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Somalia's fearsome pirates don't have many friends among the Indian Ocean's seafaring community. But Kenya's fleet of modest Swahili fishermen thinks the region's most-wanted are a godsend.
12:03:52 2010-02-08
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BRUSSELS—A North Korean-flagged and Libyan-owned cargo ship was hijacked on Wednesday south of the Yemeni coast, the EU's anti-piracy naval force said.
06:36:52 2010-02-04
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MOGADISHU—A ransom was air-dropped Monday onto a Greek-owned cargo ship captured by Somali pirates in November but the vessel was not immediately freed, pirates told AFP.
03:01:52 2010-02-02
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Sixteen Filipino seamen were among the crew of the Greek tanker “Maran Centaurus” released by Somali pirates last Jan. 18, bringing down to 58 the number of Filipino seamen still in captivity.
21:42:40 2010-01-19
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MOGADISHU – Somali pirates on Monday freed the Greek supertanker Maran Centaurus, its owners said, after a plane dropped a ransom of $7 million in cash on deck.
06:10:04 2010-01-19
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Sea attacks worldwide surged 39 percent to 406 cases, the highest in six years, with Somali pirates' raids on vessels accounting for more than half of the piracy, a maritime watchdog said Thursday.
15:46:59 2010-01-14
