Adventures in Piracy

08 March 2011

Navy Captures Pirates Without Firing a Shot - Wired News (blog)

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Navy Captures Pirates Without Firing a Shot
Wired News (blog)
In the first major operation against pirates since the deaths of four Americans aboard a hijacked yacht last month, a US Navy destroyer helped free a captured oil tanker on Sunday. The hijackers didn't bother putting up a fight. ...
Norfolk-based Bulkeley frees ship, crew from suspected piratesThe Virginian-Pilot
Pirate attack foiled on tanker off OmanUPI.com
Japanese Tanker, Crew Rescued from Pirates by US DestroyerKGO-AM
GCaptain (press release) -Gather.com -WAVY-TV
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EU NAVFOR Disrupts Suspected Pirate Group - MarineLink

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EU NAVFOR Disrupts Suspected Pirate Group
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On March 5, an EU NAVFOR aircraft and the EU NAVFOR French warship FS Nivose disrupted a suspected pirate whaler off the Somali coast. The whaler was suspected of leading a Pirate Action Group (PAG) at the time of the incident. ...

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Pirates open fire, attempt to board chemical tanker off coast of Nigeria

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LAGOS, Nigeria — Pirates off the coast of Nigeria's commercial capital of Lagos have attacked a chemical tanker in an unsuccessful bid to board and rob the ship in the Gulf of Guinea.

A report by the International Maritime Bureau shows the failed attack happened Thursday about 3 nautical miles off the coast. Three people aboard a green fast boat approached the tanker at anchor and fired their weapons in the air.

The report, obtained by The Associated Press Monday, says the robbers demanded that the gangway be lowered, but that the shipmaster refused and moved away from the anchorage. It says the crew is safe, and pirates did not board.

Pirate attacks have risen around Nigeria in recent years. They mostly occur off the port of Lagos.

03 March 2011

Yacht crew rescued from pirate attack by private security firm - GCaptain (press release)

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Yacht crew rescued from pirate attack by private security firm
GCaptain (press release)
By rob Private security firm Naval Guards Ltd successfully rescued their Dutch clients on board M/Y Capricorn after it had been overrun by pirates in the central Arabian Sea yesterday. The crew of the 21-meter M/Y Capricorn had contracted Naval Guards ...

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No plans for offensive action against Somali pirates: Antony - The Hindu

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No plans for offensive action against Somali pirates: Antony
The Hindu
File photo Defence Minister AK Antony on Thursday ruled out any plans for offensive action against Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden despite an increase in piracy-related incidents. Expressing concerns over the rise in such incidents, ...
US looking at new moves on Somalia piracy-ClintonReuters Africa
The Only Way to Suppress PiratesFamily Security Matters
Governments harangued for not tackling piracyTanker Operator
Vancouver Sun -ScrippsNews -Sify
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01 March 2011

Fighting Somalia Piracy Onshore And Off - Council on Foreign Relations (blog)

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Fighting Somalia Piracy Onshore And Off
Council on Foreign Relations (blog)
Members of a visit, board, search and seizure team made up of US Navy sailors and Coast Guard guardsmen from the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg and US Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team South, approach a suspected pirate ...
Is US Preparing for a New War…against Pirates?AllGov
Ruthless new breed of Somali pirates craves riches, not revengeWashington Times
Stormy seas off SomaliaLos Angeles Times
Peoria Journal Star -The Hill
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