Tag: somali pirates
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Exploration Concerns
Tanzania has ordered its army to escort ships searching for oil and gas off its coast to protect them from Somali pirates. The East African country has licensed at least […]
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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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Special UN Courts for Pirates
The UN Security Council decided to study the establishment of special courts to try the pirates of Somalia within and outside the country. “The Security Council decides to consider urgently […]
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Nomination Freed
Somali pirates have freed a German cargo ship, Beluga Nomination, after paying a ransom. The ship was seized in January pirates 390 nautical miles north of the Seychelles with its […]
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Special Treatment
The treatment of captured pirates has been raised after it has emerged captive pirates have been, “well cared for”. The discussions were prompted by a Radio 4 report about a Royal […]
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Record Ransom
The release of the VLCC “Irene SL” from Somali pirates after two months ago has come at a rather high cost. According to press reports the pirates freed the 319,000-dwt […]
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Violent Tide
A freed hostage has been looking back on the violence he experienced at the hands of Somali pirates. Sandeep Dangwal who was a crewmember of the “Marida Marguerite” has been […]
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Raised Ransom
Somali pirates have reportedly doubled their ransom demand over 20 ship crews of Indonesia’s “Sinar Kudus”. Earlier, the pirates requested US$2.6 million. However, the demand was multiplied to US$3.5 million. […]
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Tanker Saved
An Iranian news agency claims that Iranian Navy commandos opened fire on suspected Somali pirates attempting to hijack a supertanker. The attack on the Iranian tanker “Voyager 1” took place […]
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Extreme Threat
The U.S. military commander for Africa says he believes Islamists fighting the U.N.-backed Somali government are getting some funding from piracy there and that al-Qaida militants will link with the […]
