A Malta-flagged and Greek-owned bulk carrier with the MSI security crew onboard was attacked during last night, April 12th, open of Seychelles. The pirates made three attempts to hijack the ship but were deterred by the armed guards. The battle lasted for more than eight hours and the MSI protection forces used more than 400 bullets to repel the invaders. The pirates suffered heavy losses and as a result they retreated early in the morning. No one on board was injured or hurt.

We would like to inform our partners and customers that MSI will participate in Posidonia Exhibition 2012, taking place at Metropolitan Expo Center located within the Athens International Airport complex.

The event is taking place June 4^th to June 8^th and the MSI staff will be available at Stand No. 4131.

Marine Security International S.A is in the pleasant solution to announce the expansion of the anti-piracy network with the opening of a new 24/7 office at Colombo, Sri Lanka.

We have come to this decision in order to better facilitate the upcoming needs of our clients, since we have noticed an increased volume of transits through Galle.

For your kind information, as of November 18th, 2011, the new port of Hambantota situated near Galle, is fully operational including its new International Airport.

In the near future, our company will establish more substitute offices across all the operational areas in the Indian Ocean.