the Gulf of Aden Iran’s navy has rescued various foreign ships from the hands of pirates. Commander of the Iranian Navy said "The dispatch of the 21 fleets of warships to international waters in a three-year-long period and their 100% success in accomplishing missions signify the might and power of the Army’s naval force‚" Despite economic sanctions imposed by the west‚ Iran and its navy have still met its mandate to help save and protect foreign ships from pirates in the gulf of Aden (even those
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year 84‚000 Ethiopians crossed the Gulf of Aden in similar manner. The writer is lucky in that he lived to tell the tale. Somehow the risks paid. His four years sojourn in Yemen was concluded with a resettlement to the US. Many have not been as lucky. The book is informative and gives a good picture of life of refugees in that part of the world. One cannot help but pointing that readers could have benefitted from some images of daily life in Bosaso‚ Aden or Sana’a. Among the challenges of writing
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INTRODUCTION IMO was formed in 1948 with after acknowledgement of the need to improve safety at sea through development of international regulations. IMO is a permanent international body and an agency of the United Nations‚ which in brief‚ regulates the shipping industry. IMO promotes maritime safety through development of international regulations which are to be followed by all shipping nations. IMO plays a key role in ensuring that lives at sea are not put at risk and that the marine environment
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LITERATURE REVIEW. There are so many definitions about piracy but international and customary treaty defines it as said by ademun odeke. (2011)‚ Customary and international treaty laws define and classify piracy under four main categories. However‚ Somali piracy has risen numerous and hitherto unfamiliar issues. First‚ is the unique nature of the piracy; unlike anything known before and which has taken the international community by surprise. Second‚ are the unique underlying causes
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My Shipboard Training It started June 09‚ 2012‚ together with 9 Filipino crew embarked MV CAPE LIBERTY at Kakogawa‚ Japan. I felt excited although it’s not my first time I’m in a ship‚ but for a almost a year i will stay with 16 Filipinos and 4 other crews that are Koreans. The first day‚ the chief officer called me‚ and i introduced myself‚ and I’m surprised that he knows about the academy. Because he had also a cadet of PMMA‚ 3/O joebert Santos graduated last 2011. My chief officer told me
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The Gulf of Aden is located in the Arabian Sea between Yemen and Somalia. The waterway is part of the important Suez Canal shipping route between the Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Sea with 21‚000 ships crossing the gulf annually. The Gulf of Aden is a vital waterway for shipping‚ especially for Persian Gulf oil‚ making it an integral waterway in the world economy. The Gulf of Aden is an area known for acts of piracy‚ earning it the nickname “Pirate Alley”‚ and making its waters dangerous for
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Piracy: A Problem and a Solution Piracy is one of the oldest forms of crime. Since there have been ships on the sea there have been maritime pirates. The vast majority of piracy within the last few years has occurred near Somalia and the Gulf of Aden. These are not the pirates of Hollywood with peg legs who say shiver me timbers. In fact‚ Somalian pirates are extremely aggressive and organized. The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) 2013 Annual Report states‚ “Somali pirates are dangerous and
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she flies.2 It is organized because commandeering a ship at sea requires considerable planning and some specialized expertise. The following chapter focuses on just one piracy problem: that found off the coast of Somalia‚ especially in the Gulf of Aden. This area has seen the largest share of global piracy attacks in recent years‚ and the problem appears to be growing. Somalia is not the only area of the world affected by maritime piracy‚ however. The Gulf of Guinea in West Africa has long been a
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How has the strategy of pirates changed over time? The North and East coast of Africa are very well traveled waterways for the Global Maritime Shipping business. Learning about and working with one of these businesses was very eye opening to an unknown world. With every major industry there are upsides and downsides. When someone is placed in a new industry they are generally naïve to any downsides until they begin reading periodicals and researching every facet of the industry. When someone
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Corey Friel Dr. George English IV – 5 3 March 2014 Foreign Piracy Ship‚ aircraft‚ or motor vehicle? This is the question that is asked when a company needs to transport goods from one country to their buyer. Companies have the opportunity to choose of the three which suits them best. There has been many times the buyer may not receive their items because it takes longer or it was stolen. But if it was stolen who was it stolen from? Foreign piracy is an act of robbery at sea. Captain
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