Tag: Pirates
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Pirates on Trial
A group of alleged Somali pirates were put on trial in Rotterdam on Tuesday charged with firing on Dutch marines while they attempted to board a captured fishing boat. Dutch […]
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Energy Centurion Released
Pirates in Togo have released a tanker with 24 Russian crew on board after siphoning off part of the gas oil cargo, a spokesperson for the ship’s Greek company said […]
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View Fishing Without Nets
Awarded the Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking at the Sundance 2012 Film Festival (see Fishing Without Nets), director Cutter Hodierne’s tale of Somalian pirates, co-written with John Hibey, can now be […]
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Pirates Seize Oil Tanker
According to the International Maritime Bureau, pirates have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Togo. Pirates Seize Oil Tanker By Mark Lowe, Maritime Security Review Noel Choong of […]
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Pirate Hostage Comes Home
George Lipih Ambo, a Malaysian who was kidnapped by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, Nigeria and held for 20 days had never thought he would able to return home […]
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Honing Take-Down Skills
Royal Marines aboard HMS Sutherland have been practising their pirate vessel boarding techniques using ‘rapid roping’ from the frigate’s helicopter in the middle of the Indian Ocean. HMS Sutherland crew […]
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Swiss Guards
Three years ago the Swiss parliament voted against participation in operation Atalanta, yesterday Swiss shipping operators confirmed the hiring of armed security personnel to guard their vessels. Armed guards protect Swiss […]
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War on Pirates
Ship hijackings by Somali pirates have slowed down considerably so far this year, but they will bounce back, says a retired Navy rear admiral who commanded an anti-piracy multinational alliance […]
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Appeal Adjourned
An appeal by 10 pirates sentenced to life in prison for hijacking the UAE ship MV Arillah has been adjourned after the defence team did not show up. Pirates’ appeal […]
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Zero Attacks
For the first time in the last five years, there have been no pirate attacks off the east coast of Africa for a full month. Piracy Attacks Drop to Zero […]
