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 […]
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 […]
Freedom C. Onuoha* Last Updated: : Tuesday 12 June 2012 15:55 Mecca Introduction The resurgence of pirate attacks in African waters is now a subject of serious concern to African states and indeed the international community. For the last decade, piracy in African waters is concentrated in three main regions, namely the Somali coast/the Gulf of […]
Weather, a lack of investment and the PMPF all factors By JD Things have been quiet at sea for Somalia’s pirates in recent weeks. Some admit that their operations have been reduced over the last four weeks, and Somalia Report has confirmed via sources that several factors are at the root of this period or […]
Leaders of the international maritime trade unions wrote a letter to the United Nations urging the organization to take action against the increasing attacks of pirates on civilian vessels, Nikolai Sukhanov, the chairman of the Russian Professional Union of Sailors, said on Monday. “Cases of sailors’ abductions by pirates continue. Representatives of the fisheries committees […]
US Navy Photo The following contribution is from N.R. Jenzen-Jones & LT Chad R. Hutchins, USN. West Africa[1] today is plagued by a variety of serious maritime security (MARSEC) concerns. Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, trafficking of persons, arms, and drugs, oil bunkering, illegal migration, and piracy have contributed to a maritime environment characterized […]
Mrudu Naik Muscat: The number of pirate attacks betweenJanuary and May this year has reduced considerably when compared to the sameperiod last year. “Piracy is weakening and this is evident by the statistics. In 2011, the total attacks between January and May was 176, while during the same period this year it is 30. In 2009 it […]
New Delhi, June 12 — South Korea will soon become the fourth nation to join an India-China-Japan effort at coordinated anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia, in a bid to effectively utilise their warships to escort cargo vessels in the brigand-affected waters. ‘South Korea has indicated its interest in join the tri-nation […]
Kenya’s prime minister has asked for help from the US and Europe in a “final onslaught” on the Somali port of Kismayo, the main stronghold of the Islamist militant group al-Shabab. Raila Odinga said Kenyan forces would get to Kismayo by August and asked for both funds and troops. He said beating al-Shabab would need […]
Op-Ed Written by Capt. Jeffrey L. Kuhlman, Castle Shipboard Security Program This is not a rhetorical question. This is a question which must be answered. The pressures generated by recent failures, such as the March, 2011 attack on the Avocet, in maritime security seem to be pushing the industry toward answering this question. The nature of […]