Posts Tagged ‘best management practice’
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MV NORTHERN VALOUR outpaces pirate attack thanks to Best Management Practices
On 18 November, in the early evening, a Pirate Action Group failed in its attempt to pirate the MV NORTHERN VALOUR in the Somali Basin, thanks to use of Best Management Practices. The MV NORTHERN VALOUR reported it was under attack by pirates and been fired upon with machine guns and...
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MV AFRICAN EAGLE escaped pirating thanks to Best Management Practices
On 16 November 2010, pirates failed in pirating the MV AFRICAN EAGLE, a Bahamas-flagged bulk carrier, thanks to self-protection measures adopted by the vessel. Early this morning, the MV AFRICAN EAGLE reported it had been fired upon by a skiff, approximately 30 nautical miles from Mombasa (Kenya). The Pirate Action Group attempted...
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EU NAVFOR officers meet with merchant vessels’ crews
On 12 November 2010, during its visit to Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania, a group of officers from the EU NAVFOR warship ITS LIBECCIO paid a visit to some of the merchant vessels also berthed in the port. This visit aimed to develop contacts with the merchant vessels’ crews and to reinforce...
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Piracy threat and merchant industry
On 14 October 2010, EU NAVFOR Operational Headquarters (Northwood, UK) welcomed maritime industry representatives to provide them with an update on the current piracy threat in the Horn of Africa. A variety of topics were covered throughout the meeting, but of particular note were the possible ways to improve the military support...
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Three vessels saved from pirating thanks to Best Management Practices
Over a period of 15 days, successful piracy of three merchant vessels has been prevented through their use of Best Management Practices, proving the value of such self-protection measures. On 10 October, the MV KAVO PORTLAND, transiting approximately 1,000 nautical miles from the coast in the Somali Basin and the MV ANUKET...
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Raising awareness on Best Management Practices
Yesterday, Wednesday 25 August, EU NAVFOR Operational Headquarters (Northwood – UK) welcomed maritime industry representatives for its sixth “Industry Workshop”. This was an opportunity for international shipping companies and various maritime organizations to exchange with EU NAVFOR feedback and ideas on the counter piracy responses in the Gulf of Aden and Somali...
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Pirate Activity Remains High In The Gulf Of Aden
Recent photographic evidence from anti piracy coalition forces show that pirates continue to roam the International Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC) in search of prey. Earlier today a coalition helicopter photographed suspicious skiff activity in the Gulf of Aden in the middle of the IRTC and other suspicious activity has been witnessed by...