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15 August 2012 @ 3:37 am UTC
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A vessel suspected of illegal driftnet fishing on the high seas has been transferred to China by the U.S. Coast Guard. A Coast Guard cutter encountered the 177-foot fishing ...
15 August 2012 @ 3:37 am UTC
In 2011 Somali piracy cost the world economy $7 billion and earned the pirates some $160 million in ransoms, according to a recent report by the International Maritime Bureau. Piracy is receding of la...
14 August 2012 @ 10:14 pm UTC
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - Muhammad Saaili Shibin received 12 life terms for his role in the 2010 and 2011 piracies of two yachts. Shibin was sentenced to 10 concurrent life sentences for piracy and two li...
14 August 2012 @ 10:14 pm UTC
A Somali man who acted as a hostage negotiator during the hijacking of an American yacht has been given 12 life sentences by a US judge. Mohammad Saaili Shibin had been found guilty in April of piracy...
14 August 2012 @ 6:16 pm UTC
A Somali man who authorities say is the highest-ranking pirate ever brought to the United States for prosecution was given 12 life sentences Monday by a federal judge in Norfolk, Virginia.WIBW - Natio...
14 August 2012 @ 6:16 pm UTC
REUTERS - A Somali man who acted as a ransom negotiator for pirates who seized an American yacht last year and killed four American hostages was sentenced on Monday by a U.S..Firstpost...
14 August 2012 @ 6:16 pm UTC
Coming from one of the countries worse affected by maritime piracy, I tend not to romanticize incidences of ship hijacking in the Gulf of Aden. That said, it strikes me as remarkable how much more &qu...
14 August 2012 @ 5:39 pm UTC
"The Somalia piracy criminal enterprise could not function without skilled negotiators like Shibin and his multiple life sentences should put all pirates on notice that the Justice Department wil...
14 August 2012 @ 5:39 pm UTC
Par panel against death sentence for pirates New Delhi: A Parliamentary committee has recommended reviewing the provision for death penalty for pirates involved in killing or attempt to murder cases i...
14 August 2012 @ 5:20 pm UTC
A high-ranking Somali pirate negotiator has been given 12 life sentences from a US judge.www.news24.com/.../US-judge-gives-Somali-pirate-life-x12-2......
14 August 2012 @ 5:20 pm UTC
Given 12 life sentences, a federal judge in Norfolk told convicted pirate Mohammad Saaili Shibin he got off lucky.In the words of Judge Robert Doumar, " The ...wtkr.com/.../somali-pirate-mastermi...
14 August 2012 @ 2:47 pm UTC
Two more pirates were found dead on board the yacht, but it was not yet clear how they were killed. Shibin was later was arrested by the FBI and military officials in Somalia in April 2011. Prosecutor...
14 August 2012 @ 2:47 pm UTC
Show video statistics. I like this Like I dislike this. Share Flag as inappropriate. Loading... Alert icon. Sign in or sign up now! Alert icon. Loading... Published on Aug 13, 2012 by wavy. Somali pir...
14 August 2012 @ 2:47 pm UTC
SOMALIA – With the seizure of bulk freight and container shipping vessels much reduced in recent months due to the inclement weather, the adoption of Best Management Practices, the vigilance of an i...
14 August 2012 @ 1:19 pm UTC
A Somali man who acted as a hostage negotiator for pirates who seized an American yacht last year and killed four American hostages has been sentenced by a US federal judge to serve 12 life sentences....
14 August 2012 @ 1:19 pm UTC
"To us it seemed highly unlikely that the pirates would want to return to Bossaaso," said Commodore Ben Bekkering, Commander of NATO's counter piracy mission, Operation Ocean Shield. &qu...
14 August 2012 @ 1:15 pm UTC
Mohammad Shibin given 12 life sentences for acting as ransom negotiator for pirates who killed four American hostages.www.guardian.co.uk/.../14/somali-pirate-negotiator-jailed-life...
14 August 2012 @ 11:34 am UTC
A Somali pirate who acted as a ransom negotiator was given 12 life sentences in US court Monday. Mohammad Shibin was convicted by the US federal court last spring on 15 charges including piracy, hosta...
14 August 2012 @ 11:34 am UTC
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A federal judge ordered a Somali pirate on Monday to serve a dozen life sentences in prison for his role in the hijacking of a German merchant vessel and a U.S. yacht, saying the...
14 August 2012 @ 11:34 am UTC
Counter-piracy warship 'HNLMS Rotterdam' frees captives from pirated dhow, the accused to face trial in The Netherlands. After a three day hunt by NATO and EU counter piracy forces, HNLMS Rott...
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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