(AP) Yemen’s coast guard says Somali pirates have hijacked a Panamanian
cargo ship in the treacherous Gulf of Aden between the Arabian
peninsula and the Horn of Africa.  Source

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• CMA CGM Piracy Increases Risk Surcharge

    CMA CGM will increase its piracy risk surcharge for transporting containers through the Gulf of Aden next month, the French carrier said Tuesday.

• Pirates Extend for attacks, target oil tankers from the Gulf

    Somali pirates have begun to target oil tankers from the Gulf states and have increased the range for attacks to the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea and in the Indian Ocean. The International Maritime Bureau has reported that Somali pirates were seeking to capture oil tankers from the Persian Gulf

• Russian warships in the Gulf of Aden piracy at sea brought Alert

    Russian warships patrolling the Gulf of Aden have been put on the alert, a Navy representative told Itar-Tass on Friday. “The warships were put on the alert due to the intensified activity of sea pirates off the Horn of Africa and the Gulf of Aden,” he said.

• To expand Yemen, Aden DP World Port

    Yemen and Dubai’s DP World plan a major expansion of Aden’s container port, betting on growth in the country despite Al Qaeda, instability and Somali pirates, officials said. In 2008, Yemen formed a joint venture with the Dubai-based port operator to develop and operate the container port in the southern

• NATOs Counter-piracy expanded mandate

     (marinelink) NATO’s contribution to international efforts to combat piracy off the Horn of Africa and in the Gulf of Aden entered a new phase on 17 August after the North Atlantic Council (NAC) approved Operation Ocean Shield.  Source

• Arming of merchant ships, which carried out not to be taken lightly

    The EU Maritime Security Centre â?? Horn of Africa (MSC-HOA) stated last week that a warship operating as part of the EU NAVFOR investigated a suspected pirate skiff with a crew of five in the Gulf of Aden. Read at Arming of merchant vessels not to be undertaken lightly

• Yemen Marine charges $ 60,000 for safe passage in the waters of pirates

    YEMEN’S navy is charging commercial vessels up to $US55,000 ($60,800) each to guarantee transit through the pirate-infested waters of the Gulf of Aden under a deal that has reaped about $US30 million over 18 months. The hiring of Yemeni military came as al-Qa’ida flourishes in the Arabian Peninsula nation, and

• Russian destroyer enters anti-piracy mission to Somalia

    A Russian naval task force from the Northern Fleet led by the Admiral Chabanenko destroyer resumed on Monday Russia’s an anti-piracy mission off the Horn of Africa, the Navy said. “The task force consisting of the Admiral Chabanenko destroyer and a support ship has arrived in the Gulf of Aden.

• Cambodian cargo ship hijacked no Pirate attack: official

    A hijacked Cambodian cargo ship is being held off Somalia’s Berbera port by businessmen owing to a deal which has gone sour and not pirate attack, a regional maritime official confirmed on Saturday. Andrew Mwangura, East Africa’s Coordinator of Seafarers Assistance Program (SAP), said the MV Layla-S which was seized

• Security Company Increases Anti-Piracy capabilities in the Gulf of Aden

    Texas-based maritime security company Espada Logistics and Security-MENA has announced that they have purchased five additional armed, fast-patrol vessels for use in the Gulf of Aden due to increased demand for their protection services to shipping caused by the growing number of pirate attacks that are occurring in the region.

• Accompanied Russian warships freighter to safety from Somalia

    A Russian warship has escorted a commercial ship in distress through the pirate-infested waters off the coast of Somali, a Navy spokesman said on Thursday.

• Iran 5 Fleet to head for the Gulf of Aden

    The Iranian military has announced plans to dispatch a fifth fleet of warships to the Gulf of Aden to fight piracy off the coast of Somalia. “”The fourth fleet, which included the destroyer Alborz and the Bushehr logistic support vessel, will soon reach the end of its mission in the

• Ignore too many ships on anti-piracy precautions, EU Commission says

    Too many ships passing through the pirate-infested waters of the Gulf of Aden ignore basic safety precautions, the European Union’s executive said Thursday as it urged member states to warn shipping companies of the dangers. Piracy off the Somali coast has soared in the last two years, despite the efforts

• Turkish command capture 7-Somali pirates

     Turkish navy soldiers on a NATO mission to combat piracy attacks in the Gulf of Aden have reportedly captured seven pirates who were ready to attack a ship. According to a report published by the daily Hurriyet, the frigate TCG Gediz intercepted and seized a boat off Somalia’s coast on Friday in

• EU NAVFOR boards Suspected pirates Skiff

     (marinelink)  On the morning of 3 Oct, whilst conducting a patrol in the Gulf of Aden, EU NAVFOR Belgian warship Louise-Marie intercepted a distress call from a merchant vessel transiting in the Gulf of Aden. The merchant vessel reported a skiff, a small boat regularly used by pirates, approaching to 300 meters.  Source