Somali Pirates seize supertanker Sirius Star
November 18, 2008 by Akiva
Filed under Maritime Piracy Attacks, Maritime Security News
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 Pirates free the hostages of the Le Ponant
April 11, 2008 by Akiva
Filed under Maritime Piracy Attacks, Maritime Security
According to France officials, the France and Philippine crew, which was held on the France yacht Le Ponant (Somali pirates snatch luxury cruise yacht), has been freed. Hijacked in the Gulf of Aden, the pirates had sailed the yacht south alongside Somali coast and finally moored it at Garaad, near the town of [...]
Somali pirates snatch luxury cruise yacht
April 4, 2008 by Akiva
Filed under Maritime Piracy Attacks, Maritime Security
Somali pirates took over French luxury cruise yacht, Le Ponant, in the Gulf of Aden on Friday March 4, 2008. The pirates are currently holding 30 crew members hostage, no passengers were on board. The yacht was boarded by the pirates while sailing from Somalia, where it had refueled, to the port of Aden, Yemen. [...]
Piracy Report by Nick Rankin
March 13, 2008 by Akiva
Filed under Maritime Piracy Attacks
Nick Rankin from the BBC is reporting about today’s piracy issues. Click on the Podcast to hear his report.
Frensh Navy to provide piracy protection for ships calling Somalia
January 28, 2008 by Akiva
Filed under Maritime Piracy Attacks, Port Security
A new security plan has been introduced to curb the piracy problem off Somalia. The French Navy took over the responsibility of escorting ships contracted by World Food Programme (WFP) to deliver relief supplies from the port of Mombasa, Kenya to Somalia. Some 80% of WFP’s food assistance for Somalia is transported by sea.