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Families Of 16 Indian Sailors Detained By Guinea Navy Seek Their Return
The family members of 16 Indian sailors, who were detained by the Guinea Navy, have expressed concern about their safety and have appealed to the government for their safe return.
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Kerala Chief Minister Writes To PM As 16 Indian Sailors Detained In Africa
As the families of 16 Indian sailors including three from Kerala, detained in Equatorial Guinea, hoped the Indian government will ensure their speedy release, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday requested PM Modi to intervene.
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9 Sailors Kidnapped By Suspected Pirates Off Africa's Benin
Nine sailors who were waiting in the harbour of the port of Cotonou in Benin have been abducted by suspected pirates, port authorities said Sunday.
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22 Indian Sailors On Oil Tanker, Hijacked By Pirates, Released: Company
Twenty two Indians on board a ship, which went missing in the waters in West Africa last week, have been freed by pirates, according to the shipping company. A Hong Kong-based firm which appointed the Indian sailors on the ship said pirates hijacked their their crew on February 1.
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Tanker With 22 Indian Sailors From Mumbai Firm Goes Missing Off Africa, Fuels Fears Of Hijacking
A tanker vessel carrying approximately $8.1 million in gasoline and a crew of 22 Indians has been lost at sea for over 48 hours off the coast of the West African country, Benin.
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Did Your Ancestor Hunt Whales ? Museum Database Offers Clues
A digital list of the tens of thousands of men who embarked on whaling voyages out of New Bedford, from 10-year-old boys to a 70-year-old sailor who drank himself to death in South Africa, is a valuable resource for anyone researching their family's seafaring past. Just be warned: You might not like what you find.
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10 Indian Crew Members Rescued From Ship Hijacked Off African Coast
Ten Indian sailors have been rescued with the help of the Nigerian Navy after their ship was hijacked by pirates near Africa's Ivory Coast last Saturday, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said in a tweet on Sunday.
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Three Indian sailors kidnapped off Equatorial Guinea coast freed by Nigerian police
Nigerian police have rescued three Indian sailors who were kidnapped from a cargo ship off the coast of Equatorial Guinea last month, a rare success story in its fight against piracy.
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Felt helpless when I got to know of my son's death: Captain Sunil James
Merchant navy captain Sunil James who returned to Mumbai yesterday after being released from a jail in Togo in western Africa after five months says he felt "helpless" when he was informed of his 11-month-old son Vivaan's death.
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Captain Sunil James, freed from Togo jail after five months, is finally home for baby son's last rites
Sunil James, a Merchant Navy Captain who was released yesterday from a jail in Togo, western Africa, has reached Mumbai. Thanking the Indian community in Togo and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for support and help, he said whatever had happened was "in the past."
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Families Of 16 Indian Sailors Detained By Guinea Navy Seek Their Return
The family members of 16 Indian sailors, who were detained by the Guinea Navy, have expressed concern about their safety and have appealed to the government for their safe return.
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Kerala Chief Minister Writes To PM As 16 Indian Sailors Detained In Africa
As the families of 16 Indian sailors including three from Kerala, detained in Equatorial Guinea, hoped the Indian government will ensure their speedy release, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday requested PM Modi to intervene.
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9 Sailors Kidnapped By Suspected Pirates Off Africa's Benin
Nine sailors who were waiting in the harbour of the port of Cotonou in Benin have been abducted by suspected pirates, port authorities said Sunday.
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22 Indian Sailors On Oil Tanker, Hijacked By Pirates, Released: Company
Twenty two Indians on board a ship, which went missing in the waters in West Africa last week, have been freed by pirates, according to the shipping company. A Hong Kong-based firm which appointed the Indian sailors on the ship said pirates hijacked their their crew on February 1.
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Tanker With 22 Indian Sailors From Mumbai Firm Goes Missing Off Africa, Fuels Fears Of Hijacking
A tanker vessel carrying approximately $8.1 million in gasoline and a crew of 22 Indians has been lost at sea for over 48 hours off the coast of the West African country, Benin.
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Did Your Ancestor Hunt Whales ? Museum Database Offers Clues
A digital list of the tens of thousands of men who embarked on whaling voyages out of New Bedford, from 10-year-old boys to a 70-year-old sailor who drank himself to death in South Africa, is a valuable resource for anyone researching their family's seafaring past. Just be warned: You might not like what you find.
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10 Indian Crew Members Rescued From Ship Hijacked Off African Coast
Ten Indian sailors have been rescued with the help of the Nigerian Navy after their ship was hijacked by pirates near Africa's Ivory Coast last Saturday, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said in a tweet on Sunday.
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Three Indian sailors kidnapped off Equatorial Guinea coast freed by Nigerian police
Nigerian police have rescued three Indian sailors who were kidnapped from a cargo ship off the coast of Equatorial Guinea last month, a rare success story in its fight against piracy.
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Felt helpless when I got to know of my son's death: Captain Sunil James
Merchant navy captain Sunil James who returned to Mumbai yesterday after being released from a jail in Togo in western Africa after five months says he felt "helpless" when he was informed of his 11-month-old son Vivaan's death.
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Captain Sunil James, freed from Togo jail after five months, is finally home for baby son's last rites
Sunil James, a Merchant Navy Captain who was released yesterday from a jail in Togo, western Africa, has reached Mumbai. Thanking the Indian community in Togo and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for support and help, he said whatever had happened was "in the past."
