Monday, December 22, 2008

Somali Pirates: China sending 3 ships fo anti-pirate patrol

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Reported as China joins anti-piracy patrols off Somalia : A CHINESE navy squadron of two destroyers and a supply ship will leave a naval bas...
Sunday, December 21, 2008

The SeaBee Way

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For all of you enjoying the winter snows!

Somali Pirates: "Multilateral Solution"

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Gary Anderson looks at how to fix the Somali pirates issue in a Small Wars Journal op-ed "A Multilateral Solution to Somali Piracy...

Sunday Ship History: The Ship that Almost Sank the President

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Despite the common sayings that "You make your own luck" or that "“Success always comes when preparation meets opportunity,” ...
Saturday, December 20, 2008

Somali Pirates: Somehow the U.S.'s fault according to the AP

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Opinion piece from an AP "reporter" Analysis: Pirates, poverty mark US Somalia failure : The Bush administration inherited a mess...

Somali Pirates: Iran joins pirate fight

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Reported as Iran sends warship to fight Somali pirates : An Iranian warship has entered the Gulf of Aden to protect Iranian vessels against ...
Friday, December 19, 2008

Somali Pirates: Malaysian Navy helps Chinese crew under attack

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International Maritime Bureau relates how the Malaysian Navy came to the aid of the Chinese cargo ship in Royal Malaysian Navy thwarts pirat...

Friday Reading

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Daniel Sekulich at Modern Day Pirate Tales offers up Pirates and peacekeepers with photos of the crew of a Chinese vessel under attack by p...
Thursday, December 18, 2008

Port of L.A. Cargo Slump

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Reported as "Los Angeles terminal operators 'in trouble' : Port of Los Angeles executive director Dr Geraldine Knatz has told t...

Somali Pirates: Shipping container surcharge caused by pirate risk

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A French container carrier is imposing a "surcharge" on containers being carried through the piracy risk areas of the Gulf of Aden...

UN Chief Says Somalia "Not Ready" for UN Peacekeepers

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Could this be the least surprising story of the week? - "UN Chief Says Time Not Ripe for Somalia Peacekeeping Operation" : U.N. Se...
Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Somali Pirates: Pirate Attack Photos

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Question the courage of merchant ship crews facing attacks by Somali pirates armed "only" with automatic weapons and rocket propel...

Somali Pirates: Chinese crew beat back attack but yacht not so lucky

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Reported here : Chinese sailors backed up by international navies fought off Somali pirates trying to hijack their ship Wednesday, as the UN...
Tuesday, December 16, 2008

UN okays land and air attacks on Somali

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Reported as UN gives OK to land, air attacks on Somali pirates : On the same day Somali gunmen seized two more ships, the U.N. Security Coun...

Somali Pirates: Two Ships Nabbed off Somalia

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Reported here : A tugboat, most of on aboard are believed to be Indonesians, and a Turkish cargo ship have been hijacked off the coast of th...

Somali Pirates: Exploiting Cracks in International Relations

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Another piece in the NY Times about how the Somali "Pirates Outmaneuver Warships Off Somalia" , which is only partially true. The...
Monday, December 15, 2008

Monday Reading

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Start off youir maritime week with Maritime Monday 140 wherein Fred Fry captures the sea-doings of the past week and also has pictures of t...

Somali Pirates: Shore fight needs more intel

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Ignore the stupid headline - Gates says U.S. lacks intelligence to fight Somalia pirates - and concentrate on the message: The United State...

Somali Pirates: Tough to spot

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The captain of a English warship provides a look at the work of pirate hunting here Speaking from the Kenyan port of Mombassa, Cdr Simpson s...
Sunday, December 14, 2008

Sunday Ship History: Naval Ammunition Depots

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Forty years ago, driving across the relative flat lands in the center of Nebraska, it might have struck some drivers as odd to run across a ...