Thank you all for your kind messages and condolences. It has given much solace, though not much surprise to us to read how much of an impact Dad had at work! Our Dad was full of charm and enthusiasm, he also really cared about making the world a better place which he did his utmost to achieve. Thank you again for sharing your memories of Dad, he lived life to the max and it is hard for us to accept that that spark is gone from our lives but your personal tributes have meant so much to our family in this time of sadness and grief.

Having first met Giles on his visit to EUNAVFOR HQ in Northwood back in 2008, his strong and determined character shone through to all the staff when setting up Op Atalanta.

His outstanding knowledge and understanding of maritime security requirements were a key component in the initial measures (Advice to Masters, the precursor to BMP) to combat piracy in the Gulf of Aden and NW IOR.

After my career in the Royal Navy came to a close and I became more involved in counter piracy information sharing, Giles was an ever-present source of ideas and options to move ahead. His timely advice, careful consideration of any situation and his ability to engage with so many across the realm of shipping in all its various guises was an example to many.

His innate humour and manner, retaining some of that old Royal Marines outlook, never failed to keep all entertained and engaged. His attempt at the dandy Sapeur men’s clothing style should not be forgotten either.

I have been working together with Giles the last many years and at many different locations. I have always appreciated his deep insight in maritime security related matters. It is a loss for BIMCO, and the maritime industry not to have him around anymore.

Please pass on my sincerely condolences to his family.

Giles was a man I admired and looked up to. He was the role model of a professional and a man who shined in any room. 
He will be missed. These are devastating news indeed.

From all of us in LSS-SAPU please accept our condolences.

We are so sorry for such a loss.  

I am terribly sorry to hear the sad news, Giles was a great colleague and made an important impact towards a safer shipping industry and will always be remembered.

Please accept my deepest condolences to the whole BIMCO family as well as Giles's partner and children. 

It is with great sadness that we this morning have learned about the passing away of Giles Noakes. We very much appreciated working together with Giles and he (and with him BIMCO) had a big impact on global maritime security through his relentless approach to addressing the shortfalls and challenges within maritime security. Everyone else in the industry now need to do more to cover for the loss of Giles.

Our thoughts are with his family and his colleagues. 

Please accept our deepfelt condolences.

Very sad news indeed. This guy will be missed by many, not only on the BMSC. A great ambassador for the maritime security around the globe, and a fine man as well.

Please express my condolences to his next of kin and colleagues at BIMCO.

I will sorely miss my big larger than life friend. I always valued his advice and will miss being able to just phone him to get an honest unbiased opinion on something.

RIP Giles.

This is a terrible news that comes all of a sudden. I am voiceless as I did consider Giles as a brother in arms due to both our respective military backgrounds and our commitments to improving maritime security.  

We all lose a fabulous colleague, sincere and constant in friendship, hard worker with a vision, and he will be missed by all of us. 

Please do not hesitate to channel my most sincere condolences to his family and relatives. 

My heart dropped when I heard about Giles’ passing. I worked for Giles and BIMCO for nearly four years, where I witnessed a dedicated and passionate shipping professional who put all his energy into “the security cause”. In hindsight, perhaps he gave too much of himself, but this was so typical for Giles – he always went all-in. 

Professionally and personally, I learned a lot from Giles. Tips and tricks on how to “herd the cats” and move projects forward, how to stay in control when on the verge of snowing under with work. And not least all the stuff you can’t in a meaningful way read about in a book, but have to witness being put to action, or be told in a discrete tone of voice “strictly entre nous” in some corridor at IMO or wherever. 

I will certainly miss that old Marine – please pass my heartfelt condolences to all those colleagues and loved ones left behind.

What incredibly sad news. 

I had spoken with Giles before while at DNV and most recently during the Danish Maritime Days security conference in October when I emphasized to him in our conversation that he had long been one of my personal role models as an influential beacon within the worldwide shipping community. He was a humble, knowledgeable, mission-driven, engaging, collegial, and most likable man, who we will all dearly miss.

We do wish his family, friends and colleagues well with our sincerest condolences. 

With genuine sadness I learned of the unexpected passing of BIMCO's Head of Maritime Security, Mr. Giles Noakes. Please accept my and all my staff's deep condolences and heartfelt sympathy.

Over the past years, Mr. Giles Noakes has made a significant and lasting contribution to the development of international maritime security across the whole industry. Moreover, he was particularly active in the development of Best Management Practices for protection against Somalia based piracy.

It is with deep sadness that we learnt of the passing of Mr. Giles Noakes, Head of Maritime Security of BIMCO.

A distinguished personality with the maritime world, admired and respected by all, Mr, Noakes will be remembered for his professional qualities, passion and contribution across the industry. In particular, his instrumental input into dealing with piracy off the coast of Somalia, from both a practical and advocacy position, and practical experience of developing port security plans around the globe will be greatly appreciated.

On behalf of Korean Register of Shipping and on my own behalf, please extend our sincerest condolences and respect to Mr. Noakes' family and to the employees and management of BIMCO.

He will be missed by us all and may he rest in peace.

On behalf of Star Reefers, may I offer our sincerest condolences to Giles’ family. 

As you well know, he was willing to come across to London for our Anti -Drug Conferences and speak on Maritime Security matters, indeed most recently on cyber security. 

His contribution at our conferences was greatly appreciated by all as was his development of Best Management Practices for protection against Somalia based piracy. 

Clearly, he was a great ambassador for BIMCO and will be sorely missed. 

I had known Giles for over 30 years since we first served together in the Royal Marines. More recently I interacted very closely with him in the maritime sector and sought his wise counsel routinely both as MD of a maritime company and also as the Chairman of SCEG.  
 
Giles was a great friend, generous mentor and a thoroughly decent man who will be sorely missed by all those who had the privilege of being in his life personally, socially or professionally.

I am so sorry to hear that our Dear Colleague, Dear Friend Mr Giles Noakes passed away . 

Please pass my condolences to his immediate family and his extended family in BIMCO .

It was an honour for me to work with him.

I first met Giles when he recruited me to be an officer in the Royal Marines in 1979.  He was a larger than life character; confident, robust, forthright with a slightly mischievous sense of humour. For me, he was the epitome of what I wanted to be.  We served together several times, he would be full of bonhomie and repartee when we met, and always open, sincere and supportive.

When I retired from the Royal Marines and moved into maritime security, I soon discovered that Giles was already fully engaged with the challenges of trying to keep Somali pirates off commercial ships. We had several meaningful conversations, where his incisive knowledge of the problem and explanations of the idiosyncrasies of the shipping industry were invaluable.  In May 2009, I approached him with my plan for setting up a representative body for the emerging private maritime security industry, including a proposal to formulate a regulatory structure which would help manage the increasing use of private armed guards.  He listened carefully, outlined several challenges and factors I should carefully consider, but most importantly, supported the concept wholeheartedly.  Without his early backing, SAMI would never have been as effective as it proved to be.

Over the many years that I knew him we would discuss, debate and even argue over opinions and suggested solutions to problems, often with some vigour.  He was often opinionated, occasionally stubborn and often charmingly persuasive.  He relished an intellectual challenge and the verbal tussle which often ensued but never bore a grudge, and it only took the time to drink a pint of beer for us to find an acceptable and practical way ahead and always part on the best of terms.

Giles demonstrated moral courage when confronting the emotive challenges to introducing private armed guards onto ships to protect seafarers.  He was determined to find an effective solution that worked for all.  He was completely unselfish in his commitment to protecting seafarers against the horrors and depravity of being taken hostage whilst being very careful to ensure probity and, even at the most testing times in discussions, could always inject humour and cheerfulness to lighten the atmosphere.

I am very proud to say that over almost 40 years, he was a true friend, a supportive colleague, and an inspirational mentor of whom I was extremely fond. He will be sorely missed by the few who knew him well and the many who knew of him.

Please accept our sincere condolences on behalf of our company.

We extend our deepest sympathies to his colleagues and his family members.  

Mr. Giles contribution to the development of security awareness was very well known.

Please accept our sincere condolences on behalf of our company.

We extend our deepest sympathies to his colleagues and his family members.

Mr. Giles contribution to the development of security awareness was very well known.

This is indeed a very sad news. My thoughts and prayers are with the family of Giles. 

His contribution to the security related issues had greatly aided owners and operators.

Please convey my heartfelt condolences to his family. 

It is with shock and sadness we hear about the news below ; even if our contacts with Giles have been limited, it is a major loss to the Shipping Industry. 

AEL hereby express its sincere condolences to his family, to his BIMCO colleagues. 

We received your email with much regret. Our condolences to Giles’ family. His contribution to the BIMCO community was remarkable and his legacy must be preserved by all of us in the maritime industry. 

I felt really sad when i heard about the unexpected loss of a such beloved and valued shipping personality. 

Please send my condolence to his beloved family, BIMCO family and Shipping&Maritime Community. 

I would like to express on behalf of CMT, our condolences on the loss of Mr. Giles Noakes. Many of us in the maritime community were influenced his expertise particularly in the development of Best Management Practices against piracy.

We extend our deepest sympathies to Mr. Giles Noakes’ family and Bimco during this period of mourning. 

Certainly this is a shocking news to know about the sudden demise of Mr. Giles Noakes. 

No doubt it is a big loss for an Industry and difficult to fil up the vacuum created with such expensive loss of experience , knowledge and expertise.

Let me join you to express my hearty condolences to the bereaved family , no words can heal their loss and grief , but we can only pray for their well-being and gaining strength to tide over this most difficult time .

May he be RIP & All the very best for others . 

Deeply shocked to hear the sad news of Mr Giles Noakes untimely sudden death.

On behalf of all K.Damak Shipping Company, please accept our heartfelt condolence for sad demise of one of very efficient & professional/competent BIMCO Staff. 

We pray to almighty god for salvation of his departed soul. 

Please convey our heartfelt condolence to his family and may God give them & BIMCO Staff patience to bear such irreparable loss. 

Thank you so very much for writing to me. I actually heard of his tragic death yesterday and I am so very upset and saddened.

Giles was a wonderful person and one of the reasons why ISS joined Bimco, I met him years ago in Athens when I attended one of his lectures, and he impressed me no end, and still continued to do so whenever our paths crossed, a great man, a terrible loss.

Please could you keep in informed of the funeral arrangements? My deepest condolences to his family and all his colleagues at Bimco.

After hearing this tragic news , we would like to express our sincere condolences for the unexpected death of Mrs Giles Noakes. On behalf of the institute’s team. 

We can only imagine what a difficult loss this will be for the entire team of BIMCO; all the members of the institute’s team have sent their sincere sympathy to you and his family, please pass on our commiseration to his family and friends. 

May you all get some comfort in this difficult situation 

With deep sorrow I received your email, I am so depressed to hear that one of my best BIMCO team died suddenly. Honestly it is a loss for the shipping community, and the whole shipping industry worldwide as well as his family. I think we lost him but we did not lose him as a model in our life.

We at Jordan Group for Shipping Agencies and all of our Subsidiaries Companies send Giles’ family and BIMCO Team our very sincerest condolences.

The tragic news of the sudden passing of Giles Noakes left all of us in Burke and Novi in a deep sadness. I personally had the great honour to meet Giles years ago and I immediately had the feeling how capable man he was. 

He was very well known in shipping industry and his great contribution to help the shipowners against Somalia piracy will be never forgotten. 

We express to you and in particular to his family and his children our sincerest condolences and we shall remember Giles as a wonderful and professional Man. 

‘Giles was a frequent visitor to the Chamber and friend of ours, who worked closely with UK Chamber and UK Government on counter-piracy for more than 10 years. He will of course be remembered most by the Royal Marines ‘the Corp’ in which he served for his first career in a wide number of operational and other roles including the training of new recruits (and a couple of future Commandant Generals) before retiring and then after a short time in port security work joined BIMCO.

He brought his formidable skills energy and determination to maritime security serving in the role of Head of Security for BIMCO, a title which does not do justice to the highly influential role he played internationally particularly in relation to Somali counter-piracy since 2008. It is for this he will be remembered and missed by close colleagues in the shipping industry, in Government and by the UN Contact Group. He will also be remembered with affection and great respect by attendees at IMO who will recall his ‘strong voice’ on behalf of the international shipping industry, and in the same way by very many other colleagues across the wider international shipping industry. We are all better off and safer for what for achieved. 

His sudden death is totally unexpected and very sad indeed. I was expecting to see him at a meeting with UK Government today. BIMCO will have lost just a valuable and respected colleague but also a highly influential and respected voice who never missed an opportunity to raise his own voice and profile and that of BIMCO! 

My most sincere thoughts, best wishes and condolences go to his family. 

I am deeply saddened by the news.

Please accept my condolences on the passing of your Head of Maritime Security.

It was an honor for IRISL to have known such a great person and I will truly miss him as a professional partner.

May his soul rest in peace and God embrace you the capacity to accept and tolerate this loss and difficult time.

I was greatly saddened to hear of the recent untimely demise of Giles Noakes. 

While Intercargo Manager, I had the pleasure to work closely with Giles on a great number of piracy related issues both within the confines of the Round Table of Associations agreement, but also in the wider maritime security environment during the period 2009 to 2015.

Always personable and easy going, he will be greatly missed not only for his larger-than-life persona, but also his wit and intelligence on security related issues. 

It was with great sadness that we at the Japanese Shipowner's Association learned of the sudden and unexpected passing of Giles Noakes. He was a larger than life character, and a supremely professional operator with an unrivalled knowledge of maritime security. He was especially well known and respected at JSA's London office, and will be greatly missed by the shipping community.

We offer our most sincere condolences to his family.

I have had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing Giles a number of times, not least during the IMO/WMU piracy conference in Malmö, Sweden five and a half years ago where I interviewed him for Lloyd’s List.  He was a man who would speak his mind and speak it clearly and be knowledgeable. I barely needed to ask a question.

The Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP) team was deeply shocked and saddened by the news of Giles’ sudden passing. OBP has worked with Giles almost since the founding of our program and greatly benefitted from his keen insight. His enthusiasm for his work and his unmistakable presence will be sorely missed by those of us who came to know him. 

Giles’ breadth of knowledge and understanding crossed a much broader scope than maritime security, and he believed in pursuing larger concepts that could help shape the future of the shipping industry and better protect seafarers. While he was known for being an aggressive advocate for BIMCO, he always projected these ideas as a true gentleman and with a wonderful sense of humor. 

After working with him over the past several years I came to consider him a trusted colleague and a true friend. My heart goes out to his family and loved ones. He will be missed. 

It is shocking to hear the sad news of sudden demise of Mr. Giles Noakes Head of Maritime Security. On behalf of our company members I would like to say may my condolences bring you comfort and may my prayers ease the pain of this loss. 

I pray the Almighty : May his soul rest in peace. 

I’m very sorry to learn about this sad loss of your colleague Giles. 

Unfortunately I haven’t had the opportunity to meet him in person, but I would like to send my condolences to his family and of course your team and all the best in finding a way to deal with this sad and unexpected loss. 

Unfortunately I know by experience what an impact this can have.

We are very sad to hear loss of Mr Giles Noakes a value person for your organisation and shipping World. 

Kindly accept our sincere condolences to yourselves ,your colleagues and his family on behalf of our association .Let his soul rest in peace.

Dear all, the tragic news of the unexpected death of Mr Giles noted with great sadness.

Please accept our sincerest condolences truly sharing with Mr Giles family and all who knew him!! 

We are truly sorry to hear of the loss of your colleague. Please accept our condolences and may our prayers help comfort you and hasten the journey of her soul to Heaven.

No one can prepare you for a loss; it comes like a swift wind. However, take comfort in knowing that he is now resting in the arms of our Lord. Our deepest condolences to you and his family.  

When we lose a loved one here on earth, we gain an angel in heaven that watches over us. May you take comfort in knowing that you have an angel to watch over you now. Again we extend our most sincere condolences to you all.  

Prayers and fond memories are what you have to remember your dearly departed., our most heartfelt condolences.  

On behalf of all at Lloyd’s Register, I would like to express our sincere condolences on the sad passing of Giles Noakes. His contribution to the industry will be missed along with his enthusiasm and passion.

Our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues at this difficult time. 

RIP Giles. 

We at Varun are deeply shocked and saddened by this news. Our deepest sympathies go out to Giles’ family. 

It was just in Jan 2016 that Giles had visited India and had come over to our office for a meeting. Mr. Khatau having been the President of BIMCO, has shared a close relationship with Giles and had looked up to his knowledge and guidance in various safety areas and in particular the HRA issues. 

We at Varun pray for the departed soul of Giles and also pray for his family that they have the strength and courage to bear the loss of Giles. 

We heard the unexpectedly loss of your colleague, Mr. Giles Noakes. The management and the staff of the MAWYC Group, especially LALEMANT Antwerpn S.A., share in you grief and wish you all strength in these sad days.

We would like to express our sincere condolences and send our heartfelt sympathy to his family and his loved ones in their great affliction. 

It is with great regret that we learnt about the sudden passing of Giles Noakes.

My colleagues well recall meetings and discussions with Giles and his vast expertise on maritime security issues; his advises were always enormously helpful.

On behalf of SCF Management Services and staff, we would like to express our sincere condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Giles.

The Giles Noakes Family,

It was with deep regret that we learnt about the sad demise of Giles Noakes, Head of Maritime Security, BIMCO. He was a remarkable person and will always be remembered by all friends and colleges.

Please accept our heart-felt condolences on this sad occasion.

I have only been a member of the counter-piracy community for about a year but I had the great pleasure of working with and alongside Giles at many gatherings, not least just a week before his untimely passing. I am personally deeply saddened at the loss of this charming enthusiast, generous colleague, and former Royal Marines Commando. He made me feel immediately welcome at counter-piracy gatherings and it was clear that he has been a force of considerable good over the last 9 or so years of the fight against piracy. Universally liked and respected, we have all experienced a great loss, and my thoughts go out to his family; they can rest assured that their Giles was held in the highest esteem by all that came in to contact with him. As a serving Royal Marine, I can assure you that the Corps will remember him with deep fondest and respect.