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BBC World Service – Armed Maritime Security
Dear All, Here's the programme link for the World Service Network Africa interview broadcast this morning. Be warned! The actual interview lasted around 20 minutes and has been edited to 2:30. Which is fine and does get the IAMSP message
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Bulgarian Captain arrested in Cristobal Panama
Bulgarian Captain Svetlozar Lubomirov Sobadzhiev was arrested in Cristobal Panama at 28.03.20011 for suspicions of drug smuggling. At the ship hi was commanding at that time "Maas Trader" was found about 169 kg of cocaine. All the crew was arrested.
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BMP3 Citadel
On the afternoon of 22 January 2011, the MV BELUGA NOMINATION was attacked by a skiff, with an unknown number of suspected pirates on board. Small arms were used against the vessel during the attack. The attack took place in the Indian Ocean, 390
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First Combined Maritime Security Conference
We are pleased to announce that planning and preparation are well undenrway for the 1st Combined Maritime Security Conference (MSC 2011), which will be held in Kiel, Germany during the period 2 - 5 May 2011 and will be executed in close coope
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5th Maritime Risk Management conference
What are the best methods of translating risk management procedures into day to day operations of a vessel? The best methodologies for investigating incidents? How should we deal with piracy threat? On the 27th & 28th of April 2011 maritime i
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Difficult decision of the court
The Court in Hamburg have to take decision about 10 Somali pirates who hijacked a cargo ship. The pirates, some of whom are under 18, had no idea what a court or a trial was and were afraid they would be tortured -- or executed -- by the judge. S
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Armed Action
With the growth of pirate attacks, it is increasingly being seen that the most pragmatic solution to protect vulnerable vessels has been the deployment of armed security guards. This has prompted flag States to submit papers to the International Mari
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Life Sentence
Five Somali men convicted of attacking a US Navy ship they mistook for a merchant vessel have been sentenced to life in prison. http://www.marsecreview.com/2011/03/life-sentence-2/?utm_campaign=Maritime+Security+Review&utm_term=Maritime+Security+R
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Heading Home
The crew of “MV Jahan Moni”, freed last week after 99 days in captivity will be returning home from Oman today a day earlier than expected. The good health of the crew and quick completion of the formalities in Oman has made it possible to send
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The Challenges of Maritime Security
Rear Admiral Michael McDevitt, Vice President of the CNA’s Center for Naval Analysis and Director of CNA Strategic Studies, discusses the important challenges facing maritime security and developments in collaborative activities among the major
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