Following a collision between two ships, twelve (12) people have now been confirmed dead. The incident happened on Friday in Yuanjiang, a city in the Hunan Province in central China. The twelfth body was recovered by rescuers early Monday morning, concluding search and rescue efforts. According to local authorities, a steel ship carrying 22
Read moreRomanian frigate ROS Regele Ferdinand today joined the European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) – Operation ATALANTA, combating piracy off Somalia. In doing so she becomes the first Romanian warship to take part in the EU’s counter-piracy operation. Commissioned into the Romanian Navy in 2004, the 146 metres long warship has a displacement of
Read moreWhile incidents of piracy decline off the Horn of Africa, an inestimable number of seafarers continue to bear the psychological impact of captivity by pirates. To describe their condition and to advise the maritime industry on how to care for affected individuals, the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI), in collaboration with New York’s Mount Sinai School
Read moreIt seemed like a simple idea: In the chaos that is Somalia, create a sophisticated, highly trained fighting force that could finally defeat the pirates terrorizing the shipping lanes off the Somali coast. But the creation of the Puntland Maritime Police Force was anything but simple. It involved dozens of South African mercenaries and
Read moreJAKARTA: Cruise company PT Berlian Laju Tanker Tbk received another extension of asset protection from the Singapore High Court on Friday (10/5). The extension on protection on the sizure risk will be given until November 13, following the incompletion of Suspension of Debt Repayment (PKPU) process which involves the company in the Commercial Court,
Read moreA political, land-based solution to African piracy has yet to be achieved. The not-for-profit Save Our Seafarers initiative represents 31 industry bodies and has worked with states to encourage them to look at long-term solutions. Somalia’s President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has been reported to say that he could end piracy within a year
Read moreDo not relax your vigilance, even though the pirates have been less successful in the recent months. With the upcoming period of low sea states, pirate activity can increase. Our statistics show that they are weakened, but still capable of operating in excess of 1200nm from the Somali Coast. Although no merchant vessels have
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