The Somali government has confirmed that after two years, Somali pirates have released three Syrian hostages. In 2010, the vessel MV Orna, owned and operated by a company from the United Arab Emirates, was hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, near the island of Seychelles. All 21 of the surviving crew members have been […]
Highest level of security in Suez
June 2013 As piracy looms off the east and west coasts of Africa, and Egypt has seen much recent instability, many are wondering if the Suez Canal is secure enough for merchant vessels. Linking the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea, the Suez canal sees nearly 20,000 vessels pass through its waterways annually. In an effort […]
Suspected pirates en-route to Spain
On October 24th, 2012, a vessel of the European Union Naval Force, ESPS Castilla, arrested six possible pirates from Somalia. The arrests occurred 120 nautical miles off the Yemeni island of Socotra in the Gulf of Aden. The pirates reportedly attempted to hijack a Spanish tuna fishing ship named the FV Izurdia. A Central Court in Spain […]
Another Lynx off to fight pirates
The Danish Air Force has assigned a brand-new Lynx helicopter to Nato’s Operation Ocean Shield. It will be based off the frigate Iver Huitfeldt and will aid the growing anti-piracy effort in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden. This past October, the Lynx and its support crew from 723 Squadron left Denmark to travel to pirate-infested waters off the […]
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