Pirates release Maltese chemical tanker
Somali pirates have freed the 18-man crew of a Maltese-flagged chemical tanker after the payment of a $4-million ransom,
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Somali pirates free Dutch vessel
Somali pirates freed a Dutch freighter with a Ukrainian crew on Tuesday, nearly two months after the vessel was first captured in the Gulf of Aden.
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Somali pirates seize German ship, 11 crew
Somali pirates hijacked a German cargo ship carrying 11 crew in the Gulf of Aden, the latest seizure by high-sea bandits.
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Pirates attack Italian ship for second day running
Somali pirates attacked the Italian merchant ship, the Jolly Smeraldo, on Thursday for a second day in a row.
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Pirates release food aid ship
Somali pirates attacked a Maltese flagged-ship before dawn on Monday with rocket-propelled grenades, but the ship escaped unharmed.
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Mariners who bite the Somali bullet
Merchant ships are fending for themselves against Somali pirates, considering tactics such as barbed wire and sonic blasters.
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Somali pirates hijack British, Taiwan vessels
Pirates seized a British-owned ship and a Taiwan-registered fishing boat after taking three vessels last weekend, officials said on Tuesday.
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Somali pirates walk the ladder in hijack battle
The way you spot a Somali pirate in a sea of fishermen, says a top French naval commander, is not the AK-47s on his skiff -- it's the ladder on deck.
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Somali pirates hijack German gas tanker
Somali pirates have hijacked a German tanker loaded with liquefied petroleum gas off the Horn of Africa. The ship's 13-man crew was reported safe.
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Somali pirates free Turkish cargo ship, ransom paid
Somali pirates released a Turkish cargo ship hijacked in October after its owners paid a ransom, Turkey's Anatolian news agency said on Wednesday.
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