April 2013 The Seychelles Coast Guard was recently joined by forces from EUCAP Nestor and the European Naval Force for a joint training exercise on April 26th. Taking place in the Seychelles, the exercise simulated an interdiction of a pirate skiff by joint efforts from the Seychelles Coast Guard and assets from EU NAVFOR. The […]
Australia joins RAPPICC
Australia has formally joined the Regional Anti-Piracy Prosecutions and Intelligence Coordination Center (RAPPICC), based in the Seychelles. This move further bolsters the international coalition combatting piracy in the region. The agreement was signed this past Tuesday evening by Joel Morgan, Minister of Home Affairs and Transport in the Seychelles, and Sandra Vegting and Lindsay Skoll, high commissionser from Australia and […]
Anti-piracy centre open for business
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 […]
Seychelles’ handling of Somali pirates
The Minister of Justice for the Puntland region of Somalia has expressed his appreciation of the way the island nation of Seychelles is contributing to the international effort to rid the waters of East Africa of piracy. Abdikilif Sheik Hassan, from the semi-autonomous region of Puntland issued this statement when recently visiting with Joel Morgan, […]