Pirates
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Maritime News
EU Forces Capture Pirates After Approach and Gunfire with Product Tanker
EUNAVFOR Operation Atalanta is confirming that one of the frigates involved in its security operation off Somalia has “taken…
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Marine World
EU Naval Forces Capture Six Suspected Pirates in the Gulf of Aden
A product tanker was targeted by a suspected pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden on Friday, leading to the…
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Marine World
EU Naval Operation Warns Ransom Payments to Pirates Could Trigger More Attacks
The European Union’s counter-piracy naval operation off the Somali coast, known as Operation Atalanta, has reiterated its warning that ransom…
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Maritime News
Pirates Release Bulker Abdullah in Exchange for $5M Ransom
The Somali pirate crew that hijacked the Bangladeshi-flagged bulker Abdullah have received their ransom payout and have departed the…
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Marine World
Somali Pirates Claim MV Abdullah Was Released After $5 Million Ransom Was Paid
By Abdiqani Hassani (Reuters) – Somali pirates released a hijacked ship, MV Abdullah, and its crew of 23 early on…
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Port News
New maritime security firms emerge on the back of ‘worrying’ return of Somali pirates
Similar to 15 years ago during the last Somalia piracy cycle, new maritime security companies are emerging. A total of…
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Maritime News
Indian Navy Rescues Hijacked Fishing Boat from Pirates
The Indian Navy has once again successfully intervened in a piracy incident rescuing the crew of a hijacked fishing…
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Maritime News
Pirates Permit Abdullah Crew to Call Home but Move Ship Toward Shore
The Somali pirates holding the Bangladeshi vessel Abdullah apparently are fearing a possible rescue attempt by the international forces.…
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Marine World
India Brings Back 35 Somali Pirates As Part Of Operations Near Red Sea
By Krishn Kaushik NEW DELHI, March 23 (Reuters) – The Indian navy handed over 35 Somali pirates to the police in Mumbai…
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Marine World
Return of Somali Pirates Adds to Crisis for Global Shipping
By Giulia Paravicini, Jonathan Saul and Abdiqani Hassan MOGADISHU, March 21 (Reuters) – As a speed boat carrying more than a dozen…
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