Piracy
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17 May 2012 @ 3:58 pm UTC
Maputo — The Spanish-Mozambican fishing company Pescamar, which operated the "Vega 5", a vessel seized by Somali pirates in the Mozambique Channel in December 2010, has finally agreed to c...
17 May 2012 @ 2:53 pm UTC
O'Dwyer's PR NewsFarquharson makes piracy plea at conferenceNassau GuardianIt is this consideration which has inevitably led to the increase in the carriage and use of weapons in anti-piracy tactics, ...
17 May 2012 @ 12:34 pm UTC
South Africa has become a signatory to the International Maritime Organisation's Djibouti Code of Conduct concerning the repression of piracy and armed robbery of ships in the Indian Ocean and Gul...
17 May 2012 @ 12:34 pm UTC
SaveOurSeafarers, the organization that supports anti-piracy measures and aids the crews who are taken by pirates, has expressed its approval of the air strikes carried out by the naval forces of the ...
17 May 2012 @ 11:19 am UTC
Alastair Evitt, chairman of the anti-piracy campaign, stated: “We applaud yesterday's EUNAVFOR airborne operation to destroy pirate equipment on the Somali coastline. This disruptive action agai...
17 May 2012 @ 10:26 am UTC
Last year a few people were arrested for alleged DStv piracy. This is what has happened to date. In September 2011 people who allegedly “cracked and resold” pirated DStv services were arrested in ...
17 May 2012 @ 7:29 am UTC
More counter-Somali pirate operations revealed at "We're coming to get you! Somali pirate boat blown up by chopper as Navy frigate crew arrest 12" from Mail Online: Flames erupt into the...
17 May 2012 @ 6:39 am UTC
Garowe, Somalia — Puntland President Abdirahman Mohamed Farole said he supports India's assistance with anti piracy operations off the coast Somalia, Radio Garowe reports. President Farole, who ...
17 May 2012 @ 6:38 am UTC
A Somali pirate watches the coastline near Hobyo, northeastern Somalia, in 2010. / By Mohamed Dahir, AFP/Getty Images BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union naval force patrolling the Indian Ocean on Tu...
17 May 2012 @ 3:28 am UTC
BEIRUT: The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) maintained Lebanon on the Watch List for piracy of intellectual property, along with 25 other countries and jurisdictions. The USTR ...
16 May 2012 @ 11:52 pm UTC
That may account for the Somali pirates' decreasing effectiveness. While the number of attacks was up in 2011, the pirates succeeded in hijacking only 28 vessels last year, as opposed to a record ...
16 May 2012 @ 11:52 pm UTC
The European Union Naval Force patrolling Somalia's pirate-infested waters said Tuesday it conducted its first onshore air raid on pirate targets, and a pirate said the attack set back their opera...
16 May 2012 @ 10:57 pm UTC
NAIROBI, Kenya — The European Union, which had vowed to take a tougher stand against the scourge of Somali piracy, took the fight to the pirates' home base for the first time Tuesday, destroying...
16 May 2012 @ 10:57 pm UTC
MUSCAT — Lt Jamie Wrona, USN, Liaison Officer, Maritime Liaison Office (MARLO), Bahrain will highlight the issue of piracy and the role of Oman in Fighting Piracy through collaboration and partnersh...
16 May 2012 @ 10:04 pm UTC
By Mike Pflanz, Christian Science Monitor | 08:45 am This morning's airstrike on Somali pirates by a European Union military helicopter brings the EU more in line with US military methods in the c...
16 May 2012 @ 10:04 pm UTC
By Sharmila Dhal, Senior Reporter Nareman Jawaid, daughter of Captain Jawaid Saleem Khan, who has been held captive by Somali pirates since November. Dubai: "The past 24 hours have been crazy,&qu...
16 May 2012 @ 6:40 pm UTC
(RTTNews) - The European Union on Tuesday defended the first-ever raid carried out by its naval forces on pirate bases on the Somali mainland earlier in the day, insisting that the operation was in ac...
16 May 2012 @ 6:40 pm UTC
However, the case has many of the hallmarks of the maritime hijackings and piracy that are more common in South East Asia or the Gulf of Aden. Xinhua says that the three ships and its crew were variou...
16 May 2012 @ 6:23 pm UTC
(RTTNews) - The European Union on Tuesday defended the first-ever raid carried out by its naval forces on pirate bases on the Somali mainland earlier in the day, insisting that the operation was in ac...
16 May 2012 @ 2:58 pm UTC
5 hours ago • AP European Union naval forces in attack helicopters conducted their first onshore raid on a suspected pirate lair in Somalia Tuesday. A pirate said the strike destroyed a supply cente...
Recent Attacks Map 2011
These attacks are the very latest to be reported since March 2011 in the Indian Ocean area. They are the same alerts as the Live Alerts in the green box in the right-hand column (you may subscribe to these real-time updates). The red vector shows the extent of the spread of attacks over the last year, compared to the inner vector which shows the extent of the attacks in 2009.
Essential Contacts And Documents
In this section we provide only the most essential contacts and pointers to necessary documentation. It is up to the navigator to source all necessary information that they think appropriate for their passage. Our best advice is that you contact as many organisations and contacts of your detailed passage plan as possible, including task forces and coastguards. Below are our recommended contacts and essential reading.
The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) office in Dubai acts as the primary point of contact for merchant vessels and liaison with military forces in the region. UKMTO Dubai also administers the Voluntary Reporting Scheme, under which merchant vessels are encouraged to send regular reports, providing their position/course/speed and ETA. The link above is their email address.
Set up by the European task force to tackle piracy in this area. Established the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC). Esper joined MSCHOA organisation to gain full access to the website. Maintenance of ship's position with the MSCHOA throughout the Indian Ocean is recommended.
Go to their IMB Reporting centre for information on piracy and a map of piracy activity.
The International Sailing Federation was set up to provide racing sailors with a set of internationally recognised set of rules and measurement standards. The ISAF also produces a set of recommendations for sailors entering into known areas of piracy. The link above takes you to the latest downloadable pdf on their recommendations.
From the ICC website: "Industry bodies, along with the IMB and navies, have developed guidelines to assist masters in transiting the dangerous waters in the Gulf of Aden and off the east coast of Somalia.The guidelines, called the Best Management Practice (BMP), are a fluid document which gets updated with renewed guidelines as lessons are learned." Click on the link to download the pdf.
EU NAVFOR Operation Atalanta acts in accordance with United Nations Security Councils resolutions. The military operation was launched 8 December and has been extended by the European Council until December 2012. EU Navfor has a download page which includes a weekly piracy incident summary, list of currently pirated vessels and the anti-piracy planning chart.
Video Library
Below is a random clip from
youtube on the subject of Somali pirates, uploaded within the last 18 months. The buttons on the left (< and >) jump backwards and forwards between random clips, whilst the buttons on the right take you to the original youtube link, switches to full screen, and mutes the volume respectively.
Please note that a few clips may not play due to owner restrictions. If this happens, click the link button to view it (first button on the right after the time counter).
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