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22 February 2012 @ 4:43 pm UTC
The conference is expected to discover an approach to handling numerous difficulties currently faced by the people of Somalia: piracy, hunger and corruption. Since 2009 Somalia has received 1 billion ...
22 February 2012 @ 4:15 pm UTC
Just before the London Conference, Somaliland has passed new laws declaring maritime piracy as a crime and is so demonstrating commitment and intent to fight such criminal acts. Somaliland's parli...
22 February 2012 @ 4:15 pm UTC
By Constant Brand - Today, 14:06 CET The European Commission today said it will refer the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to make sure that it does no...
22 February 2012 @ 4:15 pm UTC
(File photo) By Al Arabiya with Agencies Somaliland's parliament has passed legislation recognizing piracy as a crime and allowing for pirates convicted abroad to be transferred to the breakaway e...
22 February 2012 @ 4:15 pm UTC
By Mark Anderson HARGEISA, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Somaliland's parliament has passed legislation recognising piracy as a crime and allowing for pirates convicted abroad to be transferred to the breaka...
22 February 2012 @ 2:23 pm UTC
Shipping companies have been hit hard, with one estimate placing the direct costs of Somali piracy at $5.5 billion in 2011. Despite a multinational naval flotilla deployed to counter the pirates, atta...
22 February 2012 @ 12:42 pm UTC
Numerous firmware updates and even the release of the digital-only PSPgo proved ineffective when it cam to combating rampant PSP piracy, but Sony says it has moved to stop history repeating itself wit...
22 February 2012 @ 11:44 am UTC
Somali pirates, tankers up their game. published about 3 hours ago. Greater use of private armed security guards on ships and a much tougher approach by international navies is beginning to work, some...
22 February 2012 @ 10:27 am UTC
By Anelisa Kubheka Debbie Calitz (R) and Bruno Pelizzari (L) were abducted by Somali pirates on October 29, 2010 and still remain hostages 15 months later. Picture: Handout/Supplied The Somali pirates...
22 February 2012 @ 10:27 am UTC
Morgan said in a speech that Seychelles, a small, developing island nation in the Indian Ocean, has been particularly threatened by the growing threat of pirate activity originating from Somalia. “T...
22 February 2012 @ 10:27 am UTC
Foreign navies and armed guards on boats have badly dented the cutthroat capabilities of marauding Somali pirates, but ending the scourge requires land-based solutions, analysts warn. Somalia's pi...
22 February 2012 @ 6:51 am UTC
Somali pirates will take advantage of the calmer waters to enlarge their presence in the area. But several factors -- including armed contractors on commercial ...www.stratfor.com/.../somali-piracy-up...
22 February 2012 @ 6:51 am UTC
Somali pirates forced to go further afield as merchant ships carry armed security teams.www.guardian.co.uk/world/.../somali-pirates-rethink-tactics...
22 February 2012 @ 6:51 am UTC
LONDON (Reuters) - When tanker master Miro Alibasic takes one of his company's vast ships across the Indian Ocean, he likes to have all the firepower he can ...www.reuters.com/.../us-somalia-pirat...
22 February 2012 @ 6:51 am UTC
Seafaring organizations report some pirates are using tactics such as 18th- century keelhauling.world-news.newsvine.com/_.../10469183-arms-race-somali-pi......
22 February 2012 @ 6:42 am UTC
"Since publishing guidance to the industry on the use of armed guards in December, a limited number of shipping companies have submitted their counter-piracy plans to the Department. "As par...
22 February 2012 @ 6:42 am UTC
One of the reasons why the developers stopped making games for the PlayStation Portable, was due to the rampant piracy for the handheld. With the UMD disc easy to crack and backed up, Sony learned fro...
22 February 2012 @ 4:43 am UTC
A number of major UK shipping companies now carry armed teams to combat the threat of Somali pirates, a leading industry security spokesman has said. The prime minister said in October that UK ships c...
22 February 2012 @ 2:35 am UTC
Yuri Fedotov, the head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that in addition to an upsurge in cocaine trafficking, West Africa is experiencing an increase in pi...
22 February 2012 @ 2:35 am UTC
by Staff [Console/PC, Business] It's no secret that Sony's PSP has always been plagued by piracy, limiting the platform's appeal to both developers and publishers alike. To prevent history...
Recent Attacks Map 2011
These attacks are the very latest to be reported since March 2011 in the Indian Ocean area. They are the same alerts as the Live Alerts in the green box in the right-hand column (you may subscribe to these real-time updates). The red vector shows the extent of the spread of attacks over the last year, compared to the inner vector which shows the extent of the attacks in 2009.
Essential Contacts And Documents
In this section we provide only the most essential contacts and pointers to necessary documentation. It is up to the navigator to source all necessary information that they think appropriate for their passage. Our best advice is that you contact as many organisations and contacts of your detailed passage plan as possible, including task forces and coastguards. Below are our recommended contacts and essential reading.
The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) office in Dubai acts as the primary point of contact for merchant vessels and liaison with military forces in the region. UKMTO Dubai also administers the Voluntary Reporting Scheme, under which merchant vessels are encouraged to send regular reports, providing their position/course/speed and ETA. The link above is their email address.
Set up by the European task force to tackle piracy in this area. Established the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC). Esper joined MSCHOA organisation to gain full access to the website. Maintenance of ship's position with the MSCHOA throughout the Indian Ocean is recommended.
Go to their IMB Reporting centre for information on piracy and a map of piracy activity.
The International Sailing Federation was set up to provide racing sailors with a set of internationally recognised set of rules and measurement standards. The ISAF also produces a set of recommendations for sailors entering into known areas of piracy. The link above takes you to the latest downloadable pdf on their recommendations.
From the ICC website: "Industry bodies, along with the IMB and navies, have developed guidelines to assist masters in transiting the dangerous waters in the Gulf of Aden and off the east coast of Somalia.The guidelines, called the Best Management Practice (BMP), are a fluid document which gets updated with renewed guidelines as lessons are learned." Click on the link to download the pdf.
EU NAVFOR Operation Atalanta acts in accordance with United Nations Security Councils resolutions. The military operation was launched 8 December and has been extended by the European Council until December 2012. EU Navfor has a download page which includes a weekly piracy incident summary, list of currently pirated vessels and the anti-piracy planning chart.
Video Library
Below is a random clip from
youtube on the subject of Somali pirates, uploaded within the last 18 months. The buttons on the left (< and >) jump backwards and forwards between random clips, whilst the buttons on the right take you to the original youtube link, switches to full screen, and mutes the volume respectively.
Please note that a few clips may not play due to owner restrictions. If this happens, click the link button to view it (first button on the right after the time counter).
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