Pirates
Ship piracy, robberies rise 83% in South-east Asia in Jan-June, anti-piracy group says
Most of the incidents occurred in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, which the watchdog flagged as an area of concern
Peace and piracy in the aftermath of the tsunami
Piracy may never be completely eradicated but with international cooperation, can be suppressed enough to ensure maritime safety most of the time
Indian Ocean piracy resurfaces
JUST as shipping finds itself caught up in geopolitics and under attack in the approaches to the Red Sea, a piracy threat in much the same area has re-emerged after a six-year hiatus.
Acts of piracy at historically low level in 2023: report
ACTS of piracy remained stable worldwide in 2023, at a historically low level, despite a resurgence of tension in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, a maritime security centre announced on Monday (Jan ...
US, allies warn Houthis as ship attacks rattle global commerce
TWELVE nations led by the United States on Wednesday jointly warned Yemen’s Huthi rebels of unspecified consequences unless they halt sea attacks that are increasingly disrupting global commerce.
US sinks 3 ships, kills 10 after Houthi Red Sea attack
US HELICOPTERS repelled an attack by Iran-backed Houthi militants on a Maersk container vessel in the Red Sea, sinking three ships and killing 10 militants, according to accounts by American, Maersk, ...
Piracy and robberies at sea on the rise again
ON OCT 27, a sea robbery onboard a Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier was reported to the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), which is operated by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapo...
‘Unidentified persons’ board Singapore-registered oil tanker off the Ivory coast; one Singaporean on vessel
“UNIDENTIFIED persons” boarded a Singapore-registered oil tanker at about 10pm Singapore time on Monday (Apr 10), about 300 nautical miles (555.6 kilometres) off the Abidjan Coast, Cote d’Ivoire in a ...
Piracy at its lowest in 28 years, but there’s no room for complacency
OVER the past 30 or so years, the threat of piracy has been an ever-present curse on the international shipping industry. At times, attacks were so frequent that global trade was disrupted and, in th...
UN extends Somalia anti-piracy effort by 3 months
[UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES] The UN Security Council voted Friday to extend a program that allows international naval forces to fight piracy off Somalia's coast, but only for three months, as the c...
