anti-piracy

WASHINGTON – The United States on Tuesday became 20th nation to join the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships

An open ocean attack on a product tanker in Gulf of Guinea reminiscent of Somali piracy could represent a significant change for pirates operating off the

NATO Defence Ministers on this week decided to extend NATO’s counter-piracy operation until the end of 2016 as Somali pirates continue to threaten ships

The Spanish Navy's Aegis frigate Alvaro de Bazan is currently serving as NATO's Counter-Piracy flagship in the Gulf of Aden.

Talk about being in the right place, at the right

Five suspected pirates arrived in Seychelles on Wednesday to be prosecuted following an unsuccessful attack in the Gulf of Aden earlier this

Piracy at sea has reached its lowest levels in six years, with 264 attacks recorded worldwide in 2013, a 40% drop since Somali piracy peaked in 2011, the

Singapore, 3569 nm from the Gulf of Aden, is at the heart of counter

By Thomas Black June 3 (Bloomberg) — Boeing Co. expects governments combating pirates and drug runners on the open seas will create a new market for

Tired of reading about piracy online? Think you have what it takes to outsmart pirates? Well the US Navy is offering you an opportunity to help! At the Annual

LAGOS, Feb 25 (Reuters) – Fifteen Russian sailors charged with illegally bringing weapons into Nigeria last year were granted bail on Monday and released

By Martin Edwin Andersen The announcement earlier this month that a British company, Typhon, is creating a private navy to protect commercial clients from

Mohamed Abdi Hassan (aka Afweyne), the ex-Somali pirate Kingpin once referred to by the United Nations as “one of the most notorious and influential

Less than two weeks after the frigate BNS Louise Marie apprehended five suspect pirates at sea off the Somali coast, the crew of the Belgian warship was tasked

By Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) The Indian Ocean, and Gulfs of Aden and Oman have long been an ample hunting ground for the pirates who wish to ply their

NATO’s counter piracy flagship, HNLMS ROTTERDAM, was forced to return fire on a pirate dhow while conducting routine surveillance this week in the Gulf

(Bloomberg) — BAE Systems Plc is testing a naval gun for smaller warships, a market that’s growing amid demand from the Middle East and coast

(Bloomberg) — Somalia piracy attacks against merchant shipping fell to the lowest in six years in the third quarter as armed guards on vessels

Pirates in the Indian Ocean have been quiet for a while now, and EU Naval Force is looking to keep it that way. Yesterday the EUNAVFOR counter-piracy

It’s not “all pirates, all the time” for the counter-piracy naval forces in the Indian Ocean. On Sunday, the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR)