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International Maritime Bureau

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Name: International Maritime Bureau

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 reports

Dangerous Waters

The World's Most Dangerous Waters

Maritime piracy returned from days of old to become a front-of-mind issue for governments, shipping companies, cruise lines, energy firms, global conglomerates and—perhaps most immediately—for sailors in the earliest part of the 21st Century. Since then, ... [Published CNBC - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Dangerous Waters, Maritime Piracy, Gulf of Aden, Somali Piracy

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

Hijackings on the high seas: Westward Ho!

ON MAY 10th, fighters against piracy reached a milestone. A year had passed since the last hijacking, when Somali pirates took a Greek tanker carrying 135,000 tonnes of fuel oil. The Smyrni and her crew of 26 were released ten months later after a record ... [Published ACQ Magazine - May 16 2013]

Entities: Hijacker, Somali Piracy, Vessel, International Maritime Bureau

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Security provider Advanfort adds voice to piracy warnings

Private maritime security provider AdvanFort has added its voice to warnings this week that shipowners should not let up on defending their vessels against pirates after the sharp drop in Somali piracy over the last year.William Watson president of AdvanFort ... [Published Seatrade Global - May 16 2013]

Entities: Maritime Piracy, Security, Maritime Security, Somali Piracy

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

City of Xiamen Crew Freed by Pirates

Sunship Schiffahrtskontor KG has confirmed that all of its five crew members who were abducted during the boarding of its container ship City of Xiamen off the coast of Nigeria on April 26 have been released.The International Maritime Bureau said 14 heavily ... [Published Journal of Commerce - May 14 2013]

Entities: Maritime Piracy, Xiamen, Nigeria, International Maritime Bureau, Container Ship

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Pirates Free Sailors Kidnapped Off Nigeria

Pirates have released five Russian and Polish nationals kidnapped from a cargo ship last month off the coast of Nigeria.The ship's German operator confirmed Tuesday all five crew members were released on May 11, that they are in good health and have returned ... [Published VOA News - May 14 2013]

Entities: Nigeria, Kidnapping, Piracy

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Nigerian Pirates Release City of Xiamen Crew

The City of Xiamen. Photo: SunshipNigerian pirates have released five crewmembers kidnapped from the City of Xiamen containership during an April 25 attack about 100 miles off Nigeria’s coast.The Germany-based owner of the vessel, Sunship Schiffahrtskontor ... [Published GCaptain - May 13 2013]

Entities: Xiamen, Maritime Piracy, International Maritime Bureau, Container Ship, Antigua and Barbuda

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 2 reports

Somalia: Moving Beyond Piracy?

Published on May 9, 2013 by jo.chuter ·No Comments Recent figures from the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) show that over the past year pirate activity emanating from Somalia’s coastline has fallen dramatically. Somalia: Moving Beyond Piracy? ... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 10 2013]

Entities: Somalia, Somali Piracy, Indian Ocean, International Maritime Bureau, Counter-Piracy

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Somalia: Moving Beyond Piracy?

Recent figures from the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) show that over the past year pirate activity emanating from Somalia’s coastline has fallen dramatically. Somalia: Moving Continue Reading » ... [Published Maritime Security Review - May 09 2013]

Entities: Somalia, Somali Piracy, International Maritime Bureau

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Somali Piracy Diminishes, but Networks Remain a Threat

On June 3, the United States begins a capital murder trial against three alleged Somali pirates, accused of killing four Americans at sea. If convicted, the defendants could be sentenced to death. While more pirates are being convicted in courts around ... [Published VOA News - May 01 2013]

Entities: Somali Piracy, Somalia, International Maritime Bureau, Threat, Crime

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 2 reports

Six hostages released in Somalia after 2-year ordeal

Two Danes and four Filipinos who were held hostage in Somalia for more than two years after their ship was attacked by pirates were released Tuesday, the Danish government said.Foreign Minister Villy Soevndal says the six men were safe aboard a Danish ... [Published Globe and Mail - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Hostage, Somalia, Somali Piracy, Villy Søvndal, MV Iceberg

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 2 reports

May 1, 2013: Pirates Kidnap Five Offshore Nigeria

A cargo shop was attacked off the coast of Nigeria and pirates kidnapped five crew members. The vessel was the Barbuda-flagged MV City of Xiamen container ship operated by Sunship Schiffahrtskontor KG.A statement from the International Maritime Bureau ... [Published Petroleum Africa Magazine - May 01 2013]

Entities: Nigeria, Container Ship, International Maritime Bureau, Xiamen

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 13 reports

Pirates kidnap 5 sailors from container ship off Nigeria?s coast

ABUJA, NIGERIA (BNO NEWS) -- Pirates attacked a container vessel off the coast of Nigeria last week and kidnapped five of its crew members, including Polish and Russian nationals, the ship's operator reported on Monday. No group immediately claimed responsibility ... [Published Wire Update - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Container Ship, Nigeria, Kidnapping

Quotes

"Despite difficult conditions while in captivity, they are in good health. They already returned to their own countries and reunited with their families" Sunship Schiffahrtskontor KG, the ship's German operator, said in a statement

Pirates release five Polish, Russian crew taken from ship off Nigeria [Published Reuters - May 14 2013]

...international community’s understanding that piracy cannot be solved purely by military efforts; acknowledging instead that a solution would require "a comprehensive approach on land as well as at sea" . Participants from over 50 countries and international organisations confirmed their commitment to support Somalia’s coastal communities in tackling...

Somalia: Moving Beyond Piracy? [Published Chatham House - May 07 2013]

"I can't say that," he said. "There are hundreds of young men wanting a future... and a young hungry man can do anything."

Somali ex-pirates seek jobs [Published iafrica.com - May 03 2013]

"There are still pirate attacks being attempted but there has not been a successful hijacking since May 2012," she said. "12 May will be the one-year anniversary of no successful hijacking off the coast of Somalia."

No Somali pirate hijacking in nearly a year, says UN [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 03 2013]

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Pirates Free Sailors Kidnapped Off Nigeria [Published VOA News - May 14 2013]
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Nigerian Pirates Release City of Xiamen Crew [Published GCaptain - May 13 2013]
Kenya: Study shows piracy fight almost won [Published East African Standard - May 10 2013]
Somalia: Moving Beyond Piracy? [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 10 2013]
Step up efforts to eradicate ocean piracy [Published Business Daily Africa - May 09 2013]
Is the reduction in Somali piracy permanent? [Published The Call - May 09 2013]
Somalia: Moving Beyond Piracy? [Published Maritime Security Review - May 09 2013]
Somalia: Moving Beyond Piracy? [Published Chatham House - May 07 2013]
Somali ex-pirates seek employment [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 07 2013]
No hijacking by Somali pirates in nearly a year [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 07 2013]
Fighting Piracy in Africa [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 06 2013]
Fighting Piracy in Africa – too little too late [Published Defense Update - May 06 2013]
No Hijacking by Somali Pirates in Nearly a Year [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 04 2013]
Somali pirates have not mounted a successful hi... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 04 2013]
No Somali pirate hijackings [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 04 2013]
Somali Pirates No More: Group Says No Hijacking... [Published Epoch Times - May 03 2013]
Jobs wanted: Somali ex-pirates seek employment,... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 03 2013]
Fight against Somali pirates so successful that... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 03 2013]
Jobs wanted: Somali ex-pirates seek employment [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 03 2013]
Somali ex-pirates seek jobs [Published iafrica.com - May 03 2013]
No Somali pirate hijacking in nearly a year, sa... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 03 2013]
Somali pirates seek jobs, have good sea and neg... [Published Times Live South Africa - May 03 2013]

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Somalia: Moving Beyond Piracy? [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 10 2013] Published on May 9, 2013 by jo.chuter ·No Comments Recent figures from the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) show that over the past year pirate activity emanating from Somalia’s coastline has fallen dramatically. Somalia: Moving Beyond Piracy? ...
Is the reduction in Somali piracy permanent? [Published The Call - May 09 2013] p>International efforts to limit Somali piracy are having someeffect, with the story dropping out of the headlines over the past year. In thefirst three months of this year, there were only five attempts and only one successful hijacking (a fishing ...
Somalia: Moving Beyond Piracy? [Published Maritime Security Review - May 09 2013] Recent figures from the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) show that over the past year pirate activity emanating from Somalia’s coastline has fallen dramatically. Somalia: Moving Continue Reading » ...
Somali ex-pirates seek employment [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 07 2013] by Peter MARTELL Mogadishu, May 5, 2013 (AFP) – Mohamed Abdi Hassan, one of Somalia’s most notorious pirate chiefs, appears far more businessman than sea bandit, as he explains why he now wants to end the murderous hijacking of ships. Hassan, better ...
No hijacking by Somali pirates in nearly a year [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 07 2013] UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The fight against Somali pirates has been so effective that they haven’t been able to mount a successful hijacking in nearly a year, the chair of the global group trying to combat the pirates said Thursday. U.S. diplomat Donna ...