Monday, September 21, 2009

Sunday Ship History: PT Boat Re-Run

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Sometimes Sunday gets busy here. How about a re-run? From April 5, 2009: A follow up of sorts to a previous Sunday Ship History . Enjoy!
Sunday, September 20, 2009

ONI Piracy Analysis and Warning Weekly (PAWW) report (to 17 Sept 09)

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Highlights: ONI assesses that vessels attacked off Somalia are randomly selected and not specifically targeted for any reason other than how...

Somali Pirates: Iran says pirate attack thwarted

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Reported as Iran ships foil hijack attempt in Gulf of Aden : Amid Iran's efforts to cooperate with the international community in protec...
Saturday, September 19, 2009

The Death of Free Speech

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Here's the story in a nutshell: 1. A recognized, but controversial, campus group brings a public figure to a college campus to speak abo...
Friday, September 18, 2009

Making Marines

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One thing about the Marines - they are not "conflicted" or "role confused" or "morally unclear." No nihilists ...

How Bad Was It? Worst ever...

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Chart of the Day - After a 92% decline, S&P 500 earnings have ticked up : With second-quarter earnings largely in the books (over 99% of...
Thursday, September 17, 2009

Live by the IED, die by the IED

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I guess it was their day to die. Should never have crossed the blue wire with the red wire . Interesting note here .

Italy: Sunken Toxic Waste Ship

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Off the coast of the "toe" of Italy: Mafia 'sank ships of toxic waste' A shipwreck apparently containing toxic waste is be...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Wednesday Reading

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Start with Fred Fry's Maritime Monday 179 for a week's worth of maritime news and bits - including the tale with photos of a couple...
Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Frankly, I don't give a damn

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Looks like we may have made some Somalis mad as set out in Somali fury at 'al-Qaeda killing' : Somali Islamists will avenge the raid...

Somali Pirates: North Korean ship escapes attack

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Headline: North Korean ship fights off Somali pirates : Somali pirates tried but failed to hijack a North Korean cargo ship when crew member...

Iran says Brits won't let Iran join in pirate fight

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Headline reads "Iran accuses UK of blocking anti-piracy cooperation" : Tehran criticizes British opposition to the Iranian Navy...
Monday, September 14, 2009

Malacca Strait: Pirates go for anchored tankers off Singapore

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Reported as Pirates attempt to board two tankers near Singapore : Pirates attempted to board two tankers in a busy shipping lane off souther...
Sunday, September 13, 2009

Sunday Ship History: Food for the Fleet

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As it nears the time to start planning for major holiday feasts as families gather for holidays, you might find the following recipes useful...

Somali Pirates: Chinese Forces Get Ready for Pirate Season

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Reported as Chinese soldiers hold anti-pirates drill in Gulf of Aden : Photo captions, top to bottom: Chinese naval soldiers prepare to get ...
Friday, September 11, 2009

Somali Pirates: DOD Roundtable with CTF 151 Talking About Anti-Pirate Forces

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DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable: U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Scott Sanders and Royal Navy Capt. Keith Blount . David Axe, Daniel Sekulich, Galrahn, Bost...

We remember

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We remember them all .
Thursday, September 10, 2009

Somali Pirates: Predictions

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Correspondent Bryan sends on some ONI preditions: For Week of 03-10 September 2009 As the summer monsoon season comes to an end, weather con...
Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Somali Pirates: Death, Ransom and Escape

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Summary of weekend's Somali pirate news here : The German navy shot dead a suspected pirate off the coast of Somalia yesterday after a b...

MV Arctic Sea: Russia Denies Iran Missile Link Using Hijacked Ship

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Trying to quash persistent newspaper and internet rumors, Russia tries to prove a negative. Reported as Russia denies Arctic Sea carried mis...