Tag: somali pirates

  • Suspected pirates en-route to Spain

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    Spanish Navy Takes Custody Of Suspected Somali Pirates. On 24 October 2012, 120 nautical miles southwest of Socotra, the EU Naval Force ship ESPS Castilla took custody of six suspected […]

  • Yachts Remain Vulnerable to Pirates

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    Intelligence from the NATO Shipping Centre (NSC), the Maritime Security Centre for the Horn of Africa (MSCHOA), UK Maritime and other agencies remains clear; that all sailing yachts should avoid […]

  • Hostages Still Held

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    Somali pirates are still holding 11 foreign vessels for ransom with 167 crew members as hostages as of September 30 even as the number of ships signalling attacks by Somali […]

  • Families of Kidnapped Sailors Plea

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    The families of four South Korean sailors taken hostage by Somali pirates last year are pleading for help in securing their release. The sailors were among the crew of the […]

  • Suspected Somali pirates fire on Italian navy helicopter

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    (Reuters) – Suspected pirates opened fire on an Italian navy helicopter on patrol off the east coast of Somalia, hitting a window and slightly injuring a pilot, the force said […]

  • Anarchy on the High Seas

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    Is Arming Merchant Vessels the Way Forward? PREFACE A lot has changed since I first wrote this article in 2010 on tackling the Somali Piracy issue. Many Flag States / […]

  • Somali pirates claim to kill hostage

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    MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali pirates who have been holding a hijacked ship for nearly two years killed a Syrian hostage crew member and wounded another to protest a delayed ransom […]

  • The Forgotten Hostages

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    The plight of a ship’s crew held hostage for more than two and half years has become a “scar on the conscience of the shipping industry”. Abandoned at sea – […]

  • Pirates Convicted

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    EU Naval Force Welcomes Prosecution of 7 Somali Pirates Convicted of Attacking French Fishing Vessel. On Tuesday 7 August 2012 seven Somali men were found guilty by a Kenyan court […]

  • Tackling the sea devils

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    With frequent incidents of maritime violence and tension in recent time, the seas have become more and more unsafe even for bona fide seafarers. If it’s not the Somali pirates […]

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