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Armed Guards to Protect UK Ships?
BBC News 30 October 2011 Ships sailing under a British flag will be able to carry armed guards to protect them from pirates, the ...

Published 14 years ago, updated 7 years ago

Danish Family held hostage in Somalia regret Sailing Route
By JAN M. OLSEN - Associated Press A Danish family that was held hostage by Somali pirates for more than six months said in an interview ...

Published 14 years ago, updated 7 years ago

Transat boat sinks after hitting ‘metal object’ mid-Atlantic
As reported by Sail-World.com Was it a whale? No, the skipper didn't think so. Was it a runaway container? We all thought they had ...

Published 14 years ago, updated 6 years ago

Somalia: Abducted Durban cruising couple calls family
As reported by IOL News October 20 2011 at 09:24am By Rizwana Sheik Umar The Somali pirates holding Durban couple Bruno Pelizzari ...

Published 14 years ago, updated 7 years ago

Tackling Piracy: UK Government Response
See report by MarineLink.com of UK Foreign Office Minister Henry ...

Published 14 years ago, updated 7 years ago

New Zealand: Rena Disaster – Further Updates
MARITIME NZ PUBLIC UPDATE AND ADVISORY: RENA DISASTER 14 October 2011 Maritime NZ, on Friday 14 October, ...

Published 14 years ago, updated 6 years ago