Tag: pirate attack
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Attack Repelled
Iranian Naval forces have succeeded in rescuing an Iranian oil tanker, “Hoda”, from an attack by a group of pirates in the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb. The pirates attacked the […]
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Naval Blazing
Somali pirates recently launched an attack on a Pakistani naval vessel, “PNS Babur”. Pak Navy commandos onboard the vessel responded and the pirates were forced to flee. The vessel had […]
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Activity Alert
Recent pirate activity has centred near Latitude 13 32N Longitude 042 41E. At 0403 UTC 31 May, a merchant vessel was reported under attack by pirates in a single skiff. […]
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Lucky Escape
In an extremely rare attack in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, pirates came close to capturing a Singaporean-owned capesize bulker. The 170,000-dwt “Cape Spencer” came under fire last week from a gang using a […]
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Grim Find
In a rather unusual case, a Filipino seafarer has been found dead days after his ship was attacked by pirates off the coast of the west African nation of Benin. […]
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Iranian Success
Iran’s Navy warships have foiled a pirate attack on an Iranian cargo ship in the Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of Somalia in the Horn of Africa. The bulk […]
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Decking Pirates
An elderly British couple recounted their scrape with pirates as they sought compensation for their ruined cruise back in 2009. The couple told how they joined other passengers in hurled […]
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Attack Alert
The latest alert has seen a merchant vessel subjected to piracy attack near position Latitude 14 50N Longitude 066 48E. At 0336 UTC today a merchant vessel was reported under […]
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Activity Alert
Today has seen reported pirate activity centred near Latitude 1350N Longitude 06554E. At 0432 UTC a merchant vessel was reported under attack by a group of pirates using a single […]
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Long Stretch
A U.S. court has sentenced a Somali man to 25 years in prison for a pirate attack on a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden. A federal judge in […]
