Month: April 2011
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Rumours Wrong
It was widely reported over the weekend that a Greek bulker, Perosea’s 52,163-dwt “MV Eagle” had been set free. The shipowner has confirmed to the media these reports are wide of the […]
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Facing Execution
More than 30 Pakistanis taken hostage by Somali pirates, face execution if their families fail to raise enough money to pay the ransom, the Foreign Office informed a Senate panel. […]
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Tanker Escape
A Singaporean chemical tanker survived an Easter brush with pirates off Somalia. Shots were fired at the 33,374-dwt “MV Atlantia” on Easter Sunday as a gang looked to take control […]
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Renuar Release
Twenty-four Filipino seafarers on board a hijacked cargo vessel have been released by Somali pirates, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has claimed. The Panama-flagged vessel “MV Renuar” and […]
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Rumours Wrong
It was widely reported over the weekend that a Greek bulker, Perosea’s 52,163-dwt “MV Eagle” had been set free. The shipowner has confirmed to the media these reports are wide of the […]
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War Zone
The Lloyd’s decision to categorise India’s west coast as a ‘war zone’ as part of a Joint War Committee decision on “listed area” of its “Hull War, Strikes, Terrorism and […]
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Harsh Reality
A seafarer, Sanauddin Baloch, has spoken of his time in captivity onboard “Rak Afrikana”. During his captivity he lost 20 kilograms, he suffered mental, physical and emotional torture. The ordeal […]
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In Denial
Foreign navies have denied involvement in an incident that claimed the lives of six suspected pirates ashore near the Somali town of Hobyo. Locals claim an unidentified naval helicopter opened […]
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Cash Pledge
South Korea has pledged US$500,000 to the international trust fund aimed at combating piracy off the coast of Somalia, according to Seoul’s foreign ministry. The contribution was announced at a […]
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Seafarer Protest
Thousands of seafarers will take part in a protest marches in eight cities across India on Wednesday to condemn the hijackings and hostage taking by Somali pirates. The protests will be held […]
