Navies to float science robots in pirate waters
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Somali pirates appear in Kenyan court
The 11 Somali men, accused in a pirate attack on a Liberian freighter, filed slowly into the wood-paneled court. The magistrate took one look at their dingy shirts, jackets and sarongs
NATO frees 20; pirates seize Belgian ship
NATO forces rescued 20 fishermen from pirates who launched the latest attack in the Gulf of Aden, but let the Somali hijackers go because they had no authority to arrest them.
Somali pirates on hijacking spree since weekend
By Jim Michaels, USA TODAY
Somali pirates have launched a series of attacks on international ships this week, apparently undeterred by the U.S. Navy's daring rescue of an American sea captain that left three pirates dead.
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to be vigilant and take appropriate precautionary measures in these waters. For more information view the International Maritime Bureau's piracy report. General travel advice New Zealanders travelling or living in Kenya should have comprehensive medical and
Somalia Piracy Leads to Economic Development
combining the efforts of over 30 nations has helped reduce the number of successful pirate hijackings. A report from the International Maritime Bureau found that although in the first nine months of 2011, hijack attempts were up compared to the previous year—199
Pirate attacks around Horn of Africa sliced nearly in half
units are using a lot more intelligence-driven and surveillance-driven targeting," said Cyrus Mody, a spokesman for the International Maritime Bureau based in London. That allows forces to identify suspicious ships and intervene before pirates have a chance
Somali pirates free 15 Georgian sailors
maritime route leading to the Suez Canal, surged in 2007 and reached record levels in 2010 according to a report by the International Maritime Bureau. The report said that pirates had taken more than 600 hostages worldwide, killing eight people and injured
Somalia: Pirates Free Georgian Sailors
Fifteen Georgian sailors held hostage by pirates for more than a year off the coast of lawless Somalia have been freed, officials from the ex-Soviet state said on Sunday.
"The liberation of the Georgian sailors hijacked by Somali pirates has ended succes
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Ship captain freed, three pirates slain
From staff and wire reports
U.S. warships and helicopters stalked a lifeboat holding an American sea captain and his four Somali captors Sunday as a Somali official and others reported negotiations for his release have broken down.
Navy, FBI work to rescue ship captain
By Jim Michaels and Ken Dilanian, USA TODAY
The U.S. Navy and the FBI worked Thursday to rescue a merchant ship captain being held by pirates off Somalia's coast. The military consulted with FBI negotiators as surveillance aircraft and a destroyer moved into the area to monitor the situation.
Somali pirates pose another problem for Obama
By Jim Michaels, Ken Dilanian and Donna Leinwand, USA TODAY
A tense U.S. hostage standoff with pirates off the coast of Somalia has handed the Obama administration a new foreign policy dilemma over how to deal with the increasingly brazen raiders.
Japan navy ships depart for anti-piracy mission
Two Japanese navy destroyers left a port in southern Japan on Saturday to join an international anti-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia.
Somali pirates hijack German gas tanker, 13 crew
Somali pirates hijacked a German tanker loaded with liquefied petroleum gas Thursday off the Horn of Africa. The ship's 13-man crew was reported safe even though gunshots were heard over the ship's radio.
