Monthly Archives: April 2009
A post from Spike
In the tradition I have of posting comment from other people’s sites, here’s one from http://www.nitenhome.com/Newsletter.html: Around the Horn or Africa, piracy is far from a “new” phenomenon, having been a scourge in the area for millennia. It is only in the age of “learned helplessness” that the international maritime community interminably agonizes over the … Continue reading
A couple of interesting finds
Here’s one on the situation in Antigua Antigua Security Revisited By Louisa Cowanhttp://www.dockwalk.com/Essentials/HotTopics.aspx?id=24264 And in this months issue of Latitudes and Attitudes, an article on a piracy incident on the Rio Dulce.
Re-post of an article – Security Awareness in the Maritime Domain
Security Awareness in the Maritime Domain As we move further along into the 21st century, security concerns are becoming an increasing part of every-day business. In the maritime arena, it is incumbent on us to perform all the acts we would normally assign to a police force or security service. It is a fact that … Continue reading
Interesting quote – a warning?
One of the points I like to make is that as the economy slows/declines/whatever, and the gap between the ‘haves’ and ‘havenots’ increases, we will see more violence and theft/piracy.Here is a quote that sums it up.“”If they step on the small man and he don’t have nothing he’s going to go take from another … Continue reading
Update/Background on French Yacht Tanit
A report from IBI on the French Yacht Tanit Yacht captain perishes as French crew freed from pirateshttp://www.ibinews.com/ibinews/newsdesk/20090314033829ibinews.html A pertinent comment from the IMB: Noel Choong, head of reporting at the International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) Piracy Reporting Centre, said that many attacks on yachts go unreported to his organisation. “Yachts and fishing boats normally don’t … Continue reading