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In 10-Hour Mission, Indian C-17 Airdropped 18 Commandos Near Somali Coast
The details of a daring operation in low-light conditions by Indian forces to rescue 17 crew of a merchant ship near the Somalian coast was made public by the government while honouring the pilot who flew a C-17 military transport aircraft.
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Indian Ship Hijacked By Pirates Moved To New Location Off Somalia, Says Pirate Leader
Pirates who hijacked an Indian cargo dhow with 11 crew on board have moved the vessel to an undisclosed location off the Somali coast until their ransom demands are met, a pirate leader told Reuters on Tuesday.
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Pirate Leader Says Negotiating To Free Indian Ship With 11 Crew: Report
Pirates who seized an Indian cargo dhow with 11 crew members in waters off the Somali coast have taken the vessel to El Hur, near the port of Hobyo in Somalia's semi-autonomous Galmudug state, a pirate leader told Reuters on Tuesday.
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Somali Pirates Hijack Indian Commercial Ship That Departed Dubai: Report
Pirates have hijacked an Indian commercial ship off the coast of Somalia, the second attack in weeks after years of inactivity by pirates, industry and security sources said on Monday to news agency Reuters.
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Somali Forces Ready To Use Force To Free Ship Seized By Pirates
Authorities in Somalia tracking the pirates who have seized an oil tanker with eight Sri Lankan crew members on board said Thursday that they are ready to use force if talks to free the ship fail.
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Pirates Demand Ransom For Tanker Seized Off Somalia: EU Naval Force
Pirates off the coast of Somalia, who hijacked an oil tanker with eight Sri Lankan crew on board, are demanding a ransom for the release of the vessel, the EU Naval Force said.
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Somali Pirates Just Hijacked A Commercial Ship For The First Time In 5 Years
In 2010 and 2011, groups of armed Somali men were hijacking merchant vessels off Somalia's coast at an almost daily pace. Thousands of hostages of myriad nationalities were taken, and billions of dollars were lost on ransoms, damages and delayed shipments.
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Somali Pirates Shifting Location Towards India: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar
Beaten back in their usual area of operations, Somali pirates are "shifting their location" towards India, but the country is watchful to deal with such threats, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Sunday.
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Somali Piracy in Decline, but Danger Still Lurks
Off the coast of Somalia, a sailor on board the French ship Sirocco observes two dhows through binoculars, establishing they are both bona fide fishing vessels.
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14 Indian sailors rescued after being hijacked by Somali pirates
Fourteen Indian sailors, who were hijacked in the Gulf of Aden, have been rescued after counter-piracy ships from the European Union and NATO forced Somali pirates on board their cargo vessel to flee.
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In 10-Hour Mission, Indian C-17 Airdropped 18 Commandos Near Somali Coast
The details of a daring operation in low-light conditions by Indian forces to rescue 17 crew of a merchant ship near the Somalian coast was made public by the government while honouring the pilot who flew a C-17 military transport aircraft.
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Indian Ship Hijacked By Pirates Moved To New Location Off Somalia, Says Pirate Leader
Pirates who hijacked an Indian cargo dhow with 11 crew on board have moved the vessel to an undisclosed location off the Somali coast until their ransom demands are met, a pirate leader told Reuters on Tuesday.
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Pirate Leader Says Negotiating To Free Indian Ship With 11 Crew: Report
Pirates who seized an Indian cargo dhow with 11 crew members in waters off the Somali coast have taken the vessel to El Hur, near the port of Hobyo in Somalia's semi-autonomous Galmudug state, a pirate leader told Reuters on Tuesday.
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Somali Pirates Hijack Indian Commercial Ship That Departed Dubai: Report
Pirates have hijacked an Indian commercial ship off the coast of Somalia, the second attack in weeks after years of inactivity by pirates, industry and security sources said on Monday to news agency Reuters.
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Somali Forces Ready To Use Force To Free Ship Seized By Pirates
Authorities in Somalia tracking the pirates who have seized an oil tanker with eight Sri Lankan crew members on board said Thursday that they are ready to use force if talks to free the ship fail.
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Pirates Demand Ransom For Tanker Seized Off Somalia: EU Naval Force
Pirates off the coast of Somalia, who hijacked an oil tanker with eight Sri Lankan crew on board, are demanding a ransom for the release of the vessel, the EU Naval Force said.
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Somali Pirates Just Hijacked A Commercial Ship For The First Time In 5 Years
In 2010 and 2011, groups of armed Somali men were hijacking merchant vessels off Somalia's coast at an almost daily pace. Thousands of hostages of myriad nationalities were taken, and billions of dollars were lost on ransoms, damages and delayed shipments.
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Somali Pirates Shifting Location Towards India: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar
Beaten back in their usual area of operations, Somali pirates are "shifting their location" towards India, but the country is watchful to deal with such threats, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Sunday.
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Somali Piracy in Decline, but Danger Still Lurks
Off the coast of Somalia, a sailor on board the French ship Sirocco observes two dhows through binoculars, establishing they are both bona fide fishing vessels.
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14 Indian sailors rescued after being hijacked by Somali pirates
Fourteen Indian sailors, who were hijacked in the Gulf of Aden, have been rescued after counter-piracy ships from the European Union and NATO forced Somali pirates on board their cargo vessel to flee.
