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Here’s a detailed recap of the Indian Navy's recent showdown with Somali Pirates
Since the past week, news headlines have been dominated by the Indian Navy's showdown with Somali P…
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IAF's C-17 aircraft executes precision airdrop in Arabian Sea, helps Navy seize hijacked vessel
A C-17 tactical transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) executed a precision airdrop of tw…
PTI
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A US Navy captain was in disbelief when his destroyer came under fire from missiles never before seen in combat while dealing with pirates
Pirates tried to take control of a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Aden, leading the USS Mason to …
Jake Epstein
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I worked as an engineer on merchant vessels and my ship was held hostage by pirates for 8 months. I still cherish my career at sea.
Chirag Bahri was one of 22 crew members on board the Marida Marguerite, a chemical tanker held host…
Hannah Towey
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These maps show how devastating Somali pirates used to be
Piracy in the Western Indian Ocean had an economic cost of $7 billion in 2010, according to non-pro…
Gus Lubin
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Somali Pirates Are Back
According to the website vesselfinder.com, the Togolese flagged MV Marzooqah, built in 1978, is 2,1…
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Somali Piracy Is Down 90% From Last Year
The huge reduction is due to a few key factors. "Adherence to best management practices by crews an…
Steven Perlberg
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Somali Pirate Captain Falls For Promises Of Movie Stardom
In 2011, Somali piracy in the busy shipping lanes of the Gulf of Aden and the north-western Indian …
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Piracy At Sea Is At Its Lowest Level In Six Years
The 15 incidents attributed to Somali pirates in 2013 include the hijacking of two vessels, both of…
thejournal.ie
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This Lawsuit Supposedly Tells The 'True Story' Of Captain Richard Phillips' Pirated Ship
It's understandable why Richard Phillips was hailed as a hero after the 2009 attack. After pirates …
Erin Fuchs
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Random Guys In Kenya Are Making $200 A Day Telling Western Journalists They Are Somalia Pirates
That may have resulted in some problems, according to Jamal Osman, a Somali-born journalist at the …
Adam Taylor
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Piracy could surge off of the infamous Somali coast, experts warn
The last wave of Somalia piracy peaked in 2011 with 176 attacks. It declined to almost nothing by 2…
Gus Lubin
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Somali Pirates Are Hurting The World More Than We Realized
The study, conducted by the World Bank and the United Nation's Office of Drugs and Crimeand based o…
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The 2 Somali pirates who attacked a US Navy warship with AK-47s were sentenced to life in prison
District Judge Raymond Jackson originally sentenced five of those convicted to sentences of around …
Paul Szoldra
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Somali Piracy: More Sophisticated Than You Thought
Qat-chewing is big (and generally legal) business in much of the region, and the role of Somalis in…
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Massive Floating Armories Filled With Weapons Are A Pirate's Sweet Dream
The International Maritime Bureau said that in the first nine months of 2012, there had been 70 pir…
The Guardian
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Video of Nairobi terror attack may have revealed a US Navy SEAL on secretive mission
The attack, which left at least 7 dead and 25 wounded, has been claimed by the Al Shabab terror gro…
Alex Lockie
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Why 'Captain Phillips' was banned in China
"The reality of the situation is that China will probably never clear the film for censorship," Bru…
Gus Lubin
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'It made me cry. I don't cry easily': Inside the mission to free 26 hostages after 5 years in Somalia
"Where it didn't work was where the ship got wrecked or for some reason the crew got taken ashore,"…
Gus Lubin
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The United Arab Emirates has deployed a team of Colombian mercenaries to fight in Yemen
So far, the Emirates have hired and trained hundreds of Colombians since starting its mercenary pro…