The actual piracy – hijackings on the sea. Most common threat to shipping..
International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has got some alarming figures
Region Incidents
Africa (including Somalia): 120
Nigeria : 42
Far East : 11
Indian subcontinent : 30
South America : 21
South east Asia : 69
Rest of the world : 12
Courtesy: Adal RAfiq, ICIS reported, May 2008
2008 has seen an unprecedented rise in pirate attacks, according to the International Maritime Bureau. Between January and September, 199 piracy incidents were recorded, a third of them off the Somali coast. The latest of this was seizing the 330m long (1,100 ft) Saudi owned vessel - Sirius Star- which was carrying 2million barrels of oil.
From various sources
The issue is that, many of these vessels contains hazardous materials (chemicals, explosives etc.). The risk on the industry as such is on multiple grounds - no rawmaterial, production loss, projects on haults, economic loss.. and most serious the threat from the use of these materials for other destructive purposes!!
SreeRaj R Nair
Region Incidents
Africa (including Somalia): 120
Nigeria : 42
Far East : 11
Indian subcontinent : 30
South America : 21
South east Asia : 69
Rest of the world : 12
Courtesy: Adal RAfiq, ICIS reported, May 2008
2008 has seen an unprecedented rise in pirate attacks, according to the International Maritime Bureau. Between January and September, 199 piracy incidents were recorded, a third of them off the Somali coast. The latest of this was seizing the 330m long (1,100 ft) Saudi owned vessel - Sirius Star- which was carrying 2million barrels of oil.
From various sources
The issue is that, many of these vessels contains hazardous materials (chemicals, explosives etc.). The risk on the industry as such is on multiple grounds - no rawmaterial, production loss, projects on haults, economic loss.. and most serious the threat from the use of these materials for other destructive purposes!!
SreeRaj R Nair
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Good news.. INS Tabar sinks pirate mother ship. An Indian naval frigate has sunk a priate vessel in the pirate infested waters in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia
INS Mysore to now take on pirates/
The Indian Navy will be sending guided-missile destroyer INS Mysore to the Guld of Aden for patrolling the waterways hit by a spate of ship hijackings.
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