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Report: Tanker "Hijacked" Near Strait of Hormuz

Published May 20, 2025 9:40 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Iranian forces have intercepted a foreign-flagged tanker near the Strait of Hormuz, according to British maritime securi...

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Crewmembers Arrested in Connection With Pirate Attack on Their Own Vessel

Published May 6, 2025 11:40 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Police in Ghana have arrested four people in connection with the kidnapping of Chinese crewmembers from a Ghanaian-regis...

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NGOs Warn That Sustainable Seafood Label May Hide High-Seas Labor Abuses

Published Feb 10, 2025 10:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) finds itself under fire again over its vetting standards, this time for allegedly o...

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IMB: Piracy Declined in 2024, But Seafarer Hostage-Taking is on the Rise

Published Jan 14, 2025 2:58 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Piracy at sea is less common than it used to be, according to the ICC's International Maritime Bureau, but the risk...

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Convicted Nigerian Pirate Charged Again for Second Hijacking

Published Nov 14, 2024 6:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

  A Nigerian pirate who was convicted and sentenced for hijacking a Dutch freighter has been charged again in connection w...

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Two Somali Pirates Get 30 Years in Prison for Kidnapping a Journalist

Published Nov 14, 2024 3:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Two Somali pirate leaders have been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for their role in kidnapping and holding an...

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Two Floating Armories Report Run-Ins With Houthis, Shots Fired

Published Aug 15, 2024 1:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Private maritime security guards play an important role in defending merchant ships from Houthi rebel attacks in the Red...

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Guards Shoot and Detonate Houthi Bomb Boat Just Yards Away From Impact

Published Jul 23, 2024 1:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

A team of private maritime security contractors aboard a merchant ship recently shot and destroyed a Houthi suicide drone boat as...

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Op-Ed: Lightly-Armed Guards Are No Solution for Houthi Attacks

Published Jul 8, 2024 7:13 PM by Simon O. Williams

             The world’s main shipping artery is under persis...

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One Injured in Robbery Aboard Heavy Load Carrier Off Batam

Published Jul 1, 2024 4:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Indonesian maritime security agency Baklama has reported another daring robbery at sea off the Riau Islands, adding to a...

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