India Adds A Destroyer For Anti-Piracy, Post Successful Blowing Of Pirate Ship
Region: IndiaIn the wake of encouraging statements from the world maritime community, the United States and International Maritime Organization, after Indian Navy destroyed a pirate mother ship in the Gulf of Aden on 18th Nov’08,... more
Views: 1737Indian Navy in First Ever Action Destroys Somali Pirate Ship
Region: India
Even as the Saudi super tanker Sirius Star continues to be in the grip of Somali pirates, Indian Navy Frigate INS Tabar destroyed a mother ship of the Somali pirates after a four to five hour battle on Tuesday (1... more
Views: 2385Somali Pirates On Rampage With Yet Another Super Hijack
Region: IndiaSomali pirates are truly on rampage now. After capturing in September this year an Ukrainian vessel Faina- loaded with military hardware worth $30 million consisting of Russian T72 battle tanks, grenade launchers and piles... more
Views: 1735Somali Pirates Free 22 Sailors and Ship Stolt Valor After Two Months
Region: IndiaThe Somali pirates released 22 sailors, 18 of them Indians including the captain of the ship Prabhat Kumar Goel and also released the ship Stolt Valor on 16th November’08, which was hijacked by them on 15th September... more
Views: 1442India Deploys Warship in Gulf of Aden to Thwart Somali Pirate Attacks
Region: IndiaIndia has deployed a frigate-sized warship to petrol the Gulf of Aden, which has seen a spate of pirate activities by Somali pirates in recent times. The ship has been armed with helicopters and marine commandos with adequ... more
Views: 2829Indonesian Practice of Planting Jewellery Backfires
Region: MalaysiaDARO,SARAWAK,MALAYSIA: tuesday; From the nearby town of Sibu, there are reports of housewives still carrying on that queer hobby of planting their jewellery around their house. ... more
Views: 1512N.Korea thanks U.S. for rescue
Region: Korea, Republic ofNorth Korea expressed a rare note of thanks to its long time foe, the US for rescuing its sailors from pirates off the coast of Somalia. "We feel grateful to the United States for its assistance given to our crewmen," the ... more
Views: 1451Yemen “objection” with Multinational NAVY
Region: SomaliaChina, 05/12 China People Liberation Army Navy Force sent out their war vessels to Somali Coast as a part of multinational task force in securing the merchant vessels from hijacking by pirate. Military options are... more
Views: 1525South African couple released after 20 months of captivity
Region: South Africa
A South African couple was released earlier this week after being held hostage by Somali pirates for almost 20 months. Bruno Plizzari and Debbie Calitz, from Durban, South Africa, appeared exhausted at a news conferenc... more
Views: 770Attacked Cargo Ship Believed Hijacked with Crew
Region: SomaliaOn Wednesday in Somalia's coast region a cargo ship with a crew attacked by Pirates believed that hijacked. The vessel Maersk Alabama was attacked about 500 kilometers off Somalia's coastal region, and there is no action h... more
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