German shipping companies invest in security measures
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17 May 2013
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According to Deutsche Welle, German shipping companies invest in security measures in order to protect their ships from pirates.
Pirates recently attacked a German cargo ship and kidnapped five crew members. Pirates on the East African coast generally hijack the vessel and crew to demand millions of dollars in ransom. By contrast, West African...
Saudi ship owner pays pirates $ 2.6 m ransom
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17 May 2013
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The Saudi owner of an Algerian-flagged cargo ship whose crew were held by Somali pirates for 10 months admitted paying $ 2.6 million to free them in November 2011, according to Arab News.
The MV Blida, carrying 17 Algerians, six Ukrainians, two Filipinos, one Jordanian and one Indonesian, was captured by a gang of heavily armed pirates on Jan. 1,...
Piracy ransoms to be a spiraling illegal tax on shipping
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15 May 2013
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The revelation this week that the owner of an Algerian cargo ship whose crew was held by Somali pirates paid them $2.6 million in ransom is yet another indication that the rewards these denizens reap for their illegal, life-threatening work remain a serious stumbling block to ending maritime organized crime - this according to AdvanFort Company...
ReCAAP issues report for April 2013
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16 May 2013
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ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre has issued its piracy report for April 2013. According to the report, a total of 14 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported during this month, of which 13 were actual incidents and one was an attempted incident. Of the 14 incidents, three were piracy incidents and 11 were armed robbery...
Transfer of 8 Convicted Somali Pirates to Puntland
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15 May 2013
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As part of the continuing programme to return convicted in the Seychelles Somali pirates to Somalia, a group of eight Somali pirates were repatriated to Puntland, Somalia.
Departing from Mahι, Seychelles to Puntland, the transferred prisoners were flown aboard an IDC chartered plane under escort provided by specially trained police officers. The ...
