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• UK ship taken by Somali pirates was sailing without naval escort

  
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  A British-flagged chemical tanker is under the control of a Somalian pirate gang after it was hijacked in an audacious raid on a shipping corridor designated as a safe passage for international shipping.
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• Somali pirates hijack UK ship, release another – Xinhua

  
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  MiamiHerald.com Somali pirates hijack UK ship, release another Xinhua NAIROBI, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- A Singaporean-flagged container ship was released by Somali pirates while a UK-flagged chemical tanker was hijacked, a regional maritime official confirmed on Tuesday. Andrew Mwangura, East Africa ...
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• Maritime Security: Somali Pirates Hijack A Chemical Tanker And Ship Hauling Fertilizer

  
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     Does anyone else see how scary this really is?  We freak out about one Nigerian dude on a plane with explosive underwear, yet pirates have just hijacked two of the largest floating potential bombs you could ever get.  So what happens when AQ contracts out the services of these pirates? The Gulf of Aden is smack ...
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• Somali pirates hijack two more ships, release third: source

  
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  LONDON (BNO NEWS) — An official with knowledge of the situation on Tuesday said that Somali pirates have hijacked two more vessels, including a UK-flagged chemical tanker.The official, who’s authenticity was confirmed by BNO News, asked her name and affiliation not to be published because she was not authorized to ...
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• Somali pirates hijack two more ships: source

  
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  LONDON (BNO NEWS) — An official with knowledge of the situation on Tuesday said that Somali pirates have hijacked two more vessels, including a UK-flagged chemical tanker.The official, who’s authenticity was confirmed by BNO News, asked her name and affiliation not to be published because she was not authorized to ...
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• Somali pirates hijack UK-flagged tanker in the Gulf of Aden

  
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  LONDON (BNO NEWS) — An official with knowledge of the situation on Tuesday said that Somali pirates have hijacked the UK-flagged chemical tanker St. James Park in the Gulf of Aden.The official, who’s authenticity was confirmed by BNO News, asked her name and affiliation not to be published because she was not ...
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• Somali pirates seize Yemeni cargo ship

  
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  Sanaa, Dec 29 (IANS) Somali pirates are holding a Yemeni cargo ship with 16 crewmembers on board in the Indian Ocean, officials said Monday.The al-Mahmoud 2 had left the southern port of Aden Dec 18, Yemeni coastguards said. The owner of the vessel notified the security agencies about the seizure, Xinhua reported. ...
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• Puntland Authorities Vow to Stop Human Trafficking Along Somali Coast

  
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  The authorities of the semi-autonomous Somali state of Puntland have vowed to end the activities of the notorious human traffickers based in the region. The governor of the coastal Bari region where the human traffickers load thousands of desperate African migrants through the Gulf of Aden said in a press conference ...
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• President Patil addresses sailors on board INS Viraat (Lead)

  
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  Mumbai, Dec 23 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Wednesday experienced her first “day at sea” as she stepped aboard the country’s lone aircraft carrier INS Viraat and addressed its officers and sailors.The president, who is the supreme commander of the country’s armed forces and the first woman in the post, ...
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• Indian Navy foils piracy attempt on foreign vessel

  
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  New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) An Indian Navy warship, patrolling the piracy-infested Gulf of Aden, has thwarted a piracy attempt on a foreign vessel, a Navy official said Sunday.“INS Godavari got a distress call at 5:30 p.m. yesterday (Saturday) that a pirate’s skiff was approaching them. Immediately, a helicopter was ...
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• Dutch navy frees suspected Somali pirates

  
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  AMSTERDAM – A Dutch navy warship released 13 suspected Somali pirates back onto their own vessel on European Union orders because it failed to find a nation willing to prosecute them, the Dutch Defence ministry said.Hr. Ms. Evertsen (Dutch Navy)The ministry said on Friday the 13 suspects...
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• Somali pirates hijack Indian vessel

  
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  Nairobi, Dec 14 (IANS) Pirates have hijacked an Indian vessel off the coast of Somalia, Xinhua reported Monday.Andrew Mwangura, the East African Coordinator of Seafarers’ Assistance Program (SAP), confirmed that the vessel, Laxmi Sagar, was seized Sunday.“The Indian boat was seized on Sunday but we received the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Somali pirates release Greek ship after ransom paid

  
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  MOGADISHU — Somali pirates on Thursday freed a Greek cargo ship and its 24 Ukrainian crew after being paid 2.5 million dollars, ending a seven-month hostage ordeal off the lawless country’s coast.The MV Ariana was captured on May 2 while on its way to Brazil from the Middle East ferrying...
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• As problems mount, Yemen teeters

  
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  The presidents new mosque shimmers over this ancient city like an illusion of stability against images of MiG fighter jets screeching overhead toward rebellion in the north or the latest news of pirates seizing ships in the treacherous Gulf of Aden. Original Article: Forum: News/Activism
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• Gunmen Kill Prominent Islamic Cleric in Puntland

  
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  Unidentified gunmen have killed a prominent Islamic cleric in Bosaso, the provincial capital of Bari region of the semi-autonomous state of Puntland, eyewitnesses said Tuesday. Sheikh Sahal, the deceased man was the Imam of a mosque in Bosaso town, and he was gunned down after Maqrib prayers and his killers then ...
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• IANS Top Stories at 9

  
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  NATIONALNo change in India’s climate change stance: Government (Lead) - Moved at 1529 Talks with ULFA without sovereignty issue: Gogoi - Moved at 1439 Telangana remains paralysed, TRS chief continues fast (Roundup) - Moved at 1956Government’s stand sought on Mont Blanc using Gandhi’s image - Moved at 1734 Indian ...
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• Indian Navy foils piracy attempt off Gulf of Aden

  
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  New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) The Indian Navy Monday thwarted a piracy attempt on a Norwegian-flagged tanker off the Gulf of Aden, an official said here.The Indian Navy ship, on anti-piracy patrol in one of the busiest sea lanes in the Gulf of Aden, got a distress signal at around 3 o’clock.“As pirates started ...
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• “Human Rights and Asylum” — Why the EU’s Anti-Pirate Laws Are Failing

  
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  The European Union’s attempts to crack down on modern-day sea pirates off the coast of Africa are doomed to failure because of its own “human rights” and asylum policies, it has been revealed. According to reports, Somali pirates are either not arrested at all when captured or are allowed to go free by the ...
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• Eastern Africa Standby Brigade Begin Military Exercises in Djibouti

  
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  The Eastern Africa Standby Brigade (EASBRIG) began its first military exercises in Djibouti on Sunday. In addition to host Djibouti, nine other members of the brigade, such as Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Comoros, Seychelles, Burundi and Rwanda are taking part in the drills while Eritrea, Mauritius and ...
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• Indian Navy Deploys INS Savitri for Surveillance of the Seychelles And Mauritius Exclusive Economic Zone

  
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  The Indian Navy has deployed INS Savitri, an Offshore Patrol Vessel with a Chetak helicopter and Marine Commandos, for the surveillance of Exclusive Economic Zone of Seychelles and Mauritius from the end of November until early January 2010. Savitri will be deployed in close coordination with the ships and aircraft of ...
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