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Indian Ship Hijacked By Pirates Moved To New Location Off Somalia, Says Pirate Leader
Pirates who hijacked an Indian cargo dhow with 11 crew on board have moved the vessel to an undisclosed location off the Somali coast until their ransom demands are met, a pirate leader told Reuters on Tuesday.
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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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Pirates Demand Ransom For Tanker Seized Off Somalia: EU Naval Force
Pirates off the coast of Somalia, who hijacked an oil tanker with eight Sri Lankan crew on board, are demanding a ransom for the release of the vessel, the EU Naval Force said.
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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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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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Somali Piracy in Decline, but Danger Still Lurks
Off the coast of Somalia, a sailor on board the French ship Sirocco observes two dhows through binoculars, establishing they are both bona fide fishing vessels.
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14 Indian sailors rescued after being hijacked by Somali pirates
Fourteen Indian sailors, who were hijacked in the Gulf of Aden, have been rescued after counter-piracy ships from the European Union and NATO forced Somali pirates on board their cargo vessel to flee.
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French, US forces detain 12 suspected Somali pirates
French and US warships on patrol off the Somali coast combined to detain 12 suspected pirates after a merchant vessel reported coming under attack at the weekend, a statement said on Tuesday.
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22 hostages, including Indians, rescued from Somali pirates
Troops from the autonomous Somali region of Puntland said Sunday they have freed 22 hostages who were captured by pirates on a ship off the Yemeni coast in 2009.
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Somali pirates hijack oil tanker near Oman; Indians among crew on board
A Greek-owned oil tanker with a 15 member crew, mostly Indians and Filipinos, has been hijacked off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea. The tanker was reported to be heading for Somalia. The BBC reported that, the company said it lost contact with the crew of the The Liberian-flagged Smyrni, carrying 135,000 tonnes of oil, at 16:20 IST on Thursd...
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Indian sailors recount pirate attack
The alarm sounded at 6:40 am It could have been a fire or a man overboard. But in the waters off the coast of Oman near the Gulf of Aden, the sound meant one thing to the crew of the Enrica Ievoli: pirates. The ship was carrying 15,000 tons of caustic soda from Iran to Turkey when it was hijacked by Somali pirates, who held the 18-man crew hostage ...
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Hijacked Italian vessel with 7 Indians, released by pirates
An Italian vessel captured by Somali pirates off the coast of Oman in December with 18 crew members, including seven Indians, has been released. M T Enrico Ievoli, hijacked on December 27, has been released by the pirates, the Director General of Shipping said in a statement here today.
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Britain captures 13 suspected pirates off Somalia: Navy
Britain's navy today confirmed that it had captured 13 suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia in a NATO-led operation with US forces. Royal Marines boarded a dhow and captured the 13 men on board after they failed to heed warnings issued by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessel Fort Victoria and the USS Carney.
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Indian Ship Hijacked By Pirates Moved To New Location Off Somalia, Says Pirate Leader
Pirates who hijacked an Indian cargo dhow with 11 crew on board have moved the vessel to an undisclosed location off the Somali coast until their ransom demands are met, a pirate leader told Reuters on Tuesday.
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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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Pirates Demand Ransom For Tanker Seized Off Somalia: EU Naval Force
Pirates off the coast of Somalia, who hijacked an oil tanker with eight Sri Lankan crew on board, are demanding a ransom for the release of the vessel, the EU Naval Force said.
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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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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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Somali Piracy in Decline, but Danger Still Lurks
Off the coast of Somalia, a sailor on board the French ship Sirocco observes two dhows through binoculars, establishing they are both bona fide fishing vessels.
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14 Indian sailors rescued after being hijacked by Somali pirates
Fourteen Indian sailors, who were hijacked in the Gulf of Aden, have been rescued after counter-piracy ships from the European Union and NATO forced Somali pirates on board their cargo vessel to flee.
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French, US forces detain 12 suspected Somali pirates
French and US warships on patrol off the Somali coast combined to detain 12 suspected pirates after a merchant vessel reported coming under attack at the weekend, a statement said on Tuesday.
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22 hostages, including Indians, rescued from Somali pirates
Troops from the autonomous Somali region of Puntland said Sunday they have freed 22 hostages who were captured by pirates on a ship off the Yemeni coast in 2009.
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Somali pirates hijack oil tanker near Oman; Indians among crew on board
A Greek-owned oil tanker with a 15 member crew, mostly Indians and Filipinos, has been hijacked off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea. The tanker was reported to be heading for Somalia. The BBC reported that, the company said it lost contact with the crew of the The Liberian-flagged Smyrni, carrying 135,000 tonnes of oil, at 16:20 IST on Thursd...
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Indian sailors recount pirate attack
The alarm sounded at 6:40 am It could have been a fire or a man overboard. But in the waters off the coast of Oman near the Gulf of Aden, the sound meant one thing to the crew of the Enrica Ievoli: pirates. The ship was carrying 15,000 tons of caustic soda from Iran to Turkey when it was hijacked by Somali pirates, who held the 18-man crew hostage ...
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Hijacked Italian vessel with 7 Indians, released by pirates
An Italian vessel captured by Somali pirates off the coast of Oman in December with 18 crew members, including seven Indians, has been released. M T Enrico Ievoli, hijacked on December 27, has been released by the pirates, the Director General of Shipping said in a statement here today.
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Britain captures 13 suspected pirates off Somalia: Navy
Britain's navy today confirmed that it had captured 13 suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia in a NATO-led operation with US forces. Royal Marines boarded a dhow and captured the 13 men on board after they failed to heed warnings issued by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessel Fort Victoria and the USS Carney.
