Published on July 6, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments NATO Piracy Retrospect of Past Week During reporting period 28, June to 4, July 2012 one piracy attack disrupted in the Red Sea, in monsoon pirates operate closer inshore On 29 June 2012 a dhow Pirate Attack Group (PAG) was disrupted at position 14 […]
Vessels that ply loose cargo loads in bulk quantities across oceanic channels are referred to as bulk carriers. The idea of a bulk carrier to transport important food grains, ores and minerals dates back to the 1850s. However there have been several noteworthy advancements in the construction and utilisation of the vessel type in the […]
CANBERRA, Australia – A boat carrying asylum seekers to Australia capsized Wednesday and 123 people were rescued from the Indian Ocean, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said, less than a week after more than 90 people drowned on a similar journey. Gillard told Parliament that most if not all the people on board had been rescued. […]
CANBERRA, Australia – A crowded boat carrying asylum seekers to Australia capsized Wednesday and 125 survivors and one body were recovered from the Indian Ocean, less than a week after more than 90 people drowned on a similar journey. An air and sea search was ongoing for as many as 20 people who could still […]
CANBERRA, Australia – A boat carrying up to 150 people trying to claim asylum in Australia capsized Wednesday in the Indian Ocean within a week of the drownings of more than 90 people on a similar journey. Two merchant ships have collected survivors from the capsizing north of the Australian territory of Christmas Island, Australian […]
CANBERRA, Australia – A boat carrying asylum seekers to Australia capsized Wednesday and 123 people were rescued from the Indian Ocean, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said, less than a week after more than 90 people drowned on a similar journey. Gillard told Parliament that most if not all the people on board had been rescued. […]
By JULIAN HALE BRUSSELS — The European Union is aiming to step up the pressure on the “business model” used by pirates hijacking ships off Somalia, be that in terms of their financial transactions, their procurement of assets, their seizing of ships, the negotiation process and the money they obtain from ransoms. Speaking at a press […]
NATO Shipping Centre has just released details of an attack today by pirates against a merchant vessel. Although details are slim at present, the merchant vessel was in position 20.50N-059.30E at 0530 UTC when it was attacked by one skiff. The MV evaded attack and is safe. This article was posted by Neptune Maritime Security […]
From 1 to June 14, 2012, EUNAVFOR frigate Guépratte has concentrated its patrols in the area south of the Strait of Bab el Mandeb and the western Gulf of Aden, areas prone to pirate attacks. The beginning of June usually marks the arrival of the monsoon in the Indian Ocean. It is characterized by sustained […]
EU Naval Force Frigate patrols in the Gulf of Aden From 1 to June 14, 2012, EUNAVFOR frigate Guépratte has concentrated its patrols in the area south of the Strait of Bab el Mandeb and the western Gulf of Aden, areas prone to pirate attacks. The beginning of June usually marks the arrival of the […]