On 22nd November 2020, morning hours, German Sachsen Class (Type 124) multi-purpose frigate Hamburg operating under the tactical command of Greek Commodore T Micropoulos, in the EU-led Operation Irini has interrogated the Turkish container vessel MV Roseline-A carrying food and paint supplies to Libya in the area 100 miles off the Benghazi Coast. The ship had departed from Istanbul to go Misratah port of Libya. The ship belongs to and she is operated by the well-respected Arkas Holding Company. Although the captain was fully cooperative, declaring there was no contraband against the UN resolutions, at 1745 Hamburg’s naval assault team boarded the vessel through helicopter fast rope operations. Officers and crew were deactivated through force and ship was searched and controlled until
Iran seizes South Korean-flagged tanker in Persian Gulf
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- Published on Tuesday, 05 January 2021 07:45
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World Oil
(Bloomberg) --Iran has claimed responsibility for seizing a tanker, used to carry oil products and chemicals, after it veered into its territorial waters.
The semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported Monday that Iran has seized the South Korea-flagged Hankuk Chemi vessel due to “environmental and chemical pollution in the Persian Gulf,” citing sources with knowledge of the matter. The vessel was carrying 7,200 tonnes of ethanol and the arrested crew members were from Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam and Myanmar, according to Tasnim.
The seizure follows a series of shipping security incidents in the Persian Gulf. The region and the Red Sea have been a hotbed for attacks on vessels in recent years, with tensions flaring between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Ataque de ladrones en el puerto de Casablanca
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Según informa Fleet Mont el Car Carrier VIKING DIAMOND, de 167 m de eslora atracó en el puerto de Casablanca, en Marruecos.
Poco después fue invadido por un grupo de asaltantes que se introdujeron a bordo de forma sigilosa empuñando cuchillos y garrotes. Sorprendentemente, los miembros de la dotación, en su mayoría de origen ucraniano, lejos de amilanarse decidieron defenderse con todo lo que tenían a mano, consiguiendo ahuyentar a los perturbadores, que huyeron, pero afortunadamente parte de ellos fueron detenidos por la policía.
El VIKING DIAMOND, pudo zarpar del puerto marroquí al día siguiente.
Piracy Skyrockets in the Gulf of Guinea with 4 attacks in 7 days
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FleetMon
Africa has always been one of the most treacherous waters in the world when it came to piracy. 'Pirates of the Caribbean' may have given the general public an overview of what piracy is, imbibed with humor, but the real-life scenario is quite different. It's life or death here, on the western coast of Africa, currently the world's number one place for piracy and all other shady activities related to the shipping industry.
West Africa's Gulf of Guinea has been topping the charts for quite some time now when it comes to piracy and crew kidnapping. From a different point of view, one could say that pirates simply lifted their business in and
Piracy like Actions of Germany and the EU in the Eastern Mediterranean
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- Published on Friday, 04 December 2020 08:29
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