Tag: hostages
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Heavy Price
The price of feeding two million starving Somalis may be all out war, crime and piracy on an unprecedented scale. There are fears that U.S. food aid is getting into […]
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Famine Threat
Relatives of 17 Algerian sailors held by pirates since January demonstrated Wednesday to demand their release. The concerned families, fear the men may not survive Somalia’s famine and the Ramadan fast. The […]
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Company Slammed
A Danish shipping company has had complaints filed against it for allegedly neglecting its duties in connection to six of its sailors who have been held hostage by Somali pirates […]
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Skiff Response
On the morning of June 10, the EUNAVFOR German warship “FGS Niedersachsen” detected a suspected Pirate Action Group (PAG) in the Southern Somali Basin. The pirates, which were suspected of […]
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Crew OK
The crew of an Algerian flagged cargo ship that was seized by pirates earlier this year is sound and healthy but exhausted from filthy living conditions, a spokesman for their […]
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Cash Calls
The Somali pirates who have been holding seven Danes as hostage since February have turned down a ransom of around US$600,000. The brother of Jan Quist Johansen, whose family was […]
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Ransom Renegades
Somali pirates who took a multi-million dollar ransom for hijacked Indian freighter “MT Asphalt Venture”, have refused to release seven of the 15 Indian crew members held as hostages. This […]
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Hostages Alive
A Danish reporter has met the Danish family being held hostage by Somali pirates and they seem to be well. The reporter is said to have been allowed to visit […]
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Navy Rescue Hostages
Five hostages and their fishing vessel have been freed from Somali pirates. Their release followed the actions of a naval boarding party from HMS Cornwall. According to the UK Ministry […]
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Shifted Offshore
Pirates have reportedly moved the captive Danish family onto a ship off the Somali coast and have threatened to kill them if further attempts are made to free them. The […]
