Boarding teams from HNLMS Rotterdam approach the pirated dhow Counter piracy forces from the EU Naval Force Somalia (EU NAVFOR) Operation Atalanta and NATO disrupted two pirated dhows and freed the crew taken hostage in the Gulf of Aden. On 10 August, a suspicious dhow, reportedly pirated in Bosaso – Somalia, was located off the […]
The missile frigate Yantai of the Navy of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has wrapped up its first visit to Bulgaria. The first Chinese naval vessel to visit a Bulgarian port has left the Black Sea Port Varna, the PLA Daily announced Monday. The report cites Avgustina Tsvetkova, Bulgarian Deputy Defense Minister, who spoke […]
At the beginning of 2012, HMCS Charlottetown, together with HNMLS De Ruyter and FGS Rheinland Pfalz, formed the core element of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1). Deployed in the Mediterranean Sea, the Group conducted three patrols under Operation Active Endeavour (OAE), NATO’s response to the threat of global terrorism. While Cdre Ben Bekkering, Commander […]
RAHUL DATTA Pirates laundering ransom money through Mauritius route has alarmed security agencies which fear that even terrorist organisations are involved in this operation. Given the implication of this emerging scenario on international security and fight against terrorism, several countries including India want pro-active measures to counter this threat before it gets too late. Facing […]
Any armed attack on a U.S. vessel can be considered piracy After a federal appeals court ruled that an armed attack on a U.S. vessel can be considered piracy even if no one boards or robs the ship, five Somali men are again facing piracy charges. The men originally had the piracy charges dismissed by […]
FGS Sachsen FGS Sachsen This week FGS Sachsen has taken up station patrolling the Gulf of Aden, under the command of the European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR). She will shortly relieve fellow German frigate FGS Bremen which has served so successfully in countering-piracy with EUNAVFOR since May of this year. Bremen has made a considerable […]
As the trade winds shift on the Indian Ocean and Force 7 gales kick up fierce swells, all but the hardiest of Somalia’s notorious pirates stay home with their boats pulled up on the beach. There have always been a few, however, who continued to roam what have become the world’s most dangerous waters, continuing […]
As the trade winds shift on the Indian Ocean and Force 7 gales kick up fierce swells, all but the hardiest of Somalia’s notorious pirates stay home with their boats pulled up on the beach. There have always been a few, however, who continued to roam what have become the world’s most dangerous waters, continuing the hijacks even […]
MOMBASA, Kenya, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — A Kenyan court on Wednesday sentenced seven Somali pirates to 20 years each in prison for hijacking Sri-Lanka fishing trawler almost three years ago. The suspects – Barre Ali Farah, Abdi Mohammed, Ali Hussein Hassan, Abdulkarim Nur Shire, Bashir Mohammed Ehmi, Abdulrazak Abdullahi Ali and Abdulfaruk Hussein Ali – […]
The fate of seven suspected Somali pirates will be known today. The seven were arrested in October 2009 after they attempted to hijack a fishing trawler off the Gulf of Aden. Magistrate Joyce Gandani on Monday afternoon told Barre Ali Farah, Abdi Mohammed, Ali Hussein Hassan, Abdulkarim Nur Shire, Bashir Mohammed Ehmi, Abdulrazak Abdullahi Ali […]