United States: “Report suggests fewer Marines needed on Guam” Guam Pacific Daily News, 28 July 2012 The Center of Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), an American think-tank, submitted a report to the United States Congress last week with independent recommendations on how to best position American military forces throughout the Asia Pacific region. The report […]
AFPSaturday, Jul 07, 2012 TAIPEI – Taiwan’s military prosecutors were investigating the disappearance of two maps containing secret information on the island’s naval deployments, reports said Saturday. The maps were found to be missing during an inventory check by naval officials when a fleet of ageing missile boats was recently decommissioned, said the state Central […]
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The IMB’s Piracy Reporting Centre has details of an attempted hijacking yesterday in the Gulf of Aden. According to the report, a bulk carrier underway in position 14.22.59N-054.38.26E, around 110nm North of Socotra Island, Yemen, came under attack at 1030 UTC. The carrier was approached by pirates in a dhow. The Master raised the alarm […]
Just as independent analysts and pirates themselves attest to the impact the Puntland Marine Police Force is having on piracy in northern Somalia, pushing bosses from their bases and offering a shore-based solution nearly everyone says is needed, Robert Young Pelton of Somalia Report details the program’s backers, the UAE, has suddenly halted funding (h/t James Bridger): Around one hundred mostly African and South African expats […]
The media are invited to attend the launch, which is due to start at 1:00pm at the Headquarters in London of the International Maritime Organisation at 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR. The joint report is an update of the first report on the Human Cost of Piracy for 2010, launched in London by Oceans […]
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 […]
The IMB’s Piracy Reporting Centre carries details of an attack against a bulk carrier yesterday, underway in position 12.19N-043.57E at 1105UTC in the Gulf of Aden. The report states that six skiffs containing four to six pirates in each craft approached the carrier at a speed of 25 knots frmo the starboard bow. The Master […]
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 […]
Russia plans to dispatch two ships carrying marines to its naval base in Tartous, reportedly to protect Russian citizens and evacuate them if needed. By Tom A. Peter, Correspondent / June 18, 2012 • A daily summary of global reports on security issues. Skip to next paragraph Russia plans to send two naval ships carrying a […]