Tag: Hobyo

  • Qatar To Build New Port In Somalia’s Hobyo, Near Bab-el-Mandeb Strait

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    August 20: Qatar plans to build a new seaport at Somalia’s Hobyo, a potentially strategic investment in an area of East Africa fiercely contested by Gulf rivals. Hobyo, in the central region […]

  • Hijacked dhow freed

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    Galmudug forces free ship, but eight hostages in pirate hands. Somalia piracy: Indian ship freed but hijackers take crew Somali security forces have rescued an Indian cargo ship seized by […]

  • Pirates demand ransom

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    Pirates seem to be testing their old business model. Somali pirates seek ransom for Indians Pirates who hijacked an Indian cargo dhow with 11 crew members on board have moved […]

  • Fourth hijacking off Somalia

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    Fourth hijack sets alarm bells ringing. Pirates hijack Pakistani boat off Somali coast MOGADISHU: Pirates on Tuesday hijacked a Pakistani boat, Salama 1, off the coast of Somalia with an […]

  • Hijacked dhow off Hobyo

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    Al Kaushar believed to be off former piracy stronghold. EU naval force says seized Indian cargo dhow now in vicinity of Hobyo, Somalia An Indian registered cargo dhow that was […]

  • Somali CG train with NATO

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    Ocean Shield forces pass knowledge on to local actors. Coast Guards trained by NATO ship off the coast of Somalia SOMALI BASIN- On October 12 and 13, Task Force 508 […]

  • Pirates and clan fight in Somalia

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    Fight breaks out leaving several injured.  Several people injured in fighting between pirates and local residents in Somalia Bitter fighting between Somali pirates and clan militias have on Tuesday morning […]

  • Party Over?

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    Most piracy experts agree that it’s too early to declare victory, however, the numbers are startling: in 2010 pirates seized 47 vessels, so far this year only 5 Somali pirates’ […]

  • In Fighting

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    At least three people have died and two other injured following a heavy fight within a group of Somali pirates in the Hobyo district of Somalia. All those killed during […]

  • Cash Quarrel

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    One pirate died and two others were wounded when pirates clashed over a ransom dispute. Two different pirate groups fought over the Greek-owned “MV Polar”, currently being held off Hobyo. […]

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