Tag: puntland

  • Pirates release dhow

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    Pirates release hijacked dhow On March 24th, UKMTO reported that pirates had hijacked a Somali fishing vessel, Casayr II No.30, off Eyl, Puntland, with the intent to use it as […]

  • Pirates release tanker

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    Vessel released after negotiations with owner, local elders. Somalia ship hijack: Pirates release vessel without ransom Somali pirates who hijacked an oil tanker have released it without condition, according to […]

  • Piracy threatens to return

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    Aris 13 is currently off the Puntland coast. Somalia ship hijack: Maritime piracy threatens to return By Frank Gardner, BBC security correspondent The hijacking of a merchant fuel tanker by […]

  • Pirates, PMPF exchange fire

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    Somali force and pirates aboard hijacked vessel exchange fire Somali maritime forces have exchanged gunfire with the hijackers of an oil tanker in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland, the head […]

  • Pirates demand ransom

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    Somali pirates return to old school ransom model. EU Naval Force Confirms Fuel Tanker Has Been Pirated off North Coast of Somalia The EU Naval Force, which is currently operating […]

  • Somali pirates hijack tanker

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    Comoros-flagged Aris 13 hijacked off Puntland. Somali pirates suspected of first ship hijacking since 2012 An oil tanker has been hijacked by suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia, reports […]

  • Illegal fishing prompts concerns

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    Illegal fishing was cited by many Somalis as the initial cause of piracy. Somalia: Dozen foreign trawlers arrive Bosaso Port amid concerns of marine exploitation BOSASO, Puntland- Foreign fishing trawlers […]

  • Militants take Somali port

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    al Shabaab take over former pirate town. Somali militants seize small port in Puntland region By Abdiqani Hassan Somali al Shabaab fighters have seized a small port in the semi-autonomous […]

  • Puntland raises security

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    Recent seizure by CMF prompts security hike. Somalia: Puntland to boost surveillance after weapons haul off Oman GAROWE, Somalia-Puntland government in northern Somalia has issued new orders in a bid to […]

  • Pirates and Illegal fishing

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    Concerns that foreign fleets are destroying fish stocks. The link between illegal fishing and piracy in Somalia By Zeina_Awad When Siad Barre’s government collapsed in 1991 Somalia was plunged into […]

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