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  • Aid Kidnap

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    Gunmen kidnapped an American, a Dane and a Somali working for a Danish group which clears landmines in northern Somalia today, the second capture of Western aid agency staff in […]

  • 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” […]

  • UN Action

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    All U.N. member states should make piracy a crime as the problem surges in Somalia, the Security Council has stated. Council members unanimously agreed to ask all U.N. member states […]

  • Insurance Demands

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    A number of kidnap and ransom insurers are demanding the presence of armed guards on vessels transiting the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean before they will provide cover. […]

  • 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 […]

  • Friendly Fires

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    Foreign military forces have joined the offensive against the Shabab militant group in Somalia as Kenyan troops advanced toward the rebel stronghold of Kismayu from two different directions, Kenya said […]

  • Scathing Attack

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    The Chandlers have launched a scathing attack on Britain’s efforts to tackle piracy. The couple, whose yacht was hijacked in the Indian Ocean in 2009, gave a warning that “people […]

  • 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 […]

  • Danger Zone

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    It is not just the officers of crews of merchant ships who fall victim to the perils of piracy. According to a presentation at the World Maritime University, a third […]

  • Harsh Reality

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    According to calls from humanitarian charities, the international shipping community stands accused of ignoring the plight of seafarers held by pirates. As humanitarian groups stress the psychological plight of crews […]

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