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Chaos In Red Sea, War In Gaza: How Somali Pirates Are Exploiting The Perfect Storm
It was in 2017 when Somali pirates hijacked the Comoros-flagged Aris 13 - their last major attack before a periodof relative calm. Years later, the threat has returned with full force.
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Video: Pirate Ship Intercepted By Indian Navy, Bullets Fired At Chopper
A video shared by the Indian Navy shows a Somali pirate firing at a Navy chopper as it approached a hijacked ship on Friday. The Malta-flagged bulk cargo vessel, ex-MV Ruen, was hijacked by pirates on December 14.
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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 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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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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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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Somalis convicted in first German piracy trial for 400 years
A German court on Friday sentenced 10 Somalis to between two and seven years in prison for hijacking a German-flagged ship off the Horn of Africa in Germany's first piracy trial in four centuries.
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Party over for Somali pirates? Attacks way down
The empty whisky bottles and overturned, sand-filled skiffs that litter this once-bustling shoreline are signs that the heyday of Somali piracy may be over. Most of the prostitutes are gone, the luxury cars repossessed. Pirates talk more about catching lobsters than seizing cargo ships.
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Well-organised pirates of Africa have demands, and also their own letterhead
Anil Ambani has taken a huge cut in his total remuneration from his four main companies in 2011-12.
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US Navy recruits gamers to help in piracy strategy
The US Navy is inviting gamers to join an online game in which Somali pirates have hijacked commercial ships.
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Indian ship thwarts piracy attempt in Gulf of Aden, 26 pirates arrested
Indian Naval ship, INS Sukanya, thwarted a piracy attack in the Gulf of Aden and captured three boats of the pirates.
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INS Godavari prevents pirate attack, escorts Greek ship
INS Godavari has successfully foiled a piracy attempt on a Greek ship MV Elinakos in the Gulf of Aden. Eight Somali pirates attempted to hijack the Greek ship on July 16 Jul. INS Godavari was escorting four other ships at the time in the Gulf of Aden, when it received the distress call.
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US Navy recruits gamers to help in piracy strategy
The US Navy is inviting gamers to join an online game in which Somali pirates have hijacked commercial ships.
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Somali pirates keep Indian hostages after ransom
Somali pirates who took a multi-million dollar ransom for hijacked Indian freighter MT Asphalt Venture, have refused to release seven of the 15 Indian crew members held as hostages, in the first such step by sea-brigands.Mumbai-based OMCI Ship Management, the owners of the ship, today clarified that all the crew members of the ill-fated vessel were...
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Chaos In Red Sea, War In Gaza: How Somali Pirates Are Exploiting The Perfect Storm
It was in 2017 when Somali pirates hijacked the Comoros-flagged Aris 13 - their last major attack before a periodof relative calm. Years later, the threat has returned with full force.
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Video: Pirate Ship Intercepted By Indian Navy, Bullets Fired At Chopper
A video shared by the Indian Navy shows a Somali pirate firing at a Navy chopper as it approached a hijacked ship on Friday. The Malta-flagged bulk cargo vessel, ex-MV Ruen, was hijacked by pirates on December 14.
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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 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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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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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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Somalis convicted in first German piracy trial for 400 years
A German court on Friday sentenced 10 Somalis to between two and seven years in prison for hijacking a German-flagged ship off the Horn of Africa in Germany's first piracy trial in four centuries.
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Party over for Somali pirates? Attacks way down
The empty whisky bottles and overturned, sand-filled skiffs that litter this once-bustling shoreline are signs that the heyday of Somali piracy may be over. Most of the prostitutes are gone, the luxury cars repossessed. Pirates talk more about catching lobsters than seizing cargo ships.
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Well-organised pirates of Africa have demands, and also their own letterhead
Anil Ambani has taken a huge cut in his total remuneration from his four main companies in 2011-12.
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US Navy recruits gamers to help in piracy strategy
The US Navy is inviting gamers to join an online game in which Somali pirates have hijacked commercial ships.
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Indian ship thwarts piracy attempt in Gulf of Aden, 26 pirates arrested
Indian Naval ship, INS Sukanya, thwarted a piracy attack in the Gulf of Aden and captured three boats of the pirates.
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INS Godavari prevents pirate attack, escorts Greek ship
INS Godavari has successfully foiled a piracy attempt on a Greek ship MV Elinakos in the Gulf of Aden. Eight Somali pirates attempted to hijack the Greek ship on July 16 Jul. INS Godavari was escorting four other ships at the time in the Gulf of Aden, when it received the distress call.
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US Navy recruits gamers to help in piracy strategy
The US Navy is inviting gamers to join an online game in which Somali pirates have hijacked commercial ships.
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Somali pirates keep Indian hostages after ransom
Somali pirates who took a multi-million dollar ransom for hijacked Indian freighter MT Asphalt Venture, have refused to release seven of the 15 Indian crew members held as hostages, in the first such step by sea-brigands.Mumbai-based OMCI Ship Management, the owners of the ship, today clarified that all the crew members of the ill-fated vessel were...
