piracy

A request for assistance from the South Korean merchant vessel Yong Jin in the Indian Ocean on 10th February led to Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) warship HMS

-Via the International Maritime Organization website Failure to implement fully the IMO guidance, including the industry-developed best management practices,

Just in from the Office of Naval Intelligence – UPDATE Bulk Carrier M/V SININ has been confirmed hijacked at 1548Z on 12 February in position 201409N

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP)–A Malaysian court Friday charged seven suspected Somali pirates for firing at Malaysian navy commandos in a Gulf of Aden raid, under

Editors note: The following statement is a response issued by Neptune Maritime Security, a British security firm specializing in safeguarding crew, cargo and

Editors Note: The following statement was made by INTERTANKO’s Managing Director, Joe Angelo in response to the hijacking of the VLCC Irene SL, with

Summary of maritime crime developments and incidents, week of 3 February 2011: CAMEROON: 11 Cameroonian officials were kidnapped by armed militants

EU NAVFOR has reported that at approximately 1000Z on 9 February, the VLCC M/V Irene SL was pirated approximately 350 nautical miles South East of Muscat in

EUNAVFOR has reported that in the early hours of 8 February, the Oil Tanker MV SAVINA CAYLYN was pirated approximately 670 nautical miles East of Socotra

gCaptain forum member SaltAir brings us this interesting WikiLeaks related news from the UK: British special forces veterans are in particular demand as ship

BIMCO, the International Chamber of Shipping, INTERCARGO, INTERTANKO and the International Transport Workers’ Federation have issued a joint statement

Weekly Piracy and Maritime Crime Update – 27 Jan – 2 Feb Courtesy of the Office of Naval Intelligence, Maritime OPINTEL Report, 3 February 2011

The BELUGA NOMINATION was recently taken by pirates. One open question was how the pirates managed to get into the ship’s Citadel safe room where the

We have seen solutions for piracy come from all corners of the world from expensive non-lethal weapons more often used by police forces, and OEM solutions from

Summary of worldwide maritime crime developments and incidents, courtesy of the Office of Naval Intelligence Maritime OPINTEL Report, 27 January 2011. A.

By Cheryl Pellerin, American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON (NNS) — Pirates off the coast of Somalia are using bigger vessels to extend their criminal

Editor’s Note: The following is a joint statement issued by shipping associations BIMCO, the International Chamber of Shipping, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO

After 4 days of uncertainty regarding the exact status of the crew, MV Beluga Nomination is now believed to be pirated. On the afternoon of 22 January 2011,

Below are summaries of worldwide maritime crime developments and incidents that occurred in the week ending January 19. Details on each development are posted

by Daniel Makosky, Jurist.org The Somali Parliament on this week rejected legislation designed to combat piracy. The bill, introduced last week by government