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/ 1 December 2008
Somali pirates who have been holding Saudi supertanker the Sirius Star said on Monday they are still ready to negotiate its release.
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/ 26 November 2008
Somali pirates demanding -million for a Saudi supertanker on Wednesday called for stepped-up and ”honest” talks to free the vessel.
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/ 25 November 2008
Somali pirates have hijacked a Yemen cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden, a regional maritime official said on Tuesday.
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/ 24 November 2008
The leader of Somali pirates holding a huge Saudi oil tanker denied on Monday that the hijackers had lowered their ransom demand.
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/ 24 November 2008
Thanks to some spectacular ocean catches, a former fishing outpost is now a booming mini-town, write Xan Rice and Abdiqani Hassan.
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/ 22 November 2008
Somali pirates holding an oil-laden Saudi supertanker will fight back should any military intervention to free the ship be attempted, they say.
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/ 20 November 2008
Somali pirates who hijacked Saudi oil supertanker Sirius Star on Thursday demanded -million in ransom and set a 10-day deadline.
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/ 20 November 2008
The Saudi owners of the <i>Sirius Star</i> are in negotiations with Somali pirates who have demanded a ransom for the supertanker.
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/ 17 October 2008
A South Korean shipping company paid a ransom to Somali pirates to free its 22 sailors, an official said on Friday.
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/ 14 October 2008
The International Maritime Organisation speaks to us about how it plans to deal with bandits around Africa’s horn.
Somali pirates attacked four ships in what a maritime piracy watchdog said on Friday was a ”critical level” of attacks in the Gulf of Aden.
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/ 30 September 2008
Somali pirates holding a Ukrainian freighter carrying military hardware said on Tuesday the weapons were headed for Sudan and not Kenya.
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/ 29 September 2008
A US navy ship is keeping watch on pirates off Somalia’s coast who seized a Ukrainian ship carrying 33 tanks and other military supplies to Kenya.
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/ 21 September 2008
Somali pirates are holding a record 12 ships following a week of relentless attacks that is threatening to disrupt regional trade.