Tag: Pirates
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Death Penalty Challenged
Three Somali pirates face a host of death-penalty eligible charges related to the 2011 murder of four Americans aboard the hijacked yacht Quest. Death penalty challenged in Somali pirate case Attorneys […]
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Diplomatic Pirate
According to a leaked UN report on Somalia, Somalia’s President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed admitted to UN investigators that he had given “one of the most notorious and influential leaders […]
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Death Penalty
To escape execution, Malaysian prosecutors have offered seven suspected Somali pirates charged with offences that carry the death penalty the chance to admit lesser crimes Malaysia offers pirate suspects no execution […]
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Security for a Fee
In a somewhat ironic following of Italy’s example, the Indian Central Industrial Security Force is to provide armed personnel aboard Indian merchant ships for a fee. CISF ready to secure ships […]
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Violence Escalates
In it’s most recent piracy report, One Earth Future Foundation has stated that 10% of hostages on hijacked vessels experienced extreme torture including starvation and simulated drowning Somali Pirate Hostages […]
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MV Maersk Alabama
MV Maersk Alabama has fallen prey to Somali pirates almost five times over the past two years. On four occasions, buccaneers were prevented from taking the vessel and its crew […]
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Piracy to Stay in Retreat
Navy and security officials say that aggressive navy action, private armed security teams and defensive measures by ships will ensure that Somali pirate activity will remain low despite the end […]
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Pirates and Privateers
The fight against Somali-based pirates is becoming a private battle as global defence cuts reduce naval counter-piracy deployments. Because governments have struggled to contain the spread of piracy in the […]
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Surviving the Pirates
The Abu Dhabi Star is the latest ship to have been attacked in the Gulf of Guinea in recent weeks, highlighting a growing threat in the region. Surviving the pirates […]
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Long Sentence
In Germany’s first piracy trial in four centuries, prosecutors have demanded long jail terms for 10 Somalis. German prosecutor demands long sentence for sea pirates In Germany’s first piracy trial […]
