Typhon launches marine security service

With piracy on the rise across the Indian Ocean, and with the wind-down of the EUNAFOR’s naval presence in the Gulf of Aden due in 2014, Typhon’s convoy service aims to enable ship operators to transit the waters safely and securely.

The company’s mother ship, marines and fast patrol boats will carry a satellite-led early warning system (ATLAS) to enable the detection of potential threats at long range. Close protection vessels (CPVs) will shadow client vessels to survey the area and give advice on necessary course adjustments.

Anthony Sharp, CEO, Typhon, said, “Typhon was created in order address the specific threat from pirates in a number of key geographies. The areas we will protect are too vast for current naval resources to monitor effectively and this will be an even bigger issue when Operation Atlanta comes to an end.”

He added: “Our mantra is to combat the problem of maritime crime and piracy using methods that are both effective and proportionate to the threat. With millions paid out in ransoms to pirates and much more money lost by businesses in fuel costs avoiding pirates, it is important that businesses are granted a safer passage with their cargo through dangerous waters. The benefits to business will be substantial.”

Typhon says it’s currently in discussion with potential clients and is negotiating long term contracts.