Modern Piracy

Japanese-managed freighter hijacked off Somalia+

thejapannews.net
16-Nov-2008
        

TOKYO, Nov. 16 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: CHANGING DATELINE, UPDATING WITH DETAILS) A Panama-flagged freighter managed by a Japanese company with 23 crew members aboard was hijacked off Somalia on Saturday by suspected pirates, the...

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NATO: possible pirate attack prevented off Somalia

iht.com
15-Nov-2008 25 related
        

NATO says a Italian naval destroyer responding to a merchant vessel's distress signal prevented a likely pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia. The military alliance says in a statement that the Panama-flagged merchant...

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Somalia: Alshabab Slams Foreign Ships Over Extra Fishing

allafrica.com
15-Nov-2008 1 related
        

Posted to the web 15 November 2008 Mogadishu The Alshabab Islamic group has publicized that foreign ships continue to make extra fishing on the country's coasts. The spokesman of the group Sheikh Moqtar Robow (Abu Mansur) has...

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Somali rebels capture town on outskirts of Mogadishu

dailystar.com.lb
15-Nov-2008 183 related
        

Islamist rebels moved Friday into a small town on the outskirts of Somalia's capital near a checkpoint manned by Ethiopian troops, sparking fears among residents of renewed fighting.Al-Shabaab fighters moved into Al-Asha town...

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SA naval chief praises Indian Navy's action against pirates

hindu.com
15-Nov-2008
        

Kochi (PTI): Praising the Indian navy's recent action against Somali pirates, South African Naval Chief Magalefa today said that the entire world should join together to tackle piracy on high seas. "We should support such an...

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cnn.com: Two boats from the HMS Cumberland intercept a Yemeni-flagged ship in the Gulf of Aden on Tuesday. cnn.com

No Nintendo game this Xmas? Blame Somali pirates

reuters.com
14-Nov-2008 247 related
        

LONDON (Reuters) - Alarmed at the growing number of attacks off Somalia, international merchant shipping is edging closer to doing the unthinkable in peace time: by-passing one of world's most vital trade routes.

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NATO praises British navy over Somali piracy incident

terradaily.com
14-Nov-2008 15 related
        

Brussels (AFP) Nov 13, 2008 - NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer praised the British navy Thursday for its actions during a patrol in the Gulf of Aden in which two suspected Somali pirates were killed.

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Somalia: UN Agency Ships Food Aid Under Naval Protection Amid Bleak Forecasts

allafrica.com
14-Nov-2008 4 related
        

More than 2 million Somalis suffering the combined effects of war, drought, and soaring food and fuel prices will receive deliveries of almost 60,000 tons of food from a United Nations agency this month, thanks to naval...

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cnn.com: Ericsson 4 broke the world record for distance sailed by a mono-hulled boat in a 24-hour period late in the first leg. cnn.com

Volvo contenders face new sea challenges

cnn.com
14-Nov-2008 18 related
        

Second leg of round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race starts on Saturday For first time in its 35-year history, event has an Asian stop on its itinerary Traditional second leg from Cape Town to Australia or New Zealand scrapped Risk...

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On a slow boat to Somalia

business-standard.com
14-Nov-2008
        

Even in the face of high fuel costs and the threat of piracy in the Gulf of Aden, Anand Sankar finds the traditional shipping industry in Gujarat buzzing with life. It does send a shiver of thrill up the spine to learn that...

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