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  • Prosecuting Suspected Pirates

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    The following notes to assist readers in understanding the difficulties faced by EU NAVFOR in the fight against piracy: Once suspected pirates are detained, and as EU NAVFOR has no […]

  • Pirates Freed

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    EUNAVFOR has released 18 suspected pirates that had been detained by the Finnish warship “FNS POHJANMAA” since the 6 April. They were released after requests to a number of states, […]

  • Pirate Negotiator Arrested

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    US officials have seized an individual believed to be a Somali pirate who was the chief negotiator in a yacht hijacking last February in which four American citizens were killed. The […]

  • Big Deal

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    U.S. officials say they have captured their first pirate leader, an English-speaking Somali man accused of being the chief negotiator during the pirate attack on the yacht “Quest” in the […]

  • Long Stretch

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    A U.S. court has sentenced a Somali man to 25 years in prison for a pirate attack on a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden. A federal judge in […]

  • Gun Scare

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    South African authorities are increasingly concerned about weapons left on board merchant ships while in the country’s ports. Owners or managers must apply to the South African Police Service (SAPS) […]

  • Pirates Transferred to Seychelles

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    11 suspected pirates detained by the EUNAVFOR Spanish warship, ESPS CANARIAS on 28 March 2011 were today transferred to Seychellois legal authorities for possible prosecution. The suspected pirates were detained by […]

  • Fast Growing Business

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    The world’s third largest insurance broker, Willis Group Holdings plc, considers piracy coverage as among its “fastest-growing” businesses. Even amid an ever increasing demand for protection against kidnappings and ransom, […]

  • Case Delay

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    In the US, Federal prosecutors want to push back the trial date for 14 suspected pirates by nearly a year. Thirteen Somalis and a man from Yemen have pleaded not […]

  • Life Sentence

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    Five Somali men convicted of attacking a US Navy ship they mistook for a merchant vessel have been sentenced to life in prison. The men were found guilty in November […]

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