Piracy, another issue highlighted in Admiral Allen's speech to IMO continues. U.S. flag vessels have been subject to significantly improved security standards since the USCG promulgated a MARSEC Directive last spring following the MAERSK ALABAMA case. Other flag states should adopt and reenforce similar standards to deter the pirates in the Gulf of Aden and Horn of Africa.
RADM W
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December 1, 2009
Super tanker and its $20m cargo seized by gang of Somali pirates
(Fred Vloo)
The hijacking of the 300,000-tonne Maran Centaurus underlines the ease with which pirates are able to prey on ships far out to sea. It is pictured here under a previous name - Astro Centaurus
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