Tag: somali pirates

  • Captives Describe Ordeal

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    Men who were held captive by Somali pirates will retell their traumatic stories in a documentary that will show on the first day of a global anti-piracy conference next week. […]

  • Handcuffed for Two Years

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    Deborah Calitz and Bruno Pelizzari, captured in late 2010 from a yacht off the coast of Tanzania,  were handcuffed throughout the nearly two years they were held by Somali pirates. […]

  • Paying Ransoms

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    Nikolai Sukhanov, chairman of the Russian Professional Union of Sailors: “Unfortunately, ransom is still the only guarantee for a safe liberation of sailors, but trade union leaders note that some countries […]

  • Pirate Fishing

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    Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing – or ‘Pirate Fishing’ – has become a global phenomenon that now threatens the future of the world’s fisheries. It is worth remembering that […]

  • Yemeni Sailors Rescued

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    The Turkish Navy vessel TCG Giresun has detained 14 Somali pirates and rescued seven Yemeni sailors who were being held hostage aboard their fishing dhow. The Giresun (F-491) intercepted the […]

  • Blow to pirates on shoreline

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    15th May – Earlier today, following the decision taken on 23 March 2012 by the Council of the European Union to allow the EU Naval Force to take disruption action […]

  • Asad

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    In one of the strongest entries at the Tribeca Film Festival, a young Somali boy plays on the beach and dreams of joining the pirates from his local community. TRIBECA […]

  • Yemeni Fishermen Kidnapped

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    According to a statement from the Yemeni Interior Ministry, nine Yemeni fishermen have been kidnapped by Somali pirates while fishing in the territorial water of the Arabian Sea. Somali pirates […]

  • Bolder Attacks

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    A senior maritime security analyst said today that Somali pirates have acquired sophisticated weaponry from Libya, and are likely to use them in bolder attacks on shipping Analyst says Somali […]

  • 80% of Pirates Freed

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    Fewer than one in every five suspects picked up around the Horn of Africa over the past four years have been prosecuted for piracy-related offences. The figures place doubt on […]

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