UN says Kenya secretly ships armsXinhua, China - Oct 5, 2008The revelations came as mystery persists in the country over the ownership of a military hardware aboard the Ukrainian ship which was hijacked off Somalia ... |
14 seafarers seized in Somalia now safely homeManila Bulletin, Philippines - Oct 4, 2008I immediately shut off the power, but our ship, which was heavily laden, kept on moving forward. This angered the Somali forcing him to fire a warning shot. ... |
SA navy pledges its readiness to patrol AfricIndependent Online, South Africa - 8 hours ago... already joined other US naval vessels off the coast of Somalia where they are monitoring a Ukranian ship which was hijacked by pirates two weeks ago. ... |
The cutting edgeDaily Nation, Kenya - 21 hours agoHe has been following the twists and turns in the saga of the hijacked ship, and James Ombega Mageto says he can see the stage being set for yet another ... |
Pirates seize Ukraine ship, 21 crew off SomaliaInternational Herald Tribune, France - Sep 26, 2008The hijacking brings the number of attacks off Somalia to 61 this year, and pirates are now holding 14 ships and more than 300 crew members, ... |
Kenya: Report Reveals Arms ImportsAllAfrica.com, Washington - Oct 5, 2008"Although Kenyan officials made it clear that the 33 T-72 tanks, grenade launchers and ammunition aboard the hijacked Ukrainian ship MV Faina were part of a ... |
Hijackers off Samalia not ready to give upFood Consumer, IL - Oct 4, 2008By Ben Wasserman Pirates who hijacked a ship carrying 33 Tanks and other weapons sold by Ukraine gave no sign that they would give up as six US warships now ... |
iAfrica.com | US to attack pirates?iAfrica.com, South Africa - 8 hours agoShipping off the Somali coast has been plagued by a wave of piracy, often by attackers demanding massive ransoms. Last week pirates hijacked the MV Faina, ... |
Somalia pirates hit daily attack recordITAR-TASS, Russia - Oct 3, 2008August 29 - chemical tanker BUNGA MELATI 5 was hijacked 13:11N 046:38E at around 14:00 hrs approximately 14 Nautical Miles off the Coast of Yemen. ... |
Freed Filipino seamen return homeInquirer.net, Philippines - Oct 4, 2008Recently, pirates also have been targeting Indian Ocean waters off eastern Somalia. International warships are patrolling the area and have created a ... |
Into AfricaWall Street Journal - Oct 2, 2008It's perhaps not a moment too soon, as the current standoff in the waters off Somalia over ahijacked Ukrainian ship carrying Russian arms suggests. ... |
Ahearn: Bit of New Jersey in foreign watersNorthJersey.com, NJ - Oct 4, 2008The waters off Somalia have indeed been overfished and dumped upon, but piracy won’t solve these problems. Certainly the Faina, with its $30-million cargo ... |
No choice but to pay ransomMalaysia Star, Malaysia - Sep 28, 2008I REFER to the report that one of the two Malaysian ships hijacked off the coast ofSomalia, the mt Bunga Melati Lima, has been released after close to a ... |
Getting food ships past Somalian piratesChristian Science Monitor, MA - Sep 25, 2008At least 55 vessels have been attacked or hijacked by Somali pirates this year. Insurance premiums have skyrocketed. It now costs $9000 to send cargo ... |
AFP | Western navy close in on Somali piratesAFP - Sep 29, 2008US Navy ships kept watch as pirates moored the MV Faina off Somalia's Indian Ocean coast in perhaps their most audacious coup in close to 60 hijackings this ... |
Indian on hijacked ship calls for helpTimes of India, India - Sep 23, 2008MUMBAI: Even as there is no news of a breakthrough in negotiations with Somali hijackersof Japanese vessel MT Stolt Valor more than a week after the ... |
Around the worldDetroit Free Press, United States - Oct 3, 2008Somali pirates on a hijacked cargo ship holding battle tanks and hostages said Thursday that they were ready to battle any commando-style rescue attempt. ... |
Kenyan police arrest piracy watchdog officialThe Associated Press - Oct 2, 2008... on suspicion of criminal activity just days after the official gave reporters sensitive information about a hijacked arms freighter off Somalia's coast. ... |
ExplorersWeb Week in ReviewK2climb.net, NY - 16 hours ago... Noah (16) checked back in one year after, Steve Fossett's plane was found and Somaliapiracy has stepped up with the hijack of an arm-loaded ship. ... |
SEAFARERS' CHAMPION DETAINEDMaritime Global Net, RI - Oct 3, 2008The action apparently stems from Mr Mwangura's remarks that he believed military hardware on ro-ro Faina, hijacked off Somalia on passage to Mombasa, ... |
Philippines declares Gulf of Aden a hazard ZoneRadio Australia, Australia - Oct 4, 2008Declaring the Gulf of Aden a hazard zone would give Filipino sailors two options: they could get off the ship before it crosses the Gulf and pay for their ... |
Pirates seize arms destined for KenyaStandard, Kenya - Sep 26, 2008... as saying: "The vessel was hijacked on Thursday by gunmen off the Somali coast while heading for Mombasa. The ship was carrying 38 tanks for South Sudan ... |
India needs to act to thwart piracy at seaLivemint, India - Oct 2, 2008... ships with alarming frequency in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of strife-torn Somalia in the past few months. So far, no Indian ship has been hijacked, ... |
UPI NewsTrack TopNewsUnited Press International - Sep 30, 200830 (UPI) -- Gunfire broke out Tuesday on a Ukrainian cargo ship hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean, Kenyan officials said. ... |
Spanish military plane leaves for Somalia patrolReuters South Africa, South Africa - Sep 20, 2008Gunmen from Somalia have hijacked more than 30 ships so far this year, making the strategic shipping lanes in the busy Gulf of Aden the most dangerous in ... |
APNewsAlertThe Associated Press - Sep 30, 2008WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon source says three pirates believed killed in shootout onhijacked ship off Somalia. |
Malaysia Star | Armed and dangerousMalaysia Star, Malaysia - Sep 28, 2008However the hijacking of two MISC Bhd tankers in the Gulf of Aden by Somali pirates on Aug 19 and 29 has put the multi-million dollar crime in the spotlight ... |
Somali pirates want ransom from EgyptMalaysia Star, Malaysia - Sep 14, 2008Somali gunmen hijacked the boat as it plied the increasingly dangerous Gulf of Aden between Somalia and Yemen. The ship is the latest taken in a series of ... |
World must help end instability in SomaliaDaily Nation, Kenya - Sep 28, 2008The hijacking of a ship laden with battle tanks and other military hardware for the Kenya’s Armed Forces demonstrates not just how dangerous the sea lanes ... |
Media world: Silly season goes onSunday Business Post, Ireland - Oct 4, 2008And pirates have struck in Somalia. A Ukrainian ship, with 33 tanks and other military hardware on board, was hijacked by Somali pirates. ... |
Duly NotedIntellectual Conservative, AZ - 3 hours agoAfter the hijack the ship should have been sunk. If that cargo gets into the wrong hands, many people will have to die once it is put to its intended use. ... |
Pirate standoff off Somalian coast at 7 daysWaco Tribune Herald, TX - Oct 1, 2008It’s not “Pirates of the Caribbean,” but it’s hijacking on a big scale when you consider that theship is loaded with tanks and heavy weapons, and there’sa ... |
Flu vaccine doses to reach all-time high this yearUniversity of Evansville Crescent online, United States - Oct 3, 2008Somali pirates are currently holding a Ukrainian ship, its crew and its cargo of 33 tanks offthe coast of the east African state. ST. ... |
Time to Hunt Somali PiratesFamily Security Matters, NJ - Sep 25, 2008On Sunday, another Greek-owned freighter, the Bahamian-registered Captain Stephanos, washijacked 250 nautical miles off the Somali coast. ... |
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