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  • Piracy and armed robbery at sea

    Advice for British nationals on staying safe when travelling by sea

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  • Madagascar travel advice

    FCDO travel advice for Madagascar. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

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    • Warnings and insurance

      The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides advice…

    • Entry requirements

      This advice reflects the UK government’s understanding of current rules…

    • Safety and security

      This guide also has safety advice for regions of Madagascar. Terrorism…

    • Regional risks

      This section has safety advice for regions of Madagascar. It only covers…

    • Health

      Before you travel check that: your destination can provide the healthcare…

    • Getting help

      The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) cannot provide…

  • Mozambique travel advice

    FCDO travel advice for Mozambique. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

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    • Warnings and insurance

      The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides advice…

    • Entry requirements

      This advice reflects the UK government’s understanding of current rules…

    • Safety and security

      This guide also has safety advice for regions of Mozambique. Terrorism…

    • Regional risks

      This section has safety advice for regions of Mozambique. It only covers…

    • Health

      Before you travel check that: your destination can provide the healthcare…

    • Getting help

      The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) cannot provide…

  • Ship security

    How ship security is managed in the UK, and how to comply with UK regulations on ship security.

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  • We’ve sent an unambiguous message to the Houthis: your attacks have to stop. Article by the Foreign Secretary

    Freedom of navigation really matters. It was right that the UK acted to keep a vital sea lane open.

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  • Interim guidance for UK flagged shipping on the use of armed guards
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  • "The threat of piracy can, and must, be tackled together, through regional leadership and coordinated international support."

    Statement by Ambassador Peter Wilson of the UK Mission to the UN at the Security Council Meeting on Peace consolidation in West Africa

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  • HMS Monmouth aids ship under pirate attack

    While on anti-piracy patrol in the Red Sea, Royal Navy frigate HMS Monmouth recently diverted her course and sped to the aid of a merchant ship that had come under pirate attack.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • RFA Fort Victoria thwarts another pirate attack

    On 30 November RFA Fort Victoria’s helicopter identified a whaler-type vessel, fully loaded with fuel and carrying what appeared to be pirates…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HMS Montrose aids German ship after pirate attack

    British warship HMS Montrose came to the aid of the German-owned ship MV Beluga Fortune yesterday after she had been attacked by armed pirates in the Indian Ocean.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Royal Navy saves Spanish vessel from pirate attack

    The Royal Navy has come to the aid of a Spanish fishing vessel under pirate attack in the Indian Ocean this week.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Armed guards to tackle piracy

    Highlighting key priorities for combating piracy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Navy team boards and destroys pirate ship

    A Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel, deployed as part of an international naval task force operating in the Somali Basin, has located, boarded and destroyed a pirate vessel found to be carrying assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HMS Montrose deters pirate attack

    Only four days into her latest NATO counter-piracy patrol in the Gulf of Aden, British Royal Navy warship HMS Montrose has disrupted a group of suspected pirates.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Royal Navy helps apprehend Somali pirates

    A group of Somali pirates have been stopped dead in their tracks by a counter-piracy task force involving Royal Navy personnel.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HMS Montrose disrupts pirates

    The Royal Navy warship HMS Montrose prevented a gang of suspected pirates from entering the Indian Ocean to attack merchant ships yesterday, Wednesday 14 October 2010.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HMS Chatham destroys pirate boats

    Royal Navy Type 22 frigate HMS Chatham, currently deployed as NATO's counter-piracy flagship, has destroyed two boats after intercepting a group of suspected pirates in the Somali Basin.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Royal Marines destroy pirate vessel

    Royal Marines based onboard a Royal Navy warship destroyed a boat yesterday that was being used by pirates off the coast of Somalia to attack merchant ships.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Navy frees hostages from pirates in Indian Ocean

    Two dozen merchant sailors have been freed from a hijacked ship in the Indian Ocean this week, thanks to a Royal Navy and Royal Marines boarding team.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Royal Navy Lynx aids capture of suspected pirates

    A Lynx helicopter and a crew from the Royal Navy have helped arrest 12 armed suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government