February 2013 British Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt announced a major step forward in the fight against piracy in waters east of Africa. Burt recently spoke at the opening ceremony of the Regional Anti-Piracy Prosecution & Intelligence Coodination Center (RAPPICC), located in the island nation in the Seychelles. The RAPPICC will serve as an information […]
Singapore will continue to host anti-piracy center
March 2012 The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against ships in Asia (ReCAAP) Information Sharing Center (ISC) will remain hosted by Singapore for five additional years. Because Singapore serves as a global hub for international shipping, and is centrally located in the Asia Pacific region, it is an advantageous location for […]
Arrested off Senegal
Authorities in Senegal have detained four British men who were sailing a decommissioned warship mounted with two cannons towards the Gulf of Guinea. The foursome were apparently in Senegal to discuss the possibility of providing their services to the government to scare off illegal fishing boats. But their final destination may have been Nigeria, according […]
US eyes anti-piracy effort
The recent spike in piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, off the west coast of Africa, has caused the United States to consider action to combat this kind of crime. Besides the danger to the shipping industry and human life, the U.S. is increasingly worried that gangs of pirates have direct or indirect ties to […]