Tag: maritime piracy

The Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) has issued Piracy Analysis and Warning Report for the past week, 14 November to 20 November The PAWW Report is a review of recent piracy and maritime crime incidents around the Horn of Africa and the Gulf of Guinea.

ONI World Threat to Shipping Report, Reporting period 20 October 2013 20 November 2013

All mariners are advised that current conditions are favourable to piracy activity, and the presence of pirate attack groups at sea in the HRA cannot be ruled out. The threat of piracy against merchant shipping continues throughout the HRA.

Piracy continues to pose a threat to the delivery of humanitarian aid to the country The United Nations Security Council has reiterated its calls on the international community to fight piracy and armed robbery at sea, which continue to pose a threat to the delivery of humanitarian aid to the country.In its resolution, the Council urged Member States to work in conjunction with relevant international organizations to adopt legislation to facilitate prosecution of suspected pirates, as well as to cooperate on the issue of hostage-taking.Pirate networks "continue to rely on kidnapping and hostage-taking," the 15-member Council said, noting that the profits "help generate funding to purchase weapons, gain recruits, and continue their operations activities, thereby jeopardizing the safety and security of civilians and restricting the flow of free commerce."Pirates off the coast of Somalia and the Horn of Africa have made between $339 million and $413 million in ransom profits in the past seven years, fuelling a wide range of criminal activities on a global scale, according to 'Pirate Trails' - a report released earlier this month by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the World Bank and INTERPOL.Meanwhile, piracy is estimated to cost the global economy about ...

Boosting maritime security in Somalia

Suritec has issued a report including detailed analysis of piracy incidents, armed robbery of ships and maritime terrorism for the month of October 2013.

For the murder of four Americans aboard SV Quest

Ukrainian Frigate UPS HETMAN SAGAIDACHNY

The NATO Shipping Centre has issued its Weekly Piracy Assessment for period 7-13 November 2013.

When are the guards allowed to shoot? And what happens after they have fired shots?