Tag: somali pirates

  • Yacht Rescue

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    Spanish armed forces have rescued a Frenchwoman who was being held captive by Somali pirates who allegedly murdered her husband last week. Spanish Defense Minister, Carme Chacon reported that the […]

  • Danish Release

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    A Danish family of five and two crew members captured by Somali pirates in February have been freed and brought to safety, Denmark’s government says. Jan Quist Johansen, his wife, […]

  • MV Panama Freed

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    Somali pirates have freed the Liberian-flagged container ship “MV Panama” seized last December after receiving a $7 million ransom on Tuesday. The vessel was hijacked en route from Tanzania to […]

  • Support Failure

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    A couple held captive by Somali pirates for more than a year have criticised the British government in a book, for failing to support their family. Paul and Rachel Chandler […]

  • Indian Apathy

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    The family of N. Mohammad Nangi, a hostage held by Somali pirates, has criticised the Indian Central government of apathy in making efforts to rescue the victim. Somali pirates hijacked […]

  • Talks Underway

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    The managers of the hijacked chemical tanker “MV Fairchem Bogey” have begun talks with the negotiator appointed by the Somali pirates to seek the early release of the ship and […]

  • Life Sentence

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    Two Somali men who pleaded guilty to piracy for a hijacking that ended in the deaths of four American sailors have been sentenced to life in prison. Burhan Abdirahman Yusuf […]

  • Knock-on effect of Piracy

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    One of the many unthinkable knock-on effects of Piracy The recent shark attack in the Seychelles may represent one of the many unthinkable knock-on effects of Piracy. In the second […]

  • Fly Boys

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    A new book provides an insight into the world of ex-Soviet pilots delivering food aid — and pirate ransoms. Flying rickety old Ilyushin-76’ the “no-questions-asked” pilots are often called upon […]

  • One Hit

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    The Director of the Cyprus Department of Merchant Shipping, Sergios Sergiou, has said that in 2011 there was one successful piracy against a Cypriot vessel. Somali pirates seized “MV Eagle” […]

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