Maritime Piracy – Humanitarian Response programme
News Release
Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme
September 19, 2011
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lang=EN-GB>Press invitation: Maritime Piracy </SPAN></B><A
name=_GoBack></A><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 18pt">–</SPAN><B><SPAN
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<SPAN lang=EN-GB>Humanitarian Response programme launch, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">London</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"
lang=EN-GB>You are invited to attend the launch in <st1:City
w:st="on">London</st1:City> of a worldwide programme that will tackle the often
horrific human cost of modern piracy. It will take place at the </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">London
Museum Docklands (</SPAN><A
href="http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/docklands"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">www.museumoflondon.org.uk/docklands</SPAN></A><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">) on
<st1:City w:st="on">29 September 2011</st1:City> (United Nations World Maritime
Day) at <st1:City w:st="on">11:30</st1:City>. Lunch and refreshments will be
provided.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">The event will mark the
official launch of Maritime Piracy: a Humanitarian Response – a cross industry
programme designed to help seafarers and their families who are daily being
traumatised by the growing threat of modern, often violent piracy.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P
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<P
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Guests are planned to
include Dr Peter Swift, programme chair and former managing director of industry
body INTERTANKO; <st1:City w:st="on">Roy Paul</st1:City> of the ITF Seafarers’
Trust; leaders of international shipping organisations; Dr Marion Gibson,
psychiatric consultant; and other programme partners.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P
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<P
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Piracy is costing
billions of dollars annually, endangering people and trade, and ruining lives.
So far this year there have been more than 186 attacks by Somali pirates, who
are increasingly using physical and mental violence that affects both seafarers
and their families. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Please confirm that you
can attend by sending a message to </SPAN><A
href="mailto:dawson_sam@itf.org.uk"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">dawson_sam@itf.org.uk</SPAN></A><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">. To coincide with the
event a press release and press pack will be sent to those who are unable to be
present.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"
lang=EN-GB>Press invitation: Maritime Piracy </SPAN></B><A
name=_GoBack></A><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 18pt">–</SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">
<SPAN lang=EN-GB>Humanitarian Response programme launch, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">London</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"
lang=EN-GB>You are invited to attend the launch in <st1:City
w:st="on">London</st1:City> of a worldwide programme that will tackle the often
horrific human cost of modern piracy. It will take place at the </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">London
Museum Docklands (</SPAN><A
href="http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/docklands"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">www.museumoflondon.org.uk/docklands</SPAN></A><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">) on
<st1:City w:st="on">29 September 2011</st1:City> (United Nations World Maritime
Day) at <st1:City w:st="on">11:30</st1:City>. Lunch and refreshments will be
provided.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">The event will mark the
official launch of Maritime Piracy: a Humanitarian Response – a cross industry
programme designed to help seafarers and their families who are daily being
traumatised by the growing threat of modern, often violent piracy.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Guests are planned to
include Dr Peter Swift, programme chair and former managing director of industry
body INTERTANKO; <st1:City w:st="on">Roy Paul</st1:City> of the ITF Seafarers’
Trust; leaders of international shipping organisations; Dr Marion Gibson,
psychiatric consultant; and other programme partners.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
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<P
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Piracy is costing
billions of dollars annually, endangering people and trade, and ruining lives.
So far this year there have been more than 186 attacks by Somali pirates, who
are increasingly using physical and mental violence that affects both seafarers
and their families. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Please confirm that you
can attend by sending a message to </SPAN><A
href="mailto:dawson_sam@itf.org.uk"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">dawson_sam@itf.org.uk</SPAN></A><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">. To coincide with the
event a press release and press pack will be sent to those who are unable to be
present.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>