“European Union forces on Tuesday attacked a Somali pirate base for the first time, using a combat helicopter to strafe several of the signature fiberglass skiffs that the pirates use to hijack ships.” (Source: European Forces Strike Pirate Base in Somalia – NYTimes.com.)
“Pirates off Nigeria’s coast attacked a cargo ship early Monday, shooting dead its captain and chief engineer in the increasingly dangerous waters for shippers, an official said. “ (Source: Official: Pirates Kill 2 On Cargo Ship Attack Off Nigeria | Fox News.)
“Somali pirates tried to board a Spanish navy ship off the Horn of Africa nation but it repulsed the attack and arrested six pirates, the European Union Naval Force for Somalia said on Thursday.” Source: Somali pirates arrested trying to board Spanish navy ship | News by Country | Reuters
“The recent eight-month conflict in Libya may foreshadow future engagements, the president’s choice to be the next leader of U.S. Pacific Command said during an industry conference this week. The small joint operation provides “a sense of what the future of tactical operations might imply for us as a Navy,” Adm. Samuel J. Locklear, who [...]
“Protesters chanting, “Whose port? Our port!” marched on ports in Oakland and Long Beach in California on Monday, part of a planned effort to shut down shipping facilities along the West Coast. The protesters, affiliated with the nationwide “Occupy” movement, set out in the pre-dawn hours in Oakland, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, to shut [...]