Showing posts with label Counter-piracy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Counter-piracy. Show all posts
Sunday, February 04, 2024

Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea Has Not Gone Away

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It's been too long since I last reported on the work of the ICC-IMB Piracy Reporting Centre which produces the "Live Piracy Map...
Friday, November 13, 2020

Italian Navy Thwarts Potential Gulf of Guinea Pirate Attack

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November 7, 2020 action in the GOG Report Italian frigate Martinengo assistance to M/V Torm Alexandra was concluded yesterday at 2030. A #...
Monday, November 28, 2016

U.S. Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Report 25 October - 23 November 2016 and NATO Ending Indian Ocean Counter-Piracy Operations

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In addition to the information in the following ONI report, it is of interest that Voice of America reports NATO has announced that it is e...
Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Malacca Straits and South China Sea Piracy: Combined Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore patrols?

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Reported as by IHS Maritime 360 Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore discuss joint patrols : The navies of littoral states Indonesia, Malays...
Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Gulf of Guinea Piracy: US and Turkey Plan Action to Assist in Beating "The World's Most Violent Pirates"

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Report from Nigeria's Business Day, "US moves to curb oil theft, piracy in Gulf of Guinea" As part of its determination...
Sunday, October 27, 2013

Gulf of Guinea Piracy and Kidnapping: A nice little primer

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ABC News provides a nice little primer on Gulf of Guinea piracy and its kidnapping adjunct in "Before U.S. Kidnapping, 'Widespread...
Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Somali Pirates: "Suspected" pirates nabbed after attacks off Somalia

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  The Independent reports "Suspected Somali pirates captured by Navy-led forces after attack on supertanker" : HMAS Melbourn...
Monday, August 26, 2013

Sea Pirates: Reverting to Form

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There was a time - before the private security ship-riding teams and before the EU, NATO,China, Japan, South Korea, the U.S. (and, of cour...
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Gulf of Guinea Pirates: African Anti-Piracy Meeting

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Reported as "West, Central Africa leaders meet over piracy" by Africa Review : West and Central African leaders on Monday sta...
Friday, November 30, 2012

Pirates: Counter-Piracy Operations

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Multinational counter-piracy operations off the Somali coast are defined by reports like this one from Nov 21, 2012, EU Naval Force and Comb...
Friday, October 12, 2012

Somali Pirates; Dutch Navy, doing NATO work, nabs some suspected pirates

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HMS Rotterdam Reported as "Dutch navy detains Somali pirates" : Dutch sailors taking part in NATO's piracy-busting opera...
Thursday, October 11, 2012

Somali Pirates: EU does a little preemptive work

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Reported by EUNAVFOR as "EU Naval Force Quick To Capture Suspect Pirate Boat" : Yesterday EU Naval Force flagship, ITS San Gius...
Friday, September 21, 2012

A Good Read on Somali Pirates: "Hijacked: How the U.N. saved the Somali pirates from the brink of extinction." - By Robert Young Pelton

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How an effort to do what virtually everyone agrees needs to be done - defeat the Somali pirate on the land side - was thwarted by a UN pro...
Wednesday, September 05, 2012

Somali Pirates: What Spain is sending as a pirate fighting ship

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EUNAVFOR Photo of Relampago EUNAVFOR is welcoming a Specialised Spanish Counter Piracy Patrol Vessel to Join EU Naval Force in Gulf of ...
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Thursday, August 30, 2012

East Africa Counter-Piracy: Kenya finally brings patrol ship home

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It's been a struggle , but Kenya finally has a naval patrol ship for counter-piracy operations, as reported at Kenya's New Naval W...

South China Sea Counter-Piracy: Philippines may join with Malaysia and Indonesia for patrols

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Reported as "Philippines eyeing joint sea patrol with neighbors" : The Philippine defense chief says his country and neighbori...
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Friday, May 18, 2012

Somali Pirates: Sore on the Shore

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Reported inside Al Arabiya's article, "Somali fishermen beg to anti-piracy airstrikes" is an angry demand by some pirate ...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Somali Pirates: Counter-Piracy Heat

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MOD Photo More counter-Somali pirate operations revealed at "We're coming to get you! Somali pirate boat blown up by chopper as...
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Somali Pirates: Counter-Piracy Action!

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First, from the NYTimes , European Forces Strike Pirate Base in Somalia : European Union forces on Tuesday attacked a Somali pirate base fo...