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EU NAVFOR Warship FGS KOELN Disrupts Suspected Pirate Action Group’s Supply Boat
On October 7th EU NAVFOR warship FGS KOELN successfully disrupted a suspect Pirate Action Group’s (PAG) supply boat, a whaler, operating in the Somali Basin about 200 nautical miles East of Tanzania.
New Research From Rice And Duke Challenges Conventional Wisdom That Removal of Restrictions Would Increase Piracy Levels
Contrary to the traditional views of the music industry, removal of digital rights management (DRM) restrictions can actually decrease piracy, according to new research from Rice University and Duke University.
FGS Koln Saves Five Somali Fishermen
On October 4th 2011, the EUNAVFOR warship FGS KÖLN came to the rescue of five Somali fishermen drifting in the Indian Ocean in a broken-down fishing whaler and returned them safely to the shore.
MV Dover Released From Pirate Control
Following payment of a ransom, the MV DOVER, which was pirated on February 28th 2011 approximately 260 nautical miles North East of Salalah in the Arabian Sea, has been released from pirate control off the coast of Somalia on September 30th. The ship...
Djibouti Envoy to Discuss Strategic Cooperation with Russia
Mohamed Ali Yusuf, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Collaboration of Djibouti, will pay an official working visit to Moscow from October 5 to 7 to discuss strategic cooperation with Russian authorities in the spheres of economy, education...
EU NAVFOR Warship FGS KÖLN Destroys Suspect Whaler
On September 29 the EU NAVFOR warship FGS KÖLN located and destroyed a suspicious whaler close to a beach off Somalia, 100 nautical miles SW of Mogadishu.
MV EAGLE Released From Pirated Control
Following payment of a ransom, the MV EAGLE, which was pirated on January 17th 2011 in position 490 nautical miles South of Salalah, Oman has recently been released from pirate control off the coast of Somalia.
EU NAVFOR Welcomes German Maritime Patrol Reconnaissance Aircraft
On September 25th, EU NAVFOR welcomed a German Maritime Patrol Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) which will operate off the Horn of Africa. Based in Djibouti, the Lockheed Martin P-3C ‘ORION’, will add to the mission’s capabilities until December.
