MSC box ship under attack by armed gang in the Gulf of Guinea
As The Loadstar went to press there were reports that an MSC containership was under ...
Extraordinary article from the former editor of the Somalia Piracy Report on his visit to the Somali region of Puntland, admittedly a couple of years ago, which was at the time assembling its anti-piracy taskforce – the Puntland Maritime Police Force, under the auspices of a group of former South African commandos and funded by the UAE. However, Puntland’s efforts to eradicate piracy appear to have had a far bigger enemy than the pirates in the shape of the UN’s own weapons embargo on the country – a fascinating tale illustrating the power of red tape.
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