Category Archives: Piracy

SA ponders armed guards aboard merchant ships

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SA ponders armed guards aboard merchant ships Written by Dean Wingrin/defenceWeb Thursday, 12 April 2012 08:46 South Africa has been asked to grapple with the question of how to deal with… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Using Guards to Hunt Pirates: Germany May Loosen Shipping Laws

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04/13/2012 Using Guards to Hunt Pirates Germany May Loosen Shipping Laws By Simone Utler AFP Using private security firms to protect ships from Somali pirates has long been a legal gray… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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How to Pirate Proof Your Tanker

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How to Pirate Proof Your Tanker Amazing photos from the most dangerous waterway on Earth. BY AMNON GUTMAN | APRIL 12, 2012 Amnon Gutman 1 / 16 A shocking rise in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Armed guards on ships deter pirates. But who says they are legal?

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Laws and guns Armed guards on ships deter pirates. But who says they are legal? Apr 14th 2012 | from the print edition PRIVATE security teams patrol the decks of around… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Private security to fight pirates?

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Private security to fight pirates? 12 April 2012 – 08:19 By Shaun Ryan There is a possibility that foreign security companies could be brought into South Africa to protect merchant ships… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Blackbeard Meets Blackwater: An Analysis of International Conventions that Address Piracy and the Use of Private Security Companies to Protect the Shipping Industry

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American University International Law Review 2010 25 Am. U. Int’l L. Rev. 283 Symposium: Russia and the Rule of Law: New Opportunities in Domestic and International Affiars: Comment: Blackbeard Meets Blackwater:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Somalia: TFG hires security group to help protect coast

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Last Updated: Apr 3, 2012 – 2:47:55 AM Somalia Somalia: TFG hires security group to help protect coast 30 Mar 30, 2012 – 1:39:49 AM MOGADISH, Somalia Mar 29 (Garowe Online)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The WARRIOR CLASS: A golden age for the freelance soldier

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Harper’s Magazine April 2012 Charles Glass is a journalist, author, and publisher who has frequently reported from the Middle East. His most recent book is Americans in Paris: Life and Death… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Killing of Indian seafarers in cold blood off Kerala-the case of the St Anthony and Enrica Lexie

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Maritime Bridges March 31, 2012 Saturday Killing of Indian seafarers in cold blood off Kerala-the case of the St Anthony and Enrica Lexie DATELINE: India India, March 31 — The killing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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AP Exclusive: Nigeria ex-militant linked to bid

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AP Exclusive: Nigeria ex-militant linked to bid By Jon Gambrell Associated Press / March 29, 2012 LAGOS, Nigeria—A former militant leader in Nigeria’s oil-rich southern delta is linked to a private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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