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Maritime Security
Suspected PKK terrorist shot dead after hijacking Turkish Ferry Kartepe.
Turkish authorities have killed a lone hijacker believed to be a Kurdistan workers party (PKK) terrorist over the weekend. The high-speed ferry Kartepe was seized shortly after it set sail from the port of Izmit on the Northwest coast of …
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Taiwanese fishing vessel Chin Yi Wen resumes fishing in the Indian Ocean after crewmembers regain control of their ship taken by Somali pirates.
On The 4th November armed Somali pirates hijacked the crew of Taiwanese fishing vessel Chin Yi Wen. The fishing boat lost contact with its owner while operating in waters southeast of the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean. The vessel was …
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Greek-owned chemical tanker Liquid Velvet hijacked by Somali pirates
Somali pirates have hijacked a Marshall Islands-flagged chemical tanker, MT Liquid Velvet inside the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC) in the Gulf of Aden. MT Liquid Velvet was seized on Monday 31 October inside the IRTC, Gulf of Aden, which …
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UK Prime Minister authorises ships sailing under the British Flag to protect themselves from Pirates in a bid to help combat the risk to shipping off the coast of Somalia.
In a formal statement this weekend, Prime Minister David Cameron has given permission for British merchant vessels to carry armed guards to protect themselves from pirate attacks. It has also been reported by the Government that ships, which carried armed …
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SY Choizil Yacht Crew held hostage phone home at last
Bruno Pelizzari and Debbie Calitz who have been held by Somali pirates for almost a year now have been allowed to phone home. The call was purposely made by the pirates in a ploy to help raise funds to pay …
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