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Somali piracy: Kenyan navy kills three, Chinese ship hijacked, British couple freed

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 01:33:14 GMT

Monday, November 15, 2010

Somalian piracy

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Paul Redfern. "Record number of seafarers to fall into pirates' hands in 2010" — The East African, November 15, 2010
Hilary Whiteman. "British couple's plight as pirate captives" — CNN, November 14, 2010
"Somali pirates free UK couple Paul and Rachel Chandler" — BBC News Online, November 14, 2010
Hazel Baker, Sarah Gordon. "Freed Yacht Couple Fly Out Of Somalia" — Sky News Online, November 14, 2010
"Somali pirates hijack ship with 29 Chinese crew" — Times of India, November 13, 2010
"Somali pirates hijack ship with 29 Chinese" — Shanghai Daily, November 13, 2010
Celestyne Achieng. "Kenya Navy kills three suspected Somali pirates" — Reuters, November 13, 2010
Agence France-Presse. "Three pirates shot dead" — IOI, November 13, 2010

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Private guard kills Somali pirate in Gulf of Aden

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:45:49 GMT

Thursday, March 25, 2010

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A private security guard, defending the Panamanian based MV Almezaan, killed a Somali pirate who was attempting to hijack the ship on Tuesday. This is the first time that a private contractor has killed a pirate in the Gulf of Aden.

The pirates came up to the ship with two small vessels and one large "mother-ship". As the small boats approached the Almezaan, the ship's contractors opened fire, and killed one of the pirates. Then European Union and Yemeni naval vessels surrounded the pirates, who attempted to flee. They were then apprehended.

The EU's Naval Force Somalia released a statement saying that "[t]he body has been transferred to [the Spanish naval ship] Navarra, an investigation indicated that the individual had died from small caliber gunshot wounds."

The incident came after pirates captured Turkish and Bermudan ships earlier Tuesday, capturing a total of 46 people.

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Katherine Houreled. "Private guards kill Somali pirate for first time" — Associated Press, March 24, 2010
Ibrahim Mohamed. "Somali pirate killed in cargo ship hijack shooting" — Reuters, March 24, 2010
Alan Cowell. "In First, Private Guards Kill Somali Pirate" — The New York Times, March 24, 2010

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Somali pirates capture two ships

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:41:50 GMT

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

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11 February 2011: Tankers taken by pirates in Indian Ocean
24 September 2010: Kenyan court jails seven pirates for 2009 attempted hijack of Maltese ship
31 August 2010: As increase in digital music sales slows, record labels look to new ways to make money
27 July 2010: Seychelles sentences Somali pirates to ten years in prison

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Pirates from Somalia have captured two ships in the Gulf of Aden on Monday. The ships thought to be captured are the British owned St James Park chemical tanker, and the Panamanian Navios Apollon cargo ship. This brings the total number of ships being held by the pirates to ten. Also on Monday, pirates released a Singapore-owned cargo ship, the Kota Wajar, for US$4 million (€2.7m, £2.5m) ransom.

Location of the Gulf of Aden
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The pirate commander Mohamed Shakir told The Times “We have hijacked a ship with [a] British flag in the Gulf of Aden late yesterday, we have peacefully captured the ship and no shots were fired and [there are] no casualties.” The St James Park's owner Zodiac Maritime Agencies released a statement saying that none of the crew had been injured and that they are working to get the crew members released.

Somalia's provisional government has vowed to fight piracy in their territory, although the pirates appear to outnumber the government. The government receives aid from foreign nations and the European Union to help fight the piracy. Large ransoms appear to be the motive for young Somalians and foreigners to hijack these ships.

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"Somali pirates hijack two ships off East African coast" — BBC News, December 29, 2009
Abdi Guled. "Somali pirates seize two more ships" — Reuters, December 29, 2009
"Somali pirates hijack UK ship, release another" — Xinhua News Agency, December 29, 2009
Tristan McConnell. "UK-flagged tanker, St James Park, seized by Somali pirates" — The Times, December 29, 2009

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Honduras interim government rejects orders to reinstate deposed president

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:50:24 GMT

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Honduras

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Gustavo Palencia. "Interim Honduras government says open to early election" — Reuters, July 2, 2009
Brian Wagner. "Honduras Rejects OAS Order to Reinstate President Manuel Zelaya" — Voice of America, July 2, 2009
"Honduras interim gov't declines to negotiate with OAS" — Xinhua News Agency, July 2, 2009
"Honduras leaders reject deadline" — BBC News Online, July 1, 2009
Andres R. Martinez and Helen Murphy. "Micheletti, Vowing Zelaya Prosecution, Open to Talks" — Bloomberg L.P., July 1, 2009
Patrick Markey. "Honduras rulers reject world pressure to reverse coup" — Reuters, July 1, 2009
David Gollust. "US Warns Honduras of Cascade of Consequences if Coup is Not Reversed" — Voice of America, July 1, 2009
Mark Lacey and Ginger Thompson. "Compromise Is Sought to Honduras Standoff" — The New York Times, July 1, 2009

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Somali pirates seize two European tankers, Seychelles yacht

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:35:22 GMT

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Somalia

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"Somali pirates hijack 2 tankers off Somalia" — Associated Press, March 26, 2009
Sebastien Berger. "Pirates seize two European tankers off Somalia" — The Telegraph, March 26, 2009
"Two more tanker hijackings" — Marine Log, March 26, 2009

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Japanese tanker MV Chemstar Venus freed by Somali pirates

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:31:54 GMT

Sunday, February 15, 2009

MV Chemstar Venus, a chemical tanker flagged in Panama and owned by a Japanese firm, has been freed by pirates in Somalia. The vessel has a crew of 23 and a cargo of chemicals that has not been identified.

The ship was seized on November 15 and has a crew of five South Koreans and eighteen Filipinos. She was released Thursday, with the news announced Friday by an anonymous diplomat in Nairobi, Kenya. It is unclear if a ransom was paid.

There has recently been a sharp rise in pirate attacks after a lull in January, thought to be a result of a combination of stormy weather finally subsiding and pirates seeking to replenish their stock of captive vessels after seven recent releases. Six ships were attacked across Wednesday and Thursday.

A Russian battlecruiser named after Peter the Great detained ten suspected pirates who were moving in on a fishing trawler registered in Iran. They seized drugs, rifles and a large amount of cash and military prosecutors are now interviewing the men.

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"Somali pirates free Japanese-owned ship" — International Herald Tribune, February 13, 2009
Andrew Njuguna. "Somali Pirates release Japanese ship" — Associated Press, February 13, 2009

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Helicopter crash in Panama kills Chilean police chief and ten others

Sat, 31 May 2008 03:39:42 GMT

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Panama

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Associated Press. "Chilean police chief among 11 killed in Panama copter crash" — International Herald Tribune, May 30, 2008
"Panama honors Chilean policemen killed in helicopter crash" — Xinhua, May 30, 2008
"Panama helicopter crash kills at least 11 people" — Reuters, May 30, 2008
"Tragedia en Calidonia" — La Presna, May 30, 2008 (Spanish)
Rocío I. Martins and José Edwin Sánchez. "¡Ay Dios!" — Critica Libre, May 30, 2008 (Spanish)
"Helicóptero caído era viejo" — Critica Libre, May 30, 2008 (Spanish)
Leadimiro González C y Jilma Aguilar. "Venía volando bajito" — El Siglo, May 30, 2008 (Spanish)
Gloria Leiva Gaitán. "Un helicóptero con muchas piezas por comprar" — El Siglo, May 30, 2008 (Spanish)
Jean Marcel Chery. "Torrijos Pauzner: "Era una reliquia volante"" — El Siglo, May 30, 2008 (Spanish)
"Muerte del General Director Bernales en tragedia aérea conmueve al país" — El Mercurio, May 30, 2008 (Spanish)
"Carabineros lloran a su gran jefe, líder y amigo" — La Cuarta, May 30, 2008 (Spanish)

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