provided testimony on “Confronting Global Piracy” before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade of the House Foreign Affairs Committee […]

  • Mission Over

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    Turkish frigate “TCG Giresun” has completed its anti-piracy mission off Somalia and returned to Turkey, Turkish Naval Forces Command said in a statement. The frigate docked at a navy base […]

  • In Command

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    A New Zealander Naval officer has been appointed to head a multinational task force aimed at stopping pirates off the coast of Somalia. Captain Jim Gilmour will take command of […]

  • No Fly Zone

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    Two planes (a Citation jet and a Cessna caravan single-engine) seized in Somalia with $3.6 million in ransom money were modified without civil aviation authorisation to enable them drop cash […]

  • Propaganda Slammed

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    The Government of Puntland State of Somalia has categorically rejected press reports that it claims are “propaganda”. The FT report, entitled “Britons held as ransom drop goes wrong,” insinuated that […]

  • Double Blow

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    The multi-million dollar ransom haul seized at Mogadishu airport, Somalia, was to be used as payment to release two ships and their 56 crew members. The $3.6 million was for […]

  • Price Hike

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    Due to the continued piracy activities off the coast of Somalia and surrounding waters and the associated increase in insurance costs on the vessels to East Africa. MSC will implemented […]

  • New Vision

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    According to V Ships’ President Roberto Giorgi we need new vision and strategies to conquer the cancer of piracy. He has set out a thoughts for an anti-piracy programme which […]

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