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Piracy Update, 29 June, 2011
Somalia’s “Transitional Federal Government” (TFG) has confiscated $3.6M in ransom intended to free two ships and arrested the security team transporting the money. They are not targeting pirates, but...
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Piracy Update, July 6, 2011
This is coming relatively soon after the last update, but there have been several interesting developments: As a result of a pirate attack, a 144,000 ton Very Large Crude Carrier has been set afire and...
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Piracy Update, 1 Sept., 2011
Background: If you are new to this topic there is some good background here in the form of advice from the International Sailing Federation intended primarily for yatchsmen. “ISAF Warning Letter”....
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Piracy Update–23 October, 2011
As noted previously, Somali pirates seem to be having a harder time this year. Additionally we continue to see both increased acceptance of the efficacy of armed security guards and increasing piracy...
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Piracy Update, 20 November, 2011
Somalia/Gulf of Aden/Indian Ocean: NATO Reports show at least three attacks and at least three incidents of vessels being approached in a suspicious manner by skiffs that appeared to be pirates, but...
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International Maritime Partnerships
Thought some of you might be interested in this short explanation of the standing Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) Task Forces 150, 151 and 152, that include Coast Guard members in addition to naval...
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Piracy Statistics from NATO
Some nice graphics showing the decline of piracy in the Indian Ocean and nearby waters, showing a dramatic decline. Piracy statistics from NATO (You might click on the charts and enlarge in order to...
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UNCLOS, Armed Guards, and Local Laws
gCaptain has an interesting take on an incident that occurred off India when Italian soldiers, acting as armed guards on a merchant ship, fired on and killed fishermen apparently in the mistaken belief...
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Document Alert: US Policy, Counter Piracy and Maritime Security Action Plan
The State Department has issued a document regarding US policy for the suppression of Piracy of the Horn of Africa (HOA) and in the Gulf of Guinea (GOG). It is a brief four page intro and two annexes,...
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Piracy Makes a Comeback in the Caribbean
Looks like Piracy may be making a comeback in the Caribbean. gCaptain reports that the crew of a LPG tanker has been assaulted, robbed, and the Captain shot in the vicinity of Trinidad.
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Extend Counter Piracy Efforts in the Indian Ocean to Include Other Maritime...
With Piracy effectively suppressed in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute is recommending that steps be taken to allow these forces to counter other...
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