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Somali pirates hijack Indian ship in OmanSomali pirates hijacked a tanker managed by an Indian firm with 21 Indian sailors on board on Saturday while it was being loaded at a port in the Gulf state of Oman, India's government shipping agency and a Gulf shipping source said. The D More… |
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Somali pirates hijack Italian bulk carrierSomali pirates hijacked an Italian-owned bulk carrier on Thursday about 350 miles (560 km) off the coast of Oman, the European Union's anti-piracy taskforce and the vessel operator said. EU Navfor said the 74,500 tonne MV Rosalia D'Amato w More… |
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UAE forces storm hijacked ship, detain piratesUnited Arab Emirates special forces stormed a cargo ship hijacked in the Arabian Sea, freeing the crew and detaining the pirates on Saturday, the official news agency Wam said. Anti-terrorism forces acting in coordination with the US Fift More… |
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Tanker with $200m oil hijacked off OmanArmed pirates seized a US-bound oil tanker off Oman carrying around $200 million worth of crude on Wednesday in one of the biggest raids in the area to date, escalating the threat to vital shipping lanes. The 333-metre very large crude car More… |
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Somali pirates hijack German shipSomali pirates have hijacked a German cargo ship called the Beluga Nomination, the ship's operators said on Tuesday. A spokeswoman for Bremen-based Beluga Shipping did not give details regarding the ship's crew, country of registration or More… |
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Somali pirates hijack UAE cargo vesselSomali pirates hijacked a cargo vessel from the UAE yesterday after firing small arms and rocket propelled grenades at the ship, Europe’s anti-piracy mission said. The Orna was seized in the Indian Ocean around 400 nautical miles northeast More… |
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Somali pirates leave Greek vesselPirates seized a Greek-operated cargo ship 900 nautical miles off the Somali coast but abandoned it shortly afterwards, the vessel's manager said on Monday. The pirates left the MV Lugela about day after boarding it on Saturday and fin More… |
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Somali pirates seize Panama-flagged vesselSomali pirates hijacked a Panama-flagged cargo ship and its 24-strong crew in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, the European Union's anti-piracy taskforce said. EU Navfor said a US warship had seen at least one person with a rocket-propel More… |
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Somali pirates hijack Yemeni fishing boatSomali pirates hijacked a Yemeni fishing boat and have taken it further out to sea, indicating that the pirates will likely use the boat to launch attacks on other ships, Yemen's Interior Ministry said. Yemen's coastguard said Somali pirat More… |
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Somalis hijack India-bound Bulgarian shipSomali pirates hijacked a Bulgarian-flagged ship MV Panega in the Gulf of Aden as it headed to India, the European Union's naval force said. In a statement monitored in London, EU Navfor said the MV Panega, with 15 crew and a deadweigh More… |
