Tag: somali pirates

  • Data Gathering

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    Government representatives from 30 countries and six international organizations attended the Ad Hoc Meeting on Financial Aspects of Somali Pirates held at a Seoul hotel last week and have come […]

  • Sentence Passed

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    A court in the Seychelles sentenced five Somali pirates to 18 years in prison for attacking French ships in the Indian Ocean. A Supreme Court judge found the men guilty […]

  • Monsoon Attack

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    Proving that they won’t let the small matter of monsoon rains and high seas bother them, Somali pirates have been trying their luck on passing merchant vessels once again. Two […]

  • Interest Wanes

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    Leading marine lawyers Clyde & Co have been speaking out on piracy, and the knock on effects of the Arab Spring in lessening media exposure for Somali pirates. Until Libya […]

  • Washed Up

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    A week after 14 Somali pirates were detained off the Indian coast, another group of 21 foreign nationals, including 18 Somali pirates and three Yemenis, were detained as they washed […]

  • Insurance Costs

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    Shipowners are paying $120 million a year to insurers to protect vessels against the risk of attack by Somali pirates, the Lloyd’s Market Association said. Insurers paid out “significantly” more […]

  • Somalia: Three Britons released

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    According to the BBC, Somalia has pardoned the three Britons caught bringing over £2m in cash into the country to pay a ransom to Somali pirates. The three individuals, together […]

  • Ordeal Relived

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    Tortured by a group of drunk pirates and starved for days together, six Indian sailors from”MV Suez”, have commented on their time in captivity at the hands of Somali pirates. […]

  • Gunner Get You

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    The war against pirates is set to escalate, as naval forces fear that Somali pirates will up the ante and begin attacking vessels with broadsides from deck-mounted machine guns. Whereas […]

  • Happy Homecoming

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    Six Indian sailors, who were recently freed by Somali pirates after nearly 11 months in captivity, have arrived in the capital, Delhi. The men were part of the 22-member crew […]

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