The hijacking of an oil tanker on its way to Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, has sparked international attention. For almost five years nothing was heard from the Somali pirates. International naval patrols as well as self-defence measures and armed security guards on ships had, it seemed, solved the...
India must implement measures to fortify security of its mercantile marine shipping as it drives exports.Threats to mercantile marine shipping heightened on the high seas in 2016 despite a decline in global piracy, according to the latest International Maritime Bureau’s annual piracy...
According to the Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP), Somali pirates have kept 7 hostages on board the vessel hijacked on March 23th 2017 off Somalia, indicating that it could be intended for use as a mother ship for further attacks.
Another ship has fallen pray of hijackers off Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region. It has been reported that the pirates have taken over a small Somali boat aiming to use it as a base to attack larger ships.
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