Category Archives: Piracy

Have hired guns finally scuppered Somali pirates?

Posted on February 10, 2013 by

Have hired guns finally scuppered Somali pirates? By Peter Apps, Political Risk Correspondent ABOARD RMS QUEEN MARY | Sun Feb 10, 2013 3:08am EST (Reuters) – Posted between septuagenarian passengers in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Anti-Piracy Turns Deadly for Innocent Fishermen

Posted on February 9, 2013 by

Anti-Piracy Turns Deadly for Innocent Fishermen Wednesday, 06 February 2013 18:17 Last month we wrote about the remarkable decline in piracy that has been achieved through a combination of private and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Employing Armed Guards in West Africa Can Be Dangerous

Posted on February 8, 2013 by

Employing Armed Guards in West Africa Can Be Dangerous February 7, 2013 By MI News Network Shipowners considering employing armed guards to protect their ships from pirate attacks in west Africa… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Antipiracy bill drafted to let private armed guards defend ships

Posted on February 3, 2013 by

Antipiracy bill drafted to let private armed guards defend ships Kyodo Feb 4, 2013 The government will submit an antipiracy bill to the Diet that would allow foreign security contractors aboard… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Winning the peace with Somali Piracy

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

Winning the peace with Somali Piracy News — By admin on January 30, 2013 at 3:03 PM Winning the peace with Somali Piracy by Helen Mitchell* The recent report from the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Private security group assembles first private navy since East India Company to protect Indian Ocean shipping convoys from Somali pirates

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

Private security group assembles first private navy since East India Company to protect Indian Ocean shipping convoys from Somali pirates By Rob Davies PUBLISHED: 20:16 EST, 29 January 2013 | UPDATED:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Typhon Launches Private Maritime Security Service against Piracy

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

Typhon Launches Private Maritime Security Service against Piracy January 29, 2013 Typhon Maritime Security Service announced the launch of its first marine convoy escort service, designed to enable “ship operators to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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This Tech Entrepreneur Is About to Launch the Blackwater of the High Seas

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

This Tech Entrepreneur Is About to Launch the Blackwater of the High Seas By Spencer Ackerman 01.23.13 6:30 AM Anthony Sharp of Typhon, a new private security firm, wants to escort… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Recruits wanted in piracy war

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

The National December 8, 2012 Saturday Recruits wanted in piracy war Ramola Talwar Badam DUBAI // A global regulatory body wants more of the region’s maritime security agencies to become members… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Sri Lanka provides anti piracy protection: report

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

Lanka Business Report January 21, 2013 Monday Sri Lanka provides anti piracy protection: report DATELINE: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, Jan. 21 — Sri Lanka’s southern port of Galle has become a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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