The International Maritime Bureau brings us the Live World Piracy Map. This is an interesting tool, that gives us an overall picture of where piracy attacks are occuring, and some details about each attack that has been reported. You can find the map here.
Here’s something we came across at Disleduck’s site – some incredible infographics depicting the cost and impact of modern day piracy. These were created by the site TravelInsurance.org and provide a good visual on the problem the world faces as modern day piracy continues to exist. For more on the effort to campaign for an [...]
It’s nearly the end of the road for the old Coast Guard Icebreaker GLACIER, WAGB-4. The ship has left the Suisun Reserve Fleet, entered the Mare Island Drydock for hull cleaning, and is now under tow to Brownsville for scrapping. The ship had been moored in the mothball fleet since 1991 following decommissioning in 1987. The ship [...]
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