Somali Pirates hijack chemical tanker Biscaglia

Somali pirates have hijacked yet another tanker on Friday, November 28, 2009. The Liberian-flagged chemical tanker MS Biscaglia was sailing through the Gulf of Aden, between Somalia and Yemen, when it was boarded by five pirates in in broad daylight. The MS Biscaglia was staffed by a crew of three Indonesians, 25 Indians, two British [...]

Terrorists came via sea to Mumbai

According to Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, the terrorists responsible for the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai, in which more then 100 people were killed, came by boat from Karachi to Mumbai. Further reports note that Indian intelligence had received warnings over the past months about the infiltration of terrorists into Mumbai through the sea route. [...]

Factsheet: EU NAVFOR Somalia

The European Union is getting ready to conduct a military operation in order to contribute to the deterrence, the prevention and the repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast. The Council has adopted a joint action to this end on 10 November 2008. This military operation, called EU NAVFOR Somalia [...]

U.S. Consulate Guayaquil issues Piracy Warning for Ecuador

In their latest Warden Message (November 19, 2008) the U.S. Consulate Guayaquil issued a piracy warning for Ecuador. In their message the U.S. Consulate General and U.S. Embassy Ecuador wishes to inform American citizens visiting or resident in Ecuador to use extreme caution when sailing near the coast of Ecuador, as there was a [...]

Bomb threat shuts down Bremerton-Seattle Ferry

Following an anonymous tip, the ferry Hyak, sailing from Bremerton to Seattle returned to Bremerton where all passengers were safely evacuated. According to a State Patrol spokeswoman a man who overheard two men talking at a 7-Eleven about a terrorist threat on the 12:35 PM ferry made an anonymous 911 call. The Bremerton dock was [...]

Somali Pirates seize supertanker Sirius Star

In their latest and biggest catch, Somali Pirates were able to board Liberian-flagged supertanker Sirius Star on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2008. Unlike past pirate attacks off Somalia the Sirius Star was boarded 450 miles south east of the Kenyan port of Mombasa and then sailed north, where according to some reports the tanker was last [...]

Somali Pirate Raids Continue

Despite of NATO Maritime Group 2 best efforts to compat piracy, Somali pirate raids in the Gulf of Aden continue. On Saturday, November 15, 2008 two ships where hijacked. A Turkish chemical tankerwas seized off the coast of Yemen, along with its 14-member Turkish crew. And later that day a Japanese cargo ship was seized [...]

NATO Maritime Group transits Suez Canal en-route to anti-piracy duties

Seven ships from six NATO navies transit the Suez Canal yesterday, on their way to conduct both anti-piracy duties and visit NATO partner nations in the Gulf region. In response to a UN request, NATO defense ministers last week authorized NATO naval vessels to help protect World Food Program ships carrying desperately needed supplies to [...]

Under Secretary Charles Allen speaks about Maritime Security

Maritime security is a topic important not only to the Department of Homeland Security, but to everyone in this room, and indeed in this country. Our purpose today is to find ways to work together to improve our ability to warn of threats to the United States. Our common purpose is to keep [...]

Somali Pirates seized freighter carrying 33 T-72 tanks

In their latest attack on merchent ships off the Horn of Africa, Somali pirates seized the 530-foot-long freighter Faina carrying 33 T-72 tanks, a substantial quantity of ammunition, and spare parts. According to an Ukraine newsagencey, Faina is owned by Tomex Team based out of Odessa and was hired by Ukrainian state controlled arms dealer [...]

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