Tag: anti piracy measures

In 2014 the EU assumed the chairmanship of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia. Deputy Secretary General of the EEAS, Maciej Popowski, explains the importance of the Contact Group and the remarkable success achieved in the fight against piracy.

Data according to the latest OBP Report ' The State of Maritime Piracy 2013' Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP) has issued its annual report including data for the economic and human costs of African maritime piracy. The study titled"The State of Maritime Piracy 2013" examines the costs incurred as a result of piracyoccurring off the coast of Somalia, as well as in the Gulf of Guinea.EAST AFRICAOverall cost of Somali piracy is down around 50%from 2012.Attacks carried out by Somalia-based pirates continuedmulti-year decline; only 23 vessels were attacked.However, regional seafarers still at high risk.The international community spent an estimated $139.1million to deter each attack that took place in 2013. Despite significant progress in the fight against Somalipiracy, the remaining 54 hostages have been held foran average of almost 3 years.Image Credit: Oceans Beyond PiracyWEST AFRICAOBP estimates 100 total piracy attacks in 2013The study indicates a shift in 2013 towards more kidnapfor ransom attempts and a slight decline in oil theft attacks.West African piracy is more closely linked, and harder todifferentiate, from other types of maritime crime andcriminal activity ashore than Somali-based piracy.Piracy reporting and information sharing is largelyuncoordinated in the Gulf of Guinea, which could hide thetrue magnitude of the crimes.Image ...

Two NATO counter-piracy task force (CTF-508) warships, ITS MIMBELLI and TCG GÖKÇEADA, recently engaged in training regional partners in counter-piracy operations to enhance their respective abilities in improving maritime security in the waters off their coasts.

Somali piracy has fallen nearly 50% to $3.2 Billion Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP), a project of OneEarth Future Foundation, is launching the fourth installment of its annual reportsdetailing the economic and human costs of African maritime piracy. The study titled"The State of Maritime Piracy 2013" examines the costs incurred as a result of piracyoccurring off the coast of Somalia, as well as in the Gulf of Guinea.The study finds that attacks by Somali pirates are increasingly rare, and that, atbetween $3 billion to 3.2 billion, the overall economic costs of Somali piracy are downalmost 50 percent from 2012. However, at least 50 hostages remain in captivity, heldon average for nearly three years under deplorable conditions.Regarding Africa's West Coast, this report is the first comprehensive attempt byany organization to quantify the total economic cost of maritime piracy in that region.Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea remained a significant danger in 2013, says the report, withlevels perpetuated by a lack of open reporting and a lack of coordinated effort amongstakeholders.The media are invited to attend the report's launch, due to start at 9:00am onThursday 8th May at the Army & Navy Club ('The Rag'), 36 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5JN.The event will ...

On Sunday 30 March, EU Naval Force French flagship, FS Siroco and the Japanese Navy destroyer, JDS Samidare met at sea in the Gulf of Aden

First database for Somali fishermen launched

Eunvafor and Chinese Navy warships together for conuter piracy exercise at sea in Gulf of Aden. Chinese President Xi's visit to the European Union in Brussels.

On Tuesday 18 March, three EU Naval Force warships, FS Siroco, FGS Hessen and ESPS Relampago gathered in the Gulf of Aden for a joint replenishment at sea (RAS) with the American logistics ship, USNS Pecos from Task Force 53

On Saturday 15 March, EU Naval Force French Flagship, FS Siroco, and South Korean destroyer, ROKS Kang Gam Chan met at sea in the Gulf of Aden to conduct a series of maritime exercises

The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has deployed a task group in support of international counter-piracy efforts in the Gulf of Aden for the fifth time