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VDR - Threat to seafarers and maritime shipping by piracy should not be played down - Attack foiled
The German Shipowners’ Association (VDR) once again warns that the threat to shipping posed by pirates has not yet been eliminated. While...
Asket Operations
Nov 9, 20162 min read
EU NAVFOR Warns of Renewed Somali Piracy Risk
Merchant vessels sailing through busy shipping lanes between Somalia and Yemen may be underestimating the risk of piracy and terrorism...
ASKET Operations Team
Nov 8, 20163 min read
Somali Pirates Strike for First Time in Two Years #marsec
The EU Naval Force Somalia (EU NAVFOR) reported Friday that a group of Somali pirates broke a years-long period of quiet in the region...
Asket Operations
Nov 5, 20162 min read
Terrorist Attack Against Merchant Ship - Yemen Gulf of Aden #marsec
Source: NYA International Following an investigation into the incident against the Spanish registered LNG tanker GALICIA SPIRIT, Teekay...
Asket Operations
Nov 4, 20164 min read
Expert: Attack on ship carrying LNG from Qatar was ‘likely terrorism’
A recent attack on a ship carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar was likely an act of terrorism, not piracy, a marine security...
ASKET Broking team
Nov 3, 20161 min read
RPG Attack Against Merchant Tanker Bab-el-Mandeb Strait #marsec
Date 26OCT2016 Location Bab-el-Mandeb Strait Type of incidents ATTACK Lat. / Long. 13:15N – 043:01E Source: Al Arabiya Date: 26 October...
Asket Operations
Oct 28, 20162 min read
RPG Attack Against Merchant Ship - Yemen Gulf of Aden #marsec
Date 25OCT2016 Location 8NM off Perim Island, Yemen Type of incidents ATTACK Lat. / Long. 12:32.6N – 043:32.8E Source: UKMTO / NYA Date:...
Asket Operations
Oct 25, 20161 min read
Somali #Pirates free 26 Asian sailors - Naham 3 crew freed after 4 years - #marsec
Somali pirates have freed 26 sailors who have been held captive for more than four years. The crew on board the Naham 3 were taken...
Asket Operations
Oct 23, 20161 min read
ADVISORY NOTICE 006/OCT/16 - Shots Fired in the HRA #marsec
ADVISORY NOTICE 006/OCT/16 1. Category: Irregular Activity 2. Description: On 22 Oct 16 at 0555 UTC, an MV was approached...
Asket Operations
Oct 22, 20161 min read
Incident in the HRA - UK Flag Vessel reportedly fired shots #asket #marsec
Unconfirmed reports that the security team on board a tanker (name withheld) en route to Durban have fired shots in the HRA, estimated...
Asket Operations
Oct 22, 20161 min read
US Destroyer in Red Sea Targeted by Missiles for 3rd Time
Date 15OCT2016 Location Red Sea Type of incidents ATTACK Lat. / Long. 14:36N – 042:32E (Approximate) A radar site after a U.S. airstrike...
Asket Operations
Oct 16, 20161 min read
Navy launches Tomahawk missiles at rebel sites in Yemen after attacks on U.S. ships
The U.S. Navy launched Tomahawk missiles early Thursday from the Red Sea at three coastal radar sites in Yemen, destroying targets...
ASKET Operations Team
Oct 13, 20161 min read
UKMTO Advisory Notice - Maritime Security Incident - Yemen
ADVISORY NOTICE 004/OCT/16 Category: Maritime Security Incident - Yemen Description: On Sunday 9 Oct 16 a U.S. Navy guided missile...
Asket Operations
Oct 11, 20162 min read
U.S. Navy ship targeted in failed missile attack from Yemen
A U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer was targeted on Sunday in a failed missile attack from territory in Yemen controlled by Iran-aligned...
Asket Operations
Oct 10, 20161 min read
UKMTO Advisory Notice - Bab el Mandeb / Yemen
ADVISORY NOTICE 003/OCT/16 Category: Maritime Security Incident/SOLAS - Update Description: On 1 Oct 16 UKMTO advised of a vessel on fire...
Asket Operations
Oct 6, 20161 min read
UAE Ship Attacked by Houthi Militia
ABU DHABI // The attack on a UAE civilian ship by Houthi militias has been described as a "terrorist act" by Yemeni authorities. The...
Asket Operations
Oct 3, 20162 min read
UKMTO Alert - Maritime Security Incident/SOLAS
ADVISORY NOTICE 001/OCT/16 Category: Maritime Security Incident/SOLAS Description: Merchant Vessel owners/operators are advised that on...
Asket Operations
Oct 1, 20161 min read
119 Somali pirates plead guilty; 50 of them face death sentence
MUMBAI: In a major turn of events, the 119 Somali pirates nabbed in four operations by the Coast Guard and Navy off Lakshadweep in...
Asket Operations
Sep 24, 20162 min read
Janes:- Growing risk to southern commercial ports and coalition vessels in Yemen's territorial w
Meda Al Rowas - IHS Jane's Intelligence Weekly The attack on Mukalla's commercial port marks the first boat-borne attack targeting the...
Asket Operations
Aug 7, 20161 min read
EU Naval Force Welcomes Third Successful Conviction in 2016 of Armed Pirates who Terrorised Seafarer
The European Union’s counter-piracy EU Naval Force has welcomed the conviction earlier today of twelve men after they were found guilty...
ASKET Broking team
Jul 15, 20161 min read
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