Piracy: A Growing Global Menace

Over the last few years, thanks largely to Hollywood’s “pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, maritime buccaneers have acquired a highly romantic image. The reality of modern piracy is far removed from the images peddled by Tinseltown. In the most...

Somali Pirates Demand $1.6m for Mozambique Trawler

Somali pirates have demanded $1.6 million in exchange for the 24-man crew of the Mozambican-flagged FV Vega 5 fishing vessel, the state-controlled daily Noticias reports on Saturday.

Arab League And African Union Urge United Nations to Send Peacekeepers to Somalia

The Arab League and the African Union have both urged the United Nations Security Council to urgently send peacekeepers to Somalia to help restore security and stability to the war-torn country. The director of the Arab League department for African affairs,...

Seven Countries Meeting in Seychelles to Discuss Plan to Fight Piracy

Some 70 delegates from seven countries are meeting in Seychelles to set up an action plan to fight piracy and to build ties with international bodies. The delegates are from Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Maldives, Madagascar and Yemen among other...

Global Ban on Tributyltin Enters Into Force

A milestone in the protection of the oceans was reached today as a global ban on tributyltin (TBT) – one of the most toxic chemicals deliberately released into the sea – entered into force. How People Arrived Here: south africa tributyltin...

Greenpeace Activists Block Refueling of Japanese Whaling Ship

On the eleventh day of preventing the Japanese whaling fleet from hunting whales in the Southern Ocean, activists from the Greenpeace ship Esperanza blocked the fleet’s factory ship Nisshin Maru from being refueled in Antarctic waters by the Panamanian...