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The European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) Operation ATALANTA has reported a suspected pirate action group (PAG) departing from Somalia’s northern central coast, marking renewed threats to shipping in the region and signalling a potential resurgence of Somali piracy after a five-month lull.
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A case in which the headrope snapped back and sent the deckhand’s safety helmet flying after the tugboat crew thought it was secure.
A tug had finished assisting a large passenger cruise ship to berth and, with the skipper at the helm, was heading to a nearby jetty to take on food supplies. On approach to the jetty, the engineer stepped ashore to manage the mooring ropes, as they had done many times before. The deckhand passed the two headropes ashore, but the bollard was busy with the passenger cruise ship’s lines and the engineer had difficulty securing them.
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Transporting rare, valuable and high value cargo demands more than just standard shipping procedures; it requires a heightened level of vigilance and specialised strategies to ensure the safe delivery of these valuable goods.
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In the Middle East have escalated significantly. Israel has intensified its operations against Hezbollah following the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah on 28 September 2024, leading to a significant increase in Israeli strikes in Lebanon. Iran launched a major missile attack on Israel, codenamed Operation True Promise 2, on 01 October 2024, involving around 200 ballistic missiles in response to the killing of key figures within Hezbollah and other Iranian-backed groups. Despite the scale, most missiles were intercepted by Israel’s defence systems, indicating a failure in Iran’s strategy to overwhelm these defences.