27 January 2011

Capture Somali Pirate Masterminds, UN Expert Says - The Chosun Ilbo

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Capture Somali Pirate Masterminds, UN Expert Says
The Chosun Ilbo
The report warns that if the international community does not act now, the pirate economy off the Somali coast will expand to an irreversible point. ...
Govt. to Bring Somali Pirate Captives to Korea for Legal ProceedingsArirang News
Somali Piracy Expands as Pirate Prosecution SoughtCRIENGLISH.com
South Korea may have overplayed hand against pirates, critics sayLos Angeles Times
Bloomberg -The Associated Press -The Guardian
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21 January 2011

Yemen foils pirate attack on Panamanian ship - Focus News

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Yemen foils pirate attack on Panamanian ship
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Sanaa. Yemeni Coast Guard foiled an assault by Somali pirates against a Panama-flagged container ship near Red Sea Strait of Bab el-Mandab, the Interior ...

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South Korean forces storm hijacked ship, free hostages - Los Angeles Times

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South Korean forces storm hijacked ship, free hostages
Los Angeles Times
The captain was shot by a pirate as rescuers met with gunfire. "This operation demonstrated our government's strong will to never negotiate with pirates," ...
SKorea storms ship to rescue crew from piratesThe Associated Press
In pictures: South Korea navy rescues pirated shipBBC News
Somali Pirates Seize Vietnamese Boat with 24 CrewmembersVoice of America
International Business Times -The Korea Herald -AllGov
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Malaysian navy thwarts Somali pirate attack on MISC tanker - Malaysia Star

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Malaysian navy thwarts Somali pirate attack on MISC tanker
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GULF OF EDEN: Malaysian navy commandoes thwarted an attempt by Somali pirates to hijack a Malaysian International Shipping Corporation (MISC) tanker early ...

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Pirates Strike Again - Global Security

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Pirates Strike Again
Global Security
Whenever a report is issued on piracy in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, a major pirate incident always provides background. ...
Somali Pirate Seamen Rendered ImpotentThe Spoof (satire)
S. Korean Navy Frees Crew of Hijacked Chemical TankerVoice of America
Risky SKorean raid saves entire crew from piratesThe Associated Press
Sky News -Los Angeles Times -BBC News
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18 January 2011

Pirates Had an Arrrrsome Year

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Remember those few weeks in 2009 after the captain of the Maersk Alabama had to be rescued by Navy SEALS and everyone cared about the scourge of piracy in the Indian Ocean? With the United States' newfound attention, the world mobilized against these high-seas outlaws, and it must have worked, because you never hear anything about pirates anymore. Maybe we captured them all, or just made piracy so difficult that the young Somalians who practiced it decided to hang up their AK-47s and seek employment in more respectable fields, like podiatry or ornithology. Whatever the explanation, piracy seems to now be a thing of the past.




Pirates captured a record 1,181 hostages in 2010 — almost all of them off the Somali coast — during a year in which hijackings and attacks became more violent, a global maritime watchdog said Tuesday.



Attackers seized 53 vessels worldwide in 2010, according to the International Maritime Bureau's piracy reporting center in Kuala Lumpur. All but four were taken by Somali pirates.



'More people were taken hostage at sea in 2010 than in any year since records began' in 1991, said the annual report.



Pirates are using hijacked vessels to hunt ships from Mozambique to Oman, an 'unprecedented' growth in range, said the report.



Oh.



Pirates take record 1,181 hostages in 2010 [AP via Yahoo]



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10 January 2011

Somali reveals secret life as a pirate - CNN (blog)

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Somali reveals secret life as a pirate
CNN (blog)
His uncle was a pirate and told him to come over to the coast. Gedi told me he trained in a pirate boot camp that lasted a few months. ...

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