Piracy

One of the arguments made against arming merchant ships as defense against pirates is the claimed threat that doing so will merely escalate the violence

PIRACY ADVISORY The Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) assesses Somali pirates will resume a high level of operations when the southwest monsoon subsides in

Phyllis Macay Bob Riggle were murdered by Somali pirates, along with their friends Jean and Scott Adam NORFOLK, Va.—A pair of Somali men were sentenced

The fourth edition of the shipping industry’s Best Management Practices for Protection against Somali Based Piracy (BMP4) has been released.  Supported

Port of Salalah, Oman, (c) Robert Almeida Until recently, pirates have roamed around the open oceans looking for their next target, however they took a bold

[youtube width=”600″ height=”506″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO073dcrcy4 Go figure… I can’t imagine the decision to

M/V MARIDA MARGUERITE. MarineTraffic.com via EUNAVFOR NORFOLK, Va.—A man accused of negotiating on behalf of Somali pirates in the deadly hijacking of a

Global Summary of Piracy and Maritime Crime – Week of 11 August 2011 (Source: ONI) NIGERIA: Unidentified gunmen exploded a bomb on 11 August at 0240 LT

Royal Marine Commandos board a merchant ship which had been attacked in the Red Sea. (ROYAL NAVY) In the fading light of an August afternoon, the specialist

Worldwide Summary of Piracy and Maritime Crime – Week of 4 August (Source: ONI) GULF OF ADEN: A general cargo ship (GRETA) was fired upon by one 12-meter

Read below the concerning report filed to the International Maritime Bureau’s Live Piracy Report regarding an August 6 attack against a bulker in the Red

With vessel attacks, hijackings and huge ransoms stealing the headlines in todays news, some flag states are concerned that acts of violence against seafarers

The world’s three largest flag states agreed today to share information on seafarer mistreatment at the hands of Somali pirates to help better gauge the

Worldwide Piracy and Maritime Crime Summary, Week of 28 July 2011 (Source: ONI) Somali piracy incidents are occurring at low levels. This is likely due to the

This Warning Notice, published by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), is intended for Yacht Skippers considering a passage through the Gulf of Aden,

DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)–The MV Jubba XX, an oil tanker owned by and flagged to the United Arab Emirates, was released by pirates Wednesday, the

Maritime Crime and Piracy Summary, week of 21-27 July 2011 (Source: ONI) GULF OF GUINEA: Tanker (RBD ANEMA E CORE) was hijacked 24 July at 0140 UTC while

JOHANNESBURG (Dow Jones)–Piracy is moving south, with the recent discovery of oil and gas off the Tanzanian coastline, posing a serious threat to

According to several reports, pirates in the Gulf of Guinea have hijacked an Italian tanker in an attack reminiscent of hijackings off the Somali

Moving oil from the Middle East to Europe isn’t as easy as it used to be. For many European nations, sourcing oil from countries such as Saudi Arabia or