piracy

The FNS POHJANMAA boarding team detaining the suspected pirates Thursday, the EU NAVFOR was forced to release 18 suspected pirates after requests to a number

Maritime Crime and Piracy  Summary, week of 14 April 2011 (source: Office of Naval Intelligence) Details of pirate activity from the past week – April

MV ROSALIA D’AMATO (Source: Robert Smera/PBase) The European Union Naval Force Somalia, or EU NAVFOR, has reported that the bulk carrier M/V Rosalia

BIMCO President Robert Lorenz-Meyer address’ the importance of international governments cooperation in helping combat piracy on the high seas at the

According to a report issued by EU NAVFOR task force, pirates released the M/V Beluga Nomination Wednesday, April 13. The vessel was pirated on January 22

Worldwide Maritime Crime and Piracy Summary (source: ONI) GULF OF GUINEA: A chemical tanker was boarded 13 April at 1239 UTC while at anchor in position 05:16N

Recognizing the need for further steps to boost anti-piracy efforts, the UN Security Council today decided to urgently consider the establishment of

Photo: M/V Thor Nexus courtesy MarineTraffic.com Tuesday, pirates in the Gulf of Aden released the cargo ship M/V Thor Nexus for a reported ransom of US $5

Image via NATO UPDATE: According to a report from Tradewinds.no, owners of the pirated Irene SL, NS Lemos, paid a record breaking $13.5m to free the VLCC from

ONI Special Advisory: Pirate activity observed at 1129Z on 10 April in position 1202N 04508E.  Approximately 45nm south of Aden, Yemen. This area will remain

EUNAVFOR has reported that the general cargo ship M/V Susan K was pirated early this morning approximately 200 nautical miles North-East of Salalah, Oman; a

WASHINGTON—Jama Idle Ibrahim, a/k/a Jaamac Ciidle, was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for a violent act of piracy in the Gulf of Aden against a

Maritime Crime and Piracy  Summary, week of 31 March 2011 (source: Office of Naval Intelligence) INDIAN OCEAN-EAST AFRICA: ARABIAN SEA: Merchant vessel

Below is a statement issued by EUNAVFOR and NATO regarding the use of AIS while transiting high-risk areas known for piracy. Regulation V/19 of the SOLAS

by Tom Roberts, Maritime Analyst Somali based pirates continue to cause serious challenges to merchant vessels transiting the Indian Ocean, and at the time

During the early morning of 6 April, the EU NAVFOR Finnish warship FNS Pohjanmaa identified a suspected Pirate Action Group (PAG) consisting of a dhow and 2

From the EU NAVFOR website: On the afternoon of 3 April 2011, the EU NAVFOR Spanish warship ESPS INFANTA ELENA, identified and boarded a suspected pirate

Earlier this week Ben Strong from Amver and his co-host Admiral Jim Watson of the United States Coast Guard sat down for their second episode of Quaterdeck, a

LONDON (Dow Jones)–The first of three information-sharing centers, or ISCs, has been commissioned in Kenya, to facilitate practical measures to suppress

The Office of Naval Intelligence has just issued an advisory warning mariners of an attack on a merchant vessel.  According to the statement, a merchant ship