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Somalia: Pirates Try to Hijack North Korean Ship
allAfrica, 10 April 2009
Pirates have made another attempt to hijack a ship, this time north of Somalia in the Gulf of Aden, the Nato Shipping Centre reports. Read more »
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Somalia: U.S. Mariner Freed as Pirates Move to Seychelles
allAfrica, 12 April 2009
An American merchant ship captain was freed from Somali pirates by U.S. Navy forces Sunday, as a new warning was issued about pirate activity in East African sea lanes near the… Read more »
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Somalia: U.S. Navy Intervenes Against Pirates
allAfrica, 9 April 2009
A United States Navy missile destroyer has arrived to help end an ongoing standoff between four Somali pirates and their American hostage off the east coast of Somalia. Read more »
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Somalia: U.S. Ship Hijacked, Captain Taken Hostage
allAfrica, 8 April 2009
The crew of an American-operated ship hijacked by suspected Somali pirates early Wednesday has regained control of the vessel, but the pirates have taken the captain hostage, news… Read more »
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Somalia: U.S. Navy Snookered in Pirate Hostage Drama
IPS, 11 April 2009
In what has become a commonplace occurrence, a small boat pulled alongside a container ship and a band of men from the smaller vessel boarded the larger one. It was just another… Read more »