Somali pirates are chasing and firing at ships, and are hijacking vessels, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has reported, adding a warning that the amount of violence is increasing. Piracy […]
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A chemical tanker flying the Liberian flag, initially reported as targeted and boarded by […]
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You probably weren’t thinking that Pirates of the Caribbean was a documentary. But somehow we’ve all absorbed the stereotype of a pirate as a swashbuckling adventurer with a certain accent, a few loose teeth, and a treasure map in his pocket. Let’s take a look at some of the most pervasive pirate tropes—and separate myth from fact.
Pirate AccentThere’s an accent we famously think of as the way pirates talk. This doesn’t come from any specific historical source, but...
Two Koreans are free and unharmed after the vessel they were operating was boarded by pirates in international waters 200 nautical miles south of Abidjan, Ivory Coast in West Africa, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Friday.
An Unfortunate EventThe ministry said those on board the 4,000-ton vessel went missing at around 7 a.m. Thursday. Seventeen Indonesians were on board along with two Koreans, who were the captain and the engineer of the ship.
Damage IncurredThe...
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On Thursday, the Kaohsiung branch of the High Court reduced a Chinese national’s prison sentence to 13 years from 26 years for ordering the killing of suspected pirates as the captain of a Taiwan-based vessel back in 2012.
Wang Fengyu was arrested on 22 August 2020, after Indian Star – the ship flying the flag of Seychelles docked at the Kaohsiung port. He was the captain of that ship. Kaohsiung prosecutors in 2020, around October reportedly charged Wang with contraventions of the Controlling...
There are unconfirmed reports that up to nine crew have been kidnapped in a pirate attack on a container ship in the Gulf of Guinea, some 48nm southwest of Equatorial Guinea.
Security consultancy Dryad Global initially reported six crew missing but later amended that to up to nine crew. Few details are available at this time – there are reports that the attack is still underway – however, a Danish Navy …
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It’s about changing the preconception about shipping
At the age of six, I wanted to be a pirate. How little did I know that I would meet real pirates in my professional life? Meet Ursula Dockerty, Emergency Response Team Leader at Shell International Trading & Shipping Company Ltd, a Master Mariner passionate about the maritime industry.
She is amazed by seafarers creativity and resilience. Without them, the rest of the society would have come to a standstill during the pandemic.
Of course, we...
The threat of maritime piracy has mushroomed enormously in the past few years. The news channels on a daily basis have a new incident to report about pirates attacking a crew and looting the vessel or hijacking a ship, and even causing harm to the crew when their ransom demands are not met by the authorities. We chart the world’s most dangerous waters by piracy incidents recorded in the past five years.
10 piracy affected areas where the terror and threat of sea pirates has reached looming...https://mfame.guru/answer-10-worlds-most-dangerous-piracy-affected-areas/
A Korean captain and four crew members of a fishing boat have been kidnapped in waters off Ghana, in west Africa, a report said Thursday, reports The Korean Herald.
What Happened?The five crew members of the Atlantic Princess, a tuna boat, were kidnapped on Thursday (local time), according to the report from Dryad Global, a maritime security and intelligence provider.
“The vessel is understood to have been approached by one speedboat with 8 pirates onboard,” it said, adding the incident...
Multiple shipping companies are reportedly contacting the U.S Navy about the potential risks of piracy for ships traveling around Africa to avoid the blocked Suez Canal, the Financial Times reported Friday, amid growing concerns that the sky-scraper-sized ship may end up blocking one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes for weeks, reports Forbes.
Key FactsWith the Suez Canal blocked, ships can either drop anchor and wait or take a lengthy detour, most likely around Africa.
The region has a well-...
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