CNN: British couple's plight as pirate captives

It has been just over one year since retired couple Paul and Rachel Chandler were snatched from their yacht by pirates while sailing from the Seychelles towards Tanzania.

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AP: US warns against paying ransom to pirates

If you pay it, they will attack...

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Reuters: Seized tanker's captain dies, Alabama attacked again

2 for 1 article - Captain of a chemical tanker was killed during a pirate attack and the Maersk Alabama ('famous' for having an American crew that was attacked by pirates) was attacked again...but thankfully their security detachment fended off the attack.


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BBC: Somali pirates free Spanish boat

Somali pirates have released a Spanish trawler and its 36 crew members after holding it for six weeks, Spain's prime minister has confirmed.

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CNN: Somali pirate suspects indicted in Spain

A Spanish judge indicted two Somali pirate suspects in Madrid on Monday, while pirates held a Spanish fishing boat and its crew off the Somali coast for the 46th day.

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CNN: Pirates seize Greek ship off Seychelles

Suspected Somali pirates hijacked a Greek-owned bulk carrier Wednesday with 22 crew members aboard, according to the European Union's Naval Force for Somalia.

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AP/FOX News: Spanish Hostages' Wives: Pirates Take 3 Crew Ashore

Pirates holding a Spanish trawler off Somalia have taken three crew members ashore to press Spanish authorities for the release of fellow pirates captured in connection with the month-old hostage drama, wives of two sailors said Thursday.

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Reuters: Somali pirates warn Britain against yacht rescue

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Pirates pose threat to private yachts

Vast cargo ships and supertankers are the vessels most highly prized by the pirates who operate off the coast of Somalia, but a number of privately owned yachts have also fallen victim to them.

Le Ponant was seized off the coast of Somalia. Photograph: French defence ministry/AFP/Getty Images

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