By SAPA Deborah Calitz and Bruno Pelizzari, who were kidnapped by Somali pirates and held captive for more than a year, will arrive in South Africa on Wednesday morning, a family spokesman said. “They will leave Rome tonight (Tuesday) and will land in Pretoria on Wednesday morning,” Calitz’s brother Dale van der Merwe said on […]
“Indigenous aircraft carrier programme – a continuing process over the next decade plus”: Admiral Nirmal Verma The Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Verma today said “…the global gaze is focusing increasingly on the Asia-Pacific region which underlines the significance of the Indian Ocean in global security affairs”. Speaking about the improving resource allocation to […]
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, […]
The Seychelles Foreign Minister has called on European partners to “look at the oceans as a development space that should be treated with the same seriousness as land-based development” in a special piracy presentation he made to the EU Sub-committee on External Affairs of the House of Lords in the United Kingdom. The Minister for […]
Analysts believe that offshore vessels operating along the coast of east Africa are increasingly under risk of attack by pirates. They are believed to be the latest targets for pirates, as offshore activities in the region increase with new east Africa oil and gas discoveries driving an offshore boom. AKE Intelligence states that as a […]
At Least One Dead, Two Injured in Fight Among Fatxi Group By JD At least one person died and two people, including a civilian, were injured after pirates from the Fatxi group fought each other over money in Hobyo in Somalia’s Mudug region late on Sunday, according to pirates and residents who spoke to Somalia […]
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 […]
MUSCAT Naval task group Operation Atlanta, which is part of the European Union Naval Force (EuNavFor), is on a short visit to the Sultanate. Operation Atlanta’s primary objective is to combat Somali piracy, said Rear Admiral Jean-Baptiste Dupuis, during a press conference at the French Embassy. On the recent successes of Operation Atlanta, he said […]
Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post While calling for global efforts to combat piracy and vessel hijacking, Indonesia opposes the proposed recruitment of private armed security guards (PCASP) on ships aimed to ensure security and safety on international waters. Transportation Minister E.E. Mangindaan said the hiring of private armed security guards on ships had been […]
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 […]