Piracy Report: ICC IMB 2016
Source: 2016-Annual-IMB-Piracy-Report
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Somalia – Piracy – A view from the Washington Post
Source: [Somali pirates just hijacked a commercial ship for the first time in five years] Everyone thought the Somali pirate threat had ended. Then a tanker was attacked. By Kevin Sieff March 15 Somali pirates hijack…
Somalia – EUNAVOR takes the eye off the ball – Pirates take ship
Source: BBC Hijackers holding an oil tanker off the coast of Somalia are demanding a ransom, the European Union anti-piracy naval force says. The EU force made contact with the ship’s master who said his…
Piracy – Jobs offered – Pirates wanted
Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-37257236 “The first thing they ask you is if you have an AK-47 – and if you can swim,” says Abdirizak Ahmed. That, he says, is what pirate networks want of their new recruits. Mr…
Malaysia – Oil tanker taken over commercial dispute, not hijacked
Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/malaysian-oil-tanker/3050696.html A file photo of the Vier Harmoni, a Malaysian oil tanker that was hijacked on Tuesday. (Photo: Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency on Facebook) KUALA LUMPUR: An oil tanker, which was earlier reported to have been…
USA – USCG night time fire practice
Source: gCaptain For today’s Ship Photo Of The Day, U.S. Coast Guard members practice shooting the M240 machine gun from the deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton. Stratton (WMSL-752) is the third Legend-class cutter…
Counter-IED Tactics – IED hunters adapt to sophisticated threats
IED hunters adapt to sophisticated threats Source:http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/print/volume-26/issue-6/special-report/ied-hunters-adapt-to-sophisticated-threats.html Improvised explosive devices have been the most lethal enemy threat to U.S. forces during military operations in Southwest Asia. Counter-IED technologies are adapting to ever-more-sophisticated IED threats. BY…
Piracy – Sea piracy drops to 21-year low
File photo shows an EU Naval Force warship escorting a World Food Programme (WFP) chartered vessel in the Gulf of Aden in May 2013. Photo: EU Navfor London and Kuala Lumpur, 25 July 2016 –…
MINES AND UNDERWATER IEDS IN U.S. PORTS AND WATERWAYS – Part 2
The following series is from a publication by Scott V. Truver entitled MINES AND UNDERWATER IEDS IN U.S. PORTS AND WATERWAYS. Register and download the complete PDF here FRAMEWORK AND RESPONSIBILITIES At the federal level, domestic mine/UWIED…
Turkey – Possible water-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (WBIED) kills one Turkish sailor in South East Turkey.
Source: http://www.shipping.nato.int/pages/news_WBIED.aspx WBIED.com note: We just came across this under-reported article: Possible water-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (WBIED) kills one Turkish sailor in South East Turkey. According to open sources: On 22 May a Turkish fisherman reported…