Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Worst "pirates" ever?

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Would be pedal boat thieves 'I'm Captain Jack Sparrow' ... Drunks and fools. Pedalo .

You didn't ask, but

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Rockies

A "Flat-Earth" Navy

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In the sense of Thomas Friedman , as portayed by Robert Kaplan discussing the new Maritime Strategy at the Atlantic in The Navy’s New Flat-E...
Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Latest ICC CCS Weekly Piracy Report (to 22 Oct 07)

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The latest ICC Commercial Crime Services Weekly Piracy Report (to 22 Oct 07) is here . Highlights: Somalia: 21.10.2007: 0050 LT: 00:26.0N-0...

Philippines: Action against pirates

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The Philippine Navy and Marines go after pirates as reported here : COMBINED Navy and Marine troops killed a suspected pirate during a raid...

Sea Crimes: Human Smuggling

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Scores More People Killed By Smugglers Off Yemen's Coast, UN Says : Scores of people seeking a better life have been reportedly killed ...

Early Results in From Cargo Scanning Mandate

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100% container screening in foreign ports - early testing discussed in Early Results in From Cargo Scanning Mandate from MarineLink.com

Nigeria: Piracy effects on local economy

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When there is only one mode of travel in a developing country and that mode involves travel on waterways, pirates are a major issue, as repo...

Global Hawk UAV for anti-piracy patrol?

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Well, someone is pitching Global Hawk as a tool in the fight against pirates, as set out here : The U.S. Air Force plans to host 11 friends ...
Monday, October 22, 2007

World Food Program wants naval vessels to protect food aid to Somalia

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Reported here : The UN World Food Programme on Monday renewed pleas for deployment of foreign naval vessels to protect food aid in Somali wa...

LNG: Safety on the desert shores

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If people don't want LNG ships near them, go where the people ain't, as set out here : As a port of call, Puerto Libertad doesn'...

Latest ONI Worldwide Threats to Shipping Report (to 17 Oct 07)

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Latest ONI Worldwide Threats to Shipping Report(to 17 Oct 07) found here .Highlights: 1. SOMALIA: Recent reporting indicates pirates are a...

Somalia: Pirates seize cargo vessel

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Reported here : Somali pirates have seized a cargo ship off the east African coast, the head of a local seafarer's association said on M...

Feeling paranoid?

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Watch this . By the way, I am running a special this week on MIT studied aluminum foil headwear .

More, please

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Yeah, I don't like some stuff he has pushed, but unlike too many politicians, he has had to live with the consequences of decisions made...

Monday Reading

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Now, from Finland (tough duty, Fred)it's Maritime Monday 81 from Fred Fry International ! Xformed has Maritime Monday up with a look at...
Sunday, October 21, 2007

Sunday Ship History: Sinking the Albemarle

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October is a great month in the history of the United States Navy. The U.S. Navy was founded on October 13, 1775 . USS Constitution , "...
Friday, October 19, 2007

Friday Reading

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Orange courage at CDR Salamander: Fullbore Friday . Steeljaw Scribe sarted early with a look at aerial photo intel during the "Missiles...
Thursday, October 18, 2007

Pete Stark: Jackass

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I support freedom of speech but this congressman needs to a slap up side the head for this comment : “You don't have money to fund the w...

Canadian-Russian "Arctic Bridge" - cargo flows to and from the "Polar Bear Capital of the World"

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Reported here : Churchill has welcomed its first shipment from Russia, marking the first manifestation of the Arctic Bridge trade route tha...