Published on June 22, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments Ships and aircraft scoured the Indian Ocean on Friday for survivors after a boat capsized off Australia’s remote Christmas Island, with three people confirmed dead and more than 80 missing. Search for missing in Christmas Island sinking Rescuers are continuing to search for dozens […]
Published on June 22, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments China’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Zhang Zhijun, summoned Vietnam’s Ambassador to China, Nguyen Van Tho, on Thursday to lodge a formal complaint over Vietnam’s claims to the Xisha and Nansha islands and adjacent waters in the South China Sea. Vietnam’s maritime claim ‘will harm ties’ with China By […]
Published on June 22, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments According to a report by the US-based One Earth Future foundation and International Maritime Bureau, Somali pirates were responsible for at least 35 hostage deaths in 2011. While solid data on previous years is limited, the total of 35 is seen as by far the highest number […]
Published on June 22, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments According to Michele White, the general counsel to the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, the supply of dollars from U.K. banks to Somali pirate groups has dwindled since Prime Minister David Cameron created a 14-nation task force in February to halt payments. Somali Pirates […]
Published on June 20, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments Iran’s Navy commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari has stated that the Iranian Navy has “the capability to establish security and peace in the region in cooperation with regional countries” Iran Navy chief commends naval tactics in fighting piracy Iran’s Navy commander Rear Admiral Habibollah […]
Published on June 20, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments During a port visit by EU Naval Force Flag Ship FS MARNE in Salalah (Oman), the EUNAVFOR Force Commander Rear Admiral Dupuis flew to Muscat on June 12 and 13 to meet Omani maritime authorities. EU NAVFOR Force Commander Meets Omani Maritime Authorities During […]
Published on June 20, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments Safebridge have announced that its first new ECDIS online familiarisation course is now available for booking via the online course and booking facility on the company’s newly restructured website. The first course covers type-specific training on the Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine VisionMaster FT ECDIS system. […]
Published on June 19, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments June usually marks the arrival of the monsoon season. Characterized by rains, winds and rough seas, the navigation of skiffs and dhows becomes very difficult restricting access to fishing grounds. Fishermen work closer to shore and Pirate groups can take advantage of this to […]
Published on June 18, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments According to U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Robert Papp, Jr., the U.S. Coast Guard needs a comprehensive legal framework that addresses activities on, over, and under the world’s oceans to further its statutory missions. It also needs a solid legal framework that customary international […]
Published on June 18, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments Nikolai Sukhanov, chairman of the Russian Professional Union of Sailors: ”Unfortunately, ransom is still the only guarantee for a safe liberation of sailors, but trade union leaders note that some countries want to prohibit paying ransom” Maritime unions ask UN to tackle piracy Leaders of […]