Seychelles authorities have charged six Somali nationals with piracy-related crimes for allegedly attacking a British containership and a fishing vessel in the Indian Ocean last month. The six suspected pirates were apprehended by the crew of an Italian warship aboard their whaler following separate attacks on the UK-flagged MV Ever Dynamic and FV Galerna III, which took … [Read more...]
European Union Naval Force Marks 9 Years Fighting Pirates Off Somalia
The European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) on Friday marked the ninth anniversary of its Operation Atalanta, the successful counter-piracy operation that has greatly contributed to curbing Somali-based piracy off the Horn of Africa and in the Western Indian Ocean. During the past eight years, Operation Atalanta’s mission has been focussed on four main aspects. First, it … [Read more...]
EU NAVFOR Captures Six Suspected Pirates Off Somalia
A European Union naval force warship has captured six suspected pirates following alleged attacks on a containership and a fishing vessel off the coast of Somalia last week. The six suspected pirates were captured aboard their whaler by the crew of the Italian vessel ITS Virginio Fasan, the flagship of EU NAVFOR Somalia. The whaler is believed to have been used to used as … [Read more...]
Naval Forces Establish Maritime Security Transit Corridor Off Horn of Africa
The Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) has established a Maritime Security Transit Corridor to protect merchant ships off the Horn of Africa in response to recent attacks against merchant shipping in the Gulf of Aden and Bab Al Mandeb strait. The Maritime Security Transit Corridor (MSTC) will consist of the existing Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC); the BAM … [Read more...]
Armed Pirates Attack Navig8 Tanker in Gulf of Oman
Armed pirates aboard a skiff attacked an oil tanker underway in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday, but the attack was repelled when the ship's security team returned fire, officials have confirmed. The International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Centre, which was first to report the incident, said six persons armed with guns in a skiff approached and fired upon a tanker … [Read more...]