Posted by Martin Kufus There is a political debate in London, hub of the world’s maritime industry, attempting to find the best way to permanently “disrupt the business model of piracy” in the high-risk area (HRA) that involves the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea. No legislative body outside of Africa […]
The brother of a Kent woman kidnapped with her husband by Somali pirates has criticised the support the family received from UK authorities. Stephen Collett said he was given contradictory advice as he negotiated for almost a year to secure the release of Paul and Rachel Chandler. The Chandlers, formerly from Tunbridge Wells, were released […]
Stephen Collett reveals how he negotiated the release of the Rachel and Paul Chandler, British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates By Colin Freeman When Rachel Chandler bade her brother farewell before her fateful Indian Ocean yacht trip with her husband Paul, he did his best to laugh his worries off. “Don’t get caught by Somali pirates,” […]
Published on June 29, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments Deborah Calitz and Bruno Pelizzari, captured in late 2010 from a yacht off the coast of Tanzania, were handcuffed throughout the nearly two years they were held by Somali pirates. Freed kidnap victims were handcuffed for two years by pirates A South African woman […]
By Yusuf Omar They were treated like untouchable animals, kept handcuffed for 20 months day and night, and were rarely fed. This is how Deborah Calitz and Bruno Pelizzari, from Durban, say they were kept in Somalia after pirates kidnapped them in 2010. The couple had been in captivity for 20 months before they were […]
Image supplied by TFG press release shows Acting Prime Minister Hussein Arab Isse with Pelizzari and Calitz following their release. By Reuters Mogadishu – A South African couple kidnapped by Somali pirates 20 months ago aboard a yacht in the Indian Ocean have been freed and flew out of Somalia on Thursday. Looking thin and stressed, […]
by Noel Sales Barcelona Non-governmental organization, International Seafarers’ Action Center in Manila, renews its call to the United Nations to resolve, peacefully, the problem of piracy in the Horn of Africa, particularly near Somalia, as two Filipino seafarers are killed on the attempt to thwart the hijacking of M/V Eglanti last April 2. In a statement, […]
Slowly and subtly political policies sometimes change, and it is necessary to keep a very sharp antenna tuned to the vibrations that emanate from the political classes, lest one be caught unawares. It was earlier this year, at the conference hosted by the British Government in London to discuss the various problems of Somalia, that […]
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 […]
Ramola Talwar Badam DUBAI // The release of 22 hostages on the MV Albedo is in jeopardy because of a dispute over the amount of ransom money that has been promised and raised, negotiators said yesterday. The Malaysian-flagged cargo vessel was seized by Somali pirates in November 2010 in the Gulf of Aden after setting […]