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International Maritime Bureau 2011 Global Piracy Report: Successful Piracy...
The International Maritime Bureau (IMB), the anti-maritime crimes arm of the International Chamber of Commerce, has released its 2011 Piracy Report. The Report is compiled on the basis of the incidents...
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What Does Piracy Have to Do with North Korea?
The reclusive authoritarian Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is once again back on the news headlines. Surprisingly, this time is not about the reactivation of its purported nuclear programme, or...
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Pirate Attacks Hit “Low Season” in Somalia – Why and What’s Next?
According to the International Maritime Bureau, pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia continued to fall sharply in the first half of 2012. July 2012 was particularly significant, with no reported...
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Weekly Piracy Review: Crossfire near Somalia, Hostages Released
While patrolling the waters off the coast of Somalia on Wednesday the HNLMS Rotterdam, NATO’s counter-piracy flagship, destroyed a pirate fishing boat. The Rotterdam had deployed a boarding team to...
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Weekly Piracy Review: Expanded Territory
Recent trends indicate that piracy around Somalia and in the Gulf of Aiden is becoming less prevalent. Through September of this year Somali pirates have reportedly carried out 70 attacks, down from...
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Weekly Piracy Review: Costs & Sentencing
As reported here, in October pirates off the coast of Somalia fired at a small boat deployed from the HNLMS Rotterdam as part of its routine patrolling operations. After the ensuing fire-fight and...
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Weekly Piracy Review: Land-Based Counter Measures
Three vessels from Russia’s Pacific fleet are en route to replace Russia’s current deployment in the Arabian sea and take over their counter-piracy patrols in the area. This flotilla is the eighth sent...
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Weekly Piracy Review: United Nations Involvement
Wednesday morning (November 21) a Swedish air patrol reported the presence of a suspicious skiff off the coast of Somalia. Romanian and Turkish warships approached the skiff, and the suspected pirates...
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International Anti-Piracy Efforts in Somalia Must Continue: UNSG
The latest UN Secretary General situation report on piracy in Somalia is now before the UN Security Council. The report provides an overview and an update on the most relevant anti-piracy initiatives...
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Follow the Khat: Tracking Piracy’s Financial Flows
It is high season for reports and studies relating to piracy. The latest World Bank report, Pirate Trails, which follows the recent IMB annual report on the number of piracy incidents as well as the...
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