Published on August 13, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments For the first time in the last five years, there have been no pirate attacks off the east coast of Africa for a full month. Piracy Attacks Drop to Zero For the first time in the last five years, there have been no pirate […]
By George Thande VICTORIA (Reuters) – Seychelles’ vital fishing industry is starting to recover after international anti-piracy efforts and boats carrying armed guards deterred attacks by Somali pirates, Natural Resources and Industry Minister Peter Sinon said on Thursday. The Indian Ocean islands’ economy depends on tuna exports and tourism, both badly hurt after pirate attacks […]
Four years after the United Nations called on nations around the world to help curtail piracy off the coast of Somalia, the situation off the failed African state’s shores looks more or less unchanged. But for China, the opportunity to fight pirates far from home has given it prestige, publicity and an unmatched opportunity to train its navy and learn from […]
The Chinese Navy will send a 12th group of ships to the Gulf of Aden to conduct escort missions next month, a Ministry of Defense spokesman said Thursday. The fleet will leave Zhoushan in east China’s Zhejiang Province on July 3, Ministry Spokesman Geng Yansheng said during a regular press briefing. The group, including the […]
Published on June 29, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments The adoption of private armed security forces on ships traversing the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden shipping corridor has led to a serious drop in piracy incidents in 2012, delegates heard on Wednesdayday at the second international piracy conference in Dubai. Keeping Gulf of Aden […]
Top officials, however, say new rules needed to guide security trend By Derek Baldwin, Chief Reporter Dubai:? The adoption of private armed security forces on ships traversing the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden shipping corridor has led to a serious drop in piracy incidents in 2012, delegates heard on Wednesday at the second international piracy […]
Somali pirates captured. Photo: European Union Naval Force It’s the first full week of summer, and most of us are probably thinking about how to get away to escape the heat, relax, and maybe hit a wave or two. Well, it turns out that Somali pirates take a summer break, too — but for different reasons. […]
BRUSSELS, Jun 20 – The number of successful Somali pirate attacks has fallen but international navies must not drop their guard and keep up the pressure, the commander of the EU mission said Tuesday. British Rear Admiral Duncan Potts warned that the gains made against pirates off the Horn of Africa were reversible and […]
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 […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, June 19 (UPI) — The Netherlands will boost its military contribution to the NATO force fighting piracy in Somali waters after the country’s Parliament approved funding. The Dutch Parliament voted last week to spend $16.5 million to provide extra personnel, two Cougar helicopters and an unmanned aerial vehicle to join Operation Ocean Shield, […]