A British-owned cargo ship has been attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea. Three crewmembers have been taken hostage. The UK-flagged ESTHER C was boarded by pirates yesterday. The assailants took some valuables from the vessel, and fled with the three hostages. Carisbrooke Shipping, the owner of ESTHER C, confirmed that the nine
Read moreBritain’s biggest ever warship HMS Queen Elizabeth took to the water for the first time on 17th July as she was moved out of dry dock. With just two metres to spare at either side of the 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier, a flotilla of tugs inched the ship from the dock where she was constructed at
Read more* Major conference on Somalia held in London * Britain pledges aid, U.N. has “more hope than ever” * Al Shabaab still a threat, but security improving (Reuters) – Britain will help boost radio communications on the Somali coast as part of efforts to combat rampant piracy along global shipping routes near the East
Read more* Union says delay in presenting plan breaches agreement * Port president doubts stoppage will occur next week (Reuters) – Brazil’s government said on Thursday it will rush to present a proposal to reform the country’s ports in a congressional committee next week to ward off a 24-hour strike by the nation’s dock workers.
Read more
