A group of pirates caught by a Royal Navy operation in the Indian Ocean will face justice in the Seychelles. RFA Fort Victoria – part of NATO’s counter piracy task [...]
by Jeffrey J. Milstein, Moran Office of Maritime and Port Security (MOMPS) On August 2nd, 1939 Albert Einstein wrote a letter to then President Roosevelt stating, “A single bomb…carried by boat and [...]
By Jeffrey J. Milstein, Moran Office of Maritime and Port Security (MOMPS) There are many different types of possible terrorists, but the simplest definition for the successful ”terrorist” is: one supported by [...]
Global Summary of Maritime Crime and Piracy, Week of 22 Sep 2011 (Source: ONI) gCaptain Note: Via our friends in West Africa, it’s certainly clear that this list only scratches [...]
On December 21st, 2004, former President Bush signed the National Security Presidential Directive NSPD-41 that stated: It is critical that the United States develop an enhanced capability to identify threats [...]
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On July 29th the crew of the Motor Tanker Pavit made a Mayday call off the coast of Oman and were quickly rescued by local authorities but no attempt was [...]
This Warning Notice, published by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), is intended for Yacht Skippers considering a passage through the Gulf of Aden, its approaches and the Indian Ocean north of 12 [...]
Pirate attacks on the world’s seas totalled 266 in the first six months of 2011, up from 196 incidents in the same period last year, the International Chamber of Commerce [...]
(Dow Jones) Three Somali men accused of hijacking a sailboat in the Indian Ocean and killing the four Americans on board could face the death penalty, rather than life imprisonment, [...]
Support ship Fort Victoria helped thwart an attack as pirates fired rockets at a merchant ship off Oman. 04 July 2011 Ten pirates in a couple of skiffs made repeated [...]
Summary of Worldwide Crime and Piracy, week of 22 June 2011 (Source: ONI) GULF OF GUINEA: A chemical tanker was hijacked 26 June at 0245 UTC off of Cotonou, Benin. Ten [...]
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