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Navy Warship INS Kolkata Carrying 35 Pirates, Caught Off Somalia, Reaches Mumbai
Warship INS Kolkata, carrying 35 pirates who were apprehended in an operation off the coast of Somalia, reached Mumbai this morning, the Navy said.
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Lootere Review: A Gripping Thriller
Lootere is a refreshing crime thriller where a bunch of Somalian pirates hijack a ship with several Indian crew members. The vessel is carrying the illegal consignment of an Indian businessman, played by Vivek Gomber, who wants to get the cargo from the hijacked ship before it reaches its original destination at all costs. Lootere is somewhat new t...
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India To Prosecute 35 Somali Pirates Responsible For Hijacking Ship
India will bring in and prosecute 35 Somali pirates its navy captured on a hijacked ship off Somalia, a navy official said, in a departure from its recent practice of rescuing vessels and crew but leaving the disarmed pirates at sea.
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Indian Navy Warship Responds To SOS By Bangladeshi Ship Seized By Pirates
The Indian Navy has responded to an SOS by Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier that was seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia who took its 23-member crew hostage earlier this week, the Navy said in a statement on Friday.
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Fears Of Pirates Returning To Somalian Seas After First Hijack In 6 Years
The UK Marine Trade Operations, which monitors piracy, recorded six incidents off Somalia's coast since mid-December, from approaches by crews armed with machine guns and rocket launchers, to successful hijackings.
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Warning Shots, Aerial Dominance: How Navy Rescued Vessels From Pirates
The Indian Navy responded to a distress call from a hijacked vessel in the Indian Ocean Region and safely rescued 19 Pakistani crew members in an anti-piracy operation yesterday.
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Indian Navy's Big Role In Rescuing Lankan Vessel From Pirates Off Somalia
Indian Navy has helped in rescuing a Sri Lankan fishing trawler from pirates off the Somalian coast, officials said on Tuesday, thwarting a third hijacking attempt in the last three days.
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Navy Rescues 19 Pak Sailors Kidnapped By Pirates, Second Op In 2 Days
Indian warship INS Sumitra rescued 19 Pakistani sailors after pirates hijacked their fishing vessel off the cost of Somalia on Monday. This was the second anti-piracy operation carried out by the warship within 36 hours, the Indian Navy said.
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Pirate Leader Says Negotiating To Free Indian Ship With 11 Crew: Report
Pirates who seized an Indian cargo dhow with 11 crew members in waters off the Somali coast have taken the vessel to El Hur, near the port of Hobyo in Somalia's semi-autonomous Galmudug state, a pirate leader told Reuters on Tuesday.
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Somali Pirates Hijack Indian Commercial Ship That Departed Dubai: Report
Pirates have hijacked an Indian commercial ship off the coast of Somalia, the second attack in weeks after years of inactivity by pirates, industry and security sources said on Monday to news agency Reuters.
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Somali Forces Ready To Use Force To Free Ship Seized By Pirates
Authorities in Somalia tracking the pirates who have seized an oil tanker with eight Sri Lankan crew members on board said Thursday that they are ready to use force if talks to free the ship fail.
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Somali Pirates Just Hijacked A Commercial Ship For The First Time In 5 Years
In 2010 and 2011, groups of armed Somali men were hijacking merchant vessels off Somalia's coast at an almost daily pace. Thousands of hostages of myriad nationalities were taken, and billions of dollars were lost on ransoms, damages and delayed shipments.
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Chinese Submarine, 'Fighting Pirates' In Indian Ocean, Shows Up In Malaysia
In yet another sign of Beijing's growing Naval might, a fresh image has emerged of a Chinese diesel-electric submarine in Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia after an extended deployment in the Indian Ocean. In a report yesterday, NDTV showed a Google Earth image of a Chinese nuclear submarine which had docked in Karachi in May last year - a matter of seriou...
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Somalia-Based Piracy Contained: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar
Somalia-based piracy, which reached its peak in 2010-11, has been contained as a result of international naval efforts and other measures even as the threat continues in Gulf of Aden, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said.
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Somali Pirates Shifting Location Towards India: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar
Beaten back in their usual area of operations, Somali pirates are "shifting their location" towards India, but the country is watchful to deal with such threats, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Sunday.
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Navy Warship INS Kolkata Carrying 35 Pirates, Caught Off Somalia, Reaches Mumbai
Warship INS Kolkata, carrying 35 pirates who were apprehended in an operation off the coast of Somalia, reached Mumbai this morning, the Navy said.
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Lootere Review: A Gripping Thriller
Lootere is a refreshing crime thriller where a bunch of Somalian pirates hijack a ship with several Indian crew members. The vessel is carrying the illegal consignment of an Indian businessman, played by Vivek Gomber, who wants to get the cargo from the hijacked ship before it reaches its original destination at all costs. Lootere is somewhat new t...
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India To Prosecute 35 Somali Pirates Responsible For Hijacking Ship
India will bring in and prosecute 35 Somali pirates its navy captured on a hijacked ship off Somalia, a navy official said, in a departure from its recent practice of rescuing vessels and crew but leaving the disarmed pirates at sea.
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Indian Navy Warship Responds To SOS By Bangladeshi Ship Seized By Pirates
The Indian Navy has responded to an SOS by Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier that was seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia who took its 23-member crew hostage earlier this week, the Navy said in a statement on Friday.
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Fears Of Pirates Returning To Somalian Seas After First Hijack In 6 Years
The UK Marine Trade Operations, which monitors piracy, recorded six incidents off Somalia's coast since mid-December, from approaches by crews armed with machine guns and rocket launchers, to successful hijackings.
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Warning Shots, Aerial Dominance: How Navy Rescued Vessels From Pirates
The Indian Navy responded to a distress call from a hijacked vessel in the Indian Ocean Region and safely rescued 19 Pakistani crew members in an anti-piracy operation yesterday.
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Indian Navy's Big Role In Rescuing Lankan Vessel From Pirates Off Somalia
Indian Navy has helped in rescuing a Sri Lankan fishing trawler from pirates off the Somalian coast, officials said on Tuesday, thwarting a third hijacking attempt in the last three days.
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Navy Rescues 19 Pak Sailors Kidnapped By Pirates, Second Op In 2 Days
Indian warship INS Sumitra rescued 19 Pakistani sailors after pirates hijacked their fishing vessel off the cost of Somalia on Monday. This was the second anti-piracy operation carried out by the warship within 36 hours, the Indian Navy said.
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Pirate Leader Says Negotiating To Free Indian Ship With 11 Crew: Report
Pirates who seized an Indian cargo dhow with 11 crew members in waters off the Somali coast have taken the vessel to El Hur, near the port of Hobyo in Somalia's semi-autonomous Galmudug state, a pirate leader told Reuters on Tuesday.
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Somali Pirates Hijack Indian Commercial Ship That Departed Dubai: Report
Pirates have hijacked an Indian commercial ship off the coast of Somalia, the second attack in weeks after years of inactivity by pirates, industry and security sources said on Monday to news agency Reuters.
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Somali Forces Ready To Use Force To Free Ship Seized By Pirates
Authorities in Somalia tracking the pirates who have seized an oil tanker with eight Sri Lankan crew members on board said Thursday that they are ready to use force if talks to free the ship fail.
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Somali Pirates Just Hijacked A Commercial Ship For The First Time In 5 Years
In 2010 and 2011, groups of armed Somali men were hijacking merchant vessels off Somalia's coast at an almost daily pace. Thousands of hostages of myriad nationalities were taken, and billions of dollars were lost on ransoms, damages and delayed shipments.
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Chinese Submarine, 'Fighting Pirates' In Indian Ocean, Shows Up In Malaysia
In yet another sign of Beijing's growing Naval might, a fresh image has emerged of a Chinese diesel-electric submarine in Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia after an extended deployment in the Indian Ocean. In a report yesterday, NDTV showed a Google Earth image of a Chinese nuclear submarine which had docked in Karachi in May last year - a matter of seriou...
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Somalia-Based Piracy Contained: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar
Somalia-based piracy, which reached its peak in 2010-11, has been contained as a result of international naval efforts and other measures even as the threat continues in Gulf of Aden, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said.
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Somali Pirates Shifting Location Towards India: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar
Beaten back in their usual area of operations, Somali pirates are "shifting their location" towards India, but the country is watchful to deal with such threats, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Sunday.
