By Lily Kuo (Reuters) – A Somali man who acted as a ransom negotiator for pirates who seized an American yacht last year and killed four American hostages was sentenced on Monday by a U.S. federal judge to serve 12 life sentences. Mohammad Shibin was convicted in April on 15 charges including piracy, hostage taking, kidnapping […]
Details Monday, 13 August 2012 08:09 The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) is warning against a pre-financing scam involving importers in West Africa and exporters in China that is manipulating the trade finance system to provide unofficial pre-shipment finance based upon false shipping documents. The IMB first identified the scheme when authenticating liner Bills of […]
Published on August 13, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments As piracy continues to be on the rise, the United Nations is now pushing for a summit meeting of West African leaders aimed at thwarting high seas crimes in the Gulf of Guinea. UN Backs Summit On Maritime Security, Amid Rise In Piracy By […]
SAMSON ECHENIM Despite the urgent need of resources for development, Nigeria is currently experiencing a huge revenue leakage through oil theft and various forms of criminality involving loss of lives at sea, leaving the country with another major security concern. In this report, SAMSON ECHENIM examines the steps the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency […]
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 […]
NATO Counter-Piracy Mission: Operation Ocean Shield BLOG CTF 508/COMSNMG1 It is quiet on the north coast of Puntland. The local skiffs are mostly pulled onto the beach. The Yemeni dhows, coming over to purchase the catch of local fishermen, seem to have gone home. The answer is pretty straightforward. It is too hot. 32 degrees. […]
August 1st – 7th 2012 This week’s quick statistics: Number of merchant ships held by Somali pirates: 8 Number of hostages held by Somali pirates on land: 28 Number of hostages held by Somali pirates on vessels: 222 Amount paid in ransoms to Somali pirates in 2012: $29.2 million In this issue: • Iranian hostages […]
A new paper by Somalia Report’s Research Division has slammed the combined piracy reporting and recording efforts of the maritime industry and military. With so many agencies collecting and collating data, researchers are bemused at the lack of exact figures and information. The International Maritime Bureau (IMB), various organs of the United Nations, NATO, […]
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is closely monitoring the case of a Malaysian abducted by gunmen off the coast of Nigeria’s oil-rich southern delta last Saturday, said Deputy Foreign Minister Kohilan A Pillay. However, he said, there had been no update on the Malaysian who was kidnapped with three other foreigners from Indonesia, Iran and Thailand during a deadly […]