Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, delivered by Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson to the Security Council debate on maritime piracy as a threat to international peace and security, in New York today, 19 November: I welcome this opportunity to brief the Security Council on piracy and armed robbery at sea, and to introduce the […]
Floating Armouries Pirate Risk
January 2013 Private security firms have begun to increase their use of floating armories to store weapons at sea. These arms stores, located in international waters, are key for contractors, who in many cases, are not permitted to carry weapons aboard ships entering certain ports. The floating armories are in fact ships, stocked with assault […]
Hostages Still Held
September 2012 As of the end of this month, Somali pirates have hijacked and captured 11 foreign vessels for ransom, and currently hold 167 crew members as hostages. These statistics come even amidst a significant drop in pirate attacks, as the number falls to its lowest since 2009. But clearly, the problem is not yet […]
Killing of Fishermen
With the recent increase in piracy in the waters of the Indian Ocean, innocent fishermen are at risk of becoming collateral damage when armed-guards aboard shipping vessels mistake them for pirates. One case of note is the killing of Mohammed Ali Quanas, a Yemeni fisherman who was killed in August of 2011. He was shot […]
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