June 2013 According to a regional expert from a university in Cameroon, the piracy in the Gulf of Guinea is a big problem– a $2 billion dollar problem, to be exact. Professor Joseph Vincent Ntuda Ebode, of Yaounde II recently spoke at an international symposium held to discuss piracy. The reason, according to him, is that because piracy causes ships […]
Djiboutian Coastguard Training
May 2013 The Coast Guard of Djibouti conducted training exercises with vessels from the European Naval Force this past month. During a port call, the ESPS Numancia of Spain joined members of the Coast Guard as part of EUCAP NESTOR, a regional European Union initiative. EUCAP NESTOR aims to increase the maritime security capacity of local states […]
What Happened To Somalia Pirate Hostage?
May 2013 Jessica Buchanan, an American aid worker taken hostage by pirates in Somalia in 2011, as spoken publically for the first time about her incident. Buchanan, held for 93 days in 2011, was eventually rescued in a Navy SEAL raid. The 32 year old American was stationed in the north of the country, which […]
India for redraw of piracy risk map
May 2013 In an attempt to combat one of the indirect effects of piracy, the Indian government has recently requested an official change to the map of piracy. As pirate raids in the eastern Arabian sea dwindle and essentially cease, India is requesting international organizations change their official map of waters at risk for piracy. […]
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