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  2. List of ships attacked by Somali pirates - Wikipedia

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    Somali pirates with automatic weapons captured the ship, carrying six Kenyans and six Sri Lankans. [17] On February 27, members of the Somali coast guard attempted to take back the ship but failed, and two coast guardsmen were killed. Taiwan: FV Ching Fong Hwa 168 (fishing vessel) 15 (fish) 14 crew released, 1 crew member executed. 2007-04-28 ...

  3. List of ships attacked by Somali pirates in 2010 - Wikipedia

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    Operation Umeed-e-Nuh On August 2, 2010, the MV Suez, a merchant vessel was attacked and hijacked by small arms fire from Somali pirates. After the attack, navies in the area attempted to make contact with the MV Suez, but were unable to do so. The MV Suez has a deadweight tonnage of 17,300 tonnes. [25]

  4. List of ships attacked by Somali pirates in 2009 - Wikipedia

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    At the moment of the attack, the vessel was out of the area protected by Operation Atalanta. Two pirates were seized and brought to Spain. Pirates demanded both a four million Euro ransom and for the two pirates to be released. On 7 November thousands gathered in Bermeo (from where most of the crew came) asking for the release of the pirates ...

  5. Piracy off the coast of Somalia - Wikipedia

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    On March 17 2024 Indian naval commandos led a rescue operation taking back control over the vessel about 500 km off the coast of Somalia bringing the 35 Somali pirates to prosecution in Mumbai. [17] This resurface of piracy in the area is closely linked to the unaltered root causes [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 14 ] and the instability which the war creates ...

  6. List of ships attacked by Somali pirates in 2008 - Wikipedia

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    On 12 October 2008, Somali security forces engaged in a shoot-out with the pirates, resulting in a death of a pirate and of a Somali soldier. [55] The security forces also captured two pirate speedboats. Two days later, Somali forces liberated the ship, and 10 hijackers were arrested. [56] Panama ( Greece) MV Action (chemical tanker) 20 (unknown)

  7. EU anti-piracy force flags possible attack off Somali coast - AOL

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    Somali pirates caused havoc in the waters off the east African country's long coastline between 2008 and 2018. They had been dormant until late last year when pirate activity started to pick up again.

  8. 2 Somali pirates get 30 years for kidnapping U.S. journalist

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    Two Somali pirates have been sentenced to 30 years in prison for kidnapping American journalist Michael Scott Moore and holding him hostage for 977 days, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.. Moore ...

  9. List of ships attacked by Somali pirates in 2011 - Wikipedia

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    General area off the coast of Somalia where the pirates operate Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Somali pirates have threatened international shipping with piracy since the beginning of the Somali Civil War in the early 1990s. This list documents those ships attacked in 2011: for ...