The region at risk was the same one devastated by the 2004 tsunami which killed 220,000 people. This time a destructive tsunami did not arrive. The largest waves reported were under a meter high. The scare has proved a good test for authorities and the tsunami warning systems they put in place. Correspondent: Mark Tamhane …
Read more »YOKOSUKA, Japan – Ombudsmen from various commands met at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Community Readiness Center for networking and training April 11. Ombudsmen are an important link home to any forward deployed command keeping families informed of what their spouses are doing and providing support and assistance to those families. During the meeting ombudsmen had …
Read more »A grave danger to seafarers and the global supply chain, piracy remains high on BIMCO’s and the shipping industry’s agenda for 2012. The piracy problem is complex, and pirate tactics are constantly developing. The key to managing this risk is the meticulous planning of the ship’s transit, the thorough implementation of the necessary self-protection measures …
Read more »GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters)- – A judge in the Guantanamo war crimes tribunal sidestepped the question of whether the public could hear an alleged Qaeda chieftain’s testimony about his mistreatment in CIA custody by issuing a ruling on Wednesday that made the testimony unnecessary. The action came in a pretrial hearing for …
Read more »Private security guards shoot Somali pirates- Those guards are former USMC. No more detailed background information was released by the original uploader.
Read more »Published on April 12, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments A senior maritime security analyst said today that Somali pirates have acquired sophisticated weaponry from Libya, and are likely to use them in bolder attacks on shipping Analyst says Somali pirates have new weapons from Libya By Wendell Roelf (Reuters) - Somali pirates have acquired …
Read more »By Wendell Roelf (Reuters) – Somali pirates have acquired sophisticated weaponry, including mines and shoulder-held missile launchers from Libya, and are likely to use them in bolder attacks on shipping, a senior maritime security analyst said on Thursday. “We found that Libyan weapons are being sold in what is the world’s biggest black market …
Read more »[NMS Note: Interestingly, while this story 'quotes' an unnamed convict as stating that Al-shabaab are paid per hijack, it also says the information came from an unnamed security firm, so we are none the wiser!] “We pay Al-shabaab 25% of each successful ship hijack”-Convict By: Yusuf M Hasan NAIROBI (Somalilandsun) – Somali pirates pay …
Read more »PARSIPPANY, N.J., April 2, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE:CW – News) announced today that it has been awarded contracts valued in excess of $40 million to provide valves for the U.S. Navy‘s Virginia-Class submarines, as well as an assortment of spare components for nuclear powered ships. The awards from Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc. …
Read more »NATO and Russia agree that countering piracy is a common security challenge and have agreed to explore ways to strengthen cooperation in this area under the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) Work Programme for 2012. Building on limited military tactical cooperation off the Horn of Africa, they are seeking to strengthen information exchange and coordination and considering …
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