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Zapatero confirms release of Spanish trawler

AFP Global Edition 4 days ago

Somali pirates have released a Spanish tuna trawler and its crew of 36 which they seized over a month ago in the Indian Ocean, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said Tuesday. "I can confirm that the Alakrana fishing trawler is ...

Pirates free Spanish ship, seize chemical tanker

Reuters US Online Report World News 4 days ago

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali pirates on Tuesday freed a Spanish tuna fishing boat hijacked last month and one of the gang said a $3.5 million ransom had been paid for the vessel and its crew. The release of the Alakrana, seized along ...

Pirate suspects to face trial in Spain

Reuters US Online Report World News 5 days ago

MADRID (Reuters) - Two Somalis suspected of being part of a pirate gang which hijacked a Spanish fishing boat and its crew in the Indian Ocean could be tried in Spain within a month, judicial sources said Monday. Judge Santiago Pedraz charged ...

Spain calls for blockade of Somali pirate ports

AFP Global Edition 10 days ago

Spain wants EU naval forces to blockade three Somali ports used to launch pirate attacks against ships in the Indian Ocean, Defence Minister Carme Chacon said Wednesday. She said Spain will call on European Union foreign and defence ministers to concentrate military ...

Somali pirates hijack two more ships

Reuters US Online Report World News 10 days ago

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali pirates seized a Greek cargo ship and a Yemeni fishing boat in the latest attacks demonstrating their ability to evade international naval forces, gunmen and officials said Wednesday. Patrols by a multinational naval force in the strategic shipping ...

Pirates seize Greek vessel off Seychelles

AFP Global Edition 10 days ago

Somali pirates on Wednesday captured a Greek cargo ship with its 24 crew members off the Seychelles, an Indian Ocean nation off which the hijackers have ramped up attacks in recent weeks. The Filitsa was seized while on its way to South ...

Pirate risk forges unlikely high seas alliances

AP Features 10 days ago

World powers including the U.S., Russia and China are teaming up at sea to tackle the pirates plaguing Somalia's lawless coast, as a sharp increase in attacks has forced nations who may be rivals on land to make unlikely alliances. Analysts say ...

Pirates seize Greek vessel off the Seychelles

AFP Global Edition 10 days ago

Pirates on Wednesday captured a Greek cargo ship off the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Seychelles while it was on its way to South Africa from Kuwait, a Kenyan maritime official told AFP. The Filitsa is the latest vessel to be seized ...

Somali pirates in second long-range attack: EU

AFP Global Edition 11 days ago

Pirates attacked on Tuesday a Danish-flagged container ship a day after a foiled long-range attack on an oil tanker in the same area deep into the Indian Ocean, the EU naval mission said. "Pirates fired automatic weapons on MV Nelle Maersk but ...

Somali pirates launch longest-range attack: EU

AFP Global Edition 12 days ago

Somali pirates have launched their deepest attack into the Indian Ocean, firing rocket propelled grenades at a Hong Kong-flagged oil tanker, the European Union anti-piracy mission said Monday. The tanker, the BW Lion, managed to escape the attackers and suffered no casualties ...

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