MV Sirius Star

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PIRACY

AP News 291 days ago

The MV Sirius Star is observed at anchor, in this U.S. Navy photo, Friday, Jan 9, 2009, following an apparent payment via a parachuted container to pirates holding the ship. Somali pirates released the oil-laden Saudi supertanker after receiving a $3 million ...

FILE - Somali Pirates Release Hijacked 'Sirius Star'

Getty Images 291 days ago

INDIAN OCEAN - NOVEMBER 19: (EDITORS NOTE: IMAGE RELEASED BY U.S. MILITARY) (FILE PHOTO) In this handout image supplied by the US Navy, the Liberian-flagged oil tanker MV Sirius Star is at anchor off the coast of Somalia November 19, 2008 in ...

Avast, Mateys! Control Your Waters!

www.Culture11.com 293 days ago

The threat posed by high-seas piracy is bigger than you think. Avast, Mateys! Control Your Waters! The threat posed by high-seas piracy is bigger than you think. By Liam Julian, December 10, 2008 While Barack Obama is busy selecting cabinet secretaries, pirates ...

Somali pirates head south to avoid EU patrols

AFP Global Edition 293 days ago

As the EU begins operations off Somalia's pirate-infested coast, maritime authorities on Monday that the said pirates are attacking ships further south along the African coast -- extending the already vast area the warships will have to protect. British Admiral Philip Jones ...

Defiant Somali pirates await EU navy force

AFP Global Edition 293 days ago

Somali pirates were undeterred Saturday as a new European Union naval forces readied to launch an operation aimed at curbing relentless attacks that have rattled world maritime trade. The EU's anti-piracy drive, dubbed Atalanta, was to formally kick off on Monday, increasing ...

PIRATE BOOTY

BusinessWeek 293 days ago

PIRATE BOOTY Avast--piracy in the Horn of Africa is escalating fast. On Nov. 16 raiders believed to be mostly Somalis seized the Sirius Star, a Saudi supertanker owned by a unit of Saudi Aramco, off the coast of East Africa. The ship ...

Pirates holding Saudi tanker still 'open for negotiations'

AFP Global Edition 293 days ago

Somali pirates who have been holding the Saudi super-tanker Sirius Star for more than two weeks told AFP on Monday they are still ready to negotiate its release. Speaking by phone from the coastal area of Harardhere, north of Mogadishu, the leader ...

Somali pirates hope for 'favourable' reply for Saudi ship ransom

AFP Global Edition 293 days ago

Somali pirates demanding 25 million dollars for a Saudi super-tanker seized two weeks ago said Saturday they were hoping for a "favourable" reply as the deadline for paying the ransom loomed. The pirates hijacked the 330-metre long Sirius Star on November 15 ...

Pirates seize another ship as Saudi tanker deadline ticks down

AFP Global Edition 293 days ago

Somali pirates dodged an increased foreign naval presence in the Gulf of Aden to seize another ship on Friday as the deadline ticked down for a Saudi tanker held to ransom. They also freed a Greek freighter held since September, leaving 17 ...

Pirates pile on pressure as India told it sank wrong boat

AFP South Asian Edition 293 days ago

India was on Wednesday caught up in a storm over the sinking of a so-called Somali pirate mother ship as the hijackers of a Saudi super-tanker demanding 25 million dollars in ransom called for "honest" talks with the vessel's owners. A maritime ...

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