Incidents

By Kevin Sorbello Every ship has a right to defend itself from attack.  Fire hoses, LRAD systems, small arms, professional security teams, or military

In mid-May, the SUNY Maritime training ship, Empire State, paid a visit to the Azores and left a bit of their bottom paint on the jetty.  This image was

(Bloomberg) — China secured the release of a 26- man crew aboard a Taiwanese fishing boat that was captured by Somali pirates more than 18 months ago,

The Indian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday called on the UAE and U.S. government to conduct a full investigation into Monday’s fatal shooting off the coast

LONDON (Dow Jones) —Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN) could face a record $5 billion fine from authorities in Nigeria for an oil spill off the coast of

Update: The vessel fired on was a fishing boat whose owner is from the United Arab Emirates, according to Al Arabiya television. The fisherman who was killed

The European Union on Monday approved plans to launch a fresh civilian-led mission in the Horn of Africa to help fight piracy and instability in the region.

(Bloomberg) — Pirate attacks fell to the lowest since 2008 this year as the presence of naval forces helped deter Somalis from attacking merchant

Update (Tues. 7/24/12): Blaze Contained on MSC Flaminia Update (Fri. 7/21/12): Salvors Board Burning MSC Flaminia Wednesday Update: Photos Reveal Damage to MSC

Piracy Incident by Region: July 5-11 No current incidents to report! Currently Hijacked Vessels Name, Flag, Type, Hijacked Date: ICEBERG I, Panama, RoRo, 29

Pirates Become Politicians. Poachers Become Wardens By Robert Young Pelton, Somalia Report The most talked about, not talked about, story this week is who will

July 11, 2012– Chenega Federal UK Ltd announced today the launch of Open Ocean, its intelligence led, integrated maritime security service. Led by a

On June 30, Linden Pride, an NYK-owned LPG carrier rescued four Chinese fishermen in the vicinity of a fishing trawler sinking in the South China Sea. Linden

Via the US Office of Naval Intelligence: The following is a maritime warning for mariners operating in the Gulf of Oman, North Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and

It was a mixed bag of pirate activity around the world this past week and fortunately, nobody was captured or injured due to pirate activity.  Here’s

While transiting from Singapore to Christmas Island, HMAS Wollongong was tasked to respond to a vessel in distress which was eventually located approximately

War with Somali pirates is heating up – By Will Watson Even as the military, governments and the maritime industry are stepping up action against Somali

Weekly Incidents by Region: June 21-27 INDIAN OCEAN–EAST AFRICA: YEMEN: Bulk Carrier was fired upon on 27 June at 14:22 N – 054:38 E 110 nm North

**UPDATE** The latest word is that after exhaustive searching and x-rays of the containers on board, no stowaways were found by port authorities today in

In the span of less than a week, a second vessel overloaded with refugees has capsized and sunk in the waters northwest of Australia, 107 miles north of