The Office of Naval Intelligence has issued a special advisory following an attack this morning on a vessel approximately 500nm ESE of the Seychelles. The merchant vessel was reportedly approached and fired upon at 0700Z today, February 18th, in position 05.29S-064.02E. NATO Shipping Centre, meanwhile, also notes a suspicious approach by one skiff in position 05.29S-059.59 …
Read more »Security and safety measures to be taken European Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas has not ruled out taking unilateral action to improve vessel safety following the worst cruise ship disaster for a generation and the continuation of Somali pirate attacks against merchant shipping. A review of existing passenger ship safety legislation originally put in place after …
Read more »A recent case saw one of our Member vessels hijacked twice within a ten week period. On both occasions the ship was loaded with a cargo of petroleum and was drifting off Lagos waiting her turn to lighter. Acts of piracy and armed robbery off West African states contrast greatly with piracy of the kind …
Read more »A recent case saw one of our Member vessels hijacked twice within a ten week period. On both occasions the ship was loaded with a cargo of petroleum and was drifting off Lagos waiting her turn to lighter. Acts of piracy and armed robbery off West African states contrast greatly with piracy of the kind …
Read more »[NMS Note: The following article was written for Maritime Reporter at the beginning of January. Since then, various data has been updated and further incidents have taken place which occured too late to be included in this original version.] In September 2011, as the monsoon began to blow itself out, there were grave warnings from …
Read more »Patrol vessel Infanta Elena sailed Wednesday toward the coast of Somalia to fight piracy in the Indian Ocean as part of the Atalanta mission of the European Union (EU). The boat, belonging to the Spanish Navy, begins its second participation in the community mission. In the coming weeks, it will help strengthen the defence work to fishing …
Read more »Fishermen killed: India summons Italian envoy Thiruvananthapuram: Taking a strong stand on two Indian fishermen being shot at and killed by the security personnel of Italian ship Enrica Lexie on Wednesday night, the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday summoned Italian Ambassador Giacomo Sanfelice di Monteforte and registered a strong protest. Ministry of External Affairs officials …
Read more »Published on February 16, 2012 by Mark Sutcliffe · No Comments Thiruvananthapuram: Taking a strong stand on two Indian fishermen being shot at and killed by the security personnel of Italian ship Enrica Lexie on Wednesday night, the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday summoned Italian Ambassador Giacomo Sanfelice di Monteforte and registered a strong …
Read more »The Club’s Egyptian correspondent has advised us of changes to the domestic law in Egypt concerning regulations governing the carriage weapons and armed guards on foreign flagged vessels transiting Egyptian waters. QUOTE Dear Sirs, Please be advised that on 28/11/2011, we have received from the Ministry of Defence their letter dated 21/11/2011 and also the Naval …
Read more »Although the shipping industry has been well aware of the dangers inherent in transiting the Gulf of Guinea and waters off Benin, it has sadly taken the deaths of two seafarers to highlight the issue to the world’s media. Monday saw an attack on the Fourseas SW, a bulk carrier owned by Shih Wei Navigation …
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