Tag: somali pirates

  • Dirty Cash

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    Cooperation between Somalia’s al Qaeda linked militants and pirate gangs is reported to be growing. The al Shabaab group has become more desperate for funding, the head of the U.N.’s […]

  • Citizen Concern

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    The Georgian government is doing everything to free its citizens captured by Somali pirates, Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze told journalists. He said it is particularly difficult case and the […]

  • Guarded Response

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    Armed guards have saved a Greek tanker from pirates during a weekend attack in the Somali Basin. According to a report in Tradewinds, Seaworld Management & Trading’s 107,500-dwt “Sea Voyager” […]

  • Finally Free

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    MV Iceberg 1, a ship owned by a Dubai-based company, has been released by Somali pirates after nearly 19 months. An undisclosed sum was reportedly paid as ransom to the […]

  • Local Campaign

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    The security forces of Somalia’s semi-autonomous state, Puntland launched an offensive against local pirates gangs over the weekend. The operation saw 15 pirates arrested – they were taken to a […]

  • Failure Rate

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    Navies and ships thwarted an increasing number of attacks by Somali pirates this year as incidents worldwide rose to a record, the International Maritime Bureau said. Of 199 attacks by […]

  • Mothership Rescue

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    A large Pakistani fishing trawler that had been taken over by a group of Somali pirates earlier this week was rescued by the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) near the coast […]

  • Tabloid Tales

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    The tabloid press has sniffed the scent of sensational stories, and has begun to focus on Somali piracy. Read this glorious tale of pirates unleashing terror on the high seas […]

  • Shifting Ashore

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    Britain has organized a special intelligence team to track down those who are financing Somali pirate gangs. This all began when British intelligence in the Persian Gulf (where all sorts […]

  • Two Freed

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    Somali pirates holding an Algerian bulk carrier, “MV Blida” since January 1 have released two of its 27 crewmen, including one Algerian. Algerian foreign ministry spokesman Amar Belani said in […]

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