Ship Release

  • Freed hostage recounts ordeal

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    MV Albedo hostage talks about his time in captivity. Colleague shot dead, nails pulled out… freed sailor recounts ordeal OMAR RASHID From an early age, the glamour of the merchant […]

  • MPHRP remembers hostages

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    Remembering those seafarers being attacked and kidnapped by pirates. Day of the Seafarer 2014 Remembering those seafarers being attacked and kidnapped by pirates. Approximately 500,000 seafarers annually sail in seas […]

  • Albedo Crew and Families’ Aftercare

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    MPHRP South Asia organised counselling and reassurance sessions. Albedo Crew and Families’ Aftercare in Sri Lanka MPHRP South Asia organised counselling and reassurance sessions for the two Sri Lankan seafarers […]

  • Seafarer ransom threat

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    A suspected convergence between terrorism and piracy would threaten ransom payments for seafarers Seafarer ransom threat from terror links Girija Shettar A suspected convergence between terrorism and piracy would threaten […]

  • Hijacked tanker makes contact

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    Captain of MT Fair Artemis able to contact owners following hijacking. Hijacked tanker makes contact with owners The Fairdeal Group has announced that they have finally made contact with their […]

  • Hostages tell of dramatic escape

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    A group of sailors have described their dramatic midnight escape after four years held hostage ‘It was do or die’: Somali pirates’ hostages tell of dramatic escape DUBAI // A […]

  • OBP statement on MV Albedo

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    OBP welcomes the release of the 11 remaining hostages OBP statement on release of  MV Albedo hostages Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP) welcomes the release of the 11 remaining hostages of the […]

  • Somali Piracy Costs Fall by 50% in 2013

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    At the end of last week, Oceans Beyond Piracy presented their report for 2013. Somali Piracy Costs Fall by 50% in 2013 At the end of last week, Oceans Beyond […]

  • Panama to release 32 crew members

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    Panama has ordered the release of 32 crew members of a North Korean ship seized six months ago in the Panama Canal, carrying Cuban weapons. Panama to release 32 crew […]

  • Senegal frees Russian ship

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    Senegal has freed a Russian ship after its owner paid a $1.2m (£720,000) fine for fishing illegally in its waters, a government minister has said. Senegal frees Russian ship caught […]

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