Security

From our friends at MarineLink.com who did an excellent job of summarizing the RMI Marine Notice MN-2-011-39 Piracy Armed Robbery and the Use of Armed Security (Updated)

Under Title III, Article 1, Section 311 of the U.S.-Republic of Marshall Islands Compact of Free Association, the U.S. has full authority and responsibility for security and defense matters in or relating to the Marshall Islands.

The Department of Merchant Shipping has published an updated list of approved private ship security contractors in accordance with Section 84 of the Protection of Cyprus Ships Against Acts of Piracy and Other Unlawful Acts Law 2012.

Last week, the Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) approved Seagull Maritime Security’s security program for its employees, granting them approval for offering a suite of computer-based, on-board training programs to ships operating under Panama’s flag.  The PMA performed rigorous due diligence on Seagull Maritime’s training process before waving the green flag.

The Associated Press has recently written, the "Party appears to be ending for Somali pirates" as shipping companies fight back with private security personnel and military intervention, but whether that proves true ultimately has yet to be determined.