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61 pirates seized in Arabian Sea

Dean Nelson Telegraph 03/14/2011
61 pirates seized in Arabian Sea

India has seized 61 pirates after a naval gunfight in the Arabian Sea. The operation is one of the most successful since Somalian pirates escalated their campaign of extortion and kidnap on the Indian Ocean two years ago.

Pirates who killed four Americans on hijacked yacht claim U.S. Navy fired on them first

The U.S. military today reacted with fury after the pirates who killed four Americans claimed the Navy shot at them first. Jean and Scott Adam, from California, were killed alongside Phyllis Macay and Bob Riggle from Seattle, Washington, in the early hours of yesterday.

U.S. Warship Tracking Yacht Hijacked by Somali Pirates

KEVIN DOLAK, LUIS MARTINEZ and JEREMY HUBBARD ABC News 02/20/2011

Pirates threaten boats on US-Mexico border lake

CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN My Way News 05/30/2010
U.S. Warship Tracking Yacht Hijacked by Somali Pirates

The U.S. Navy is actively tracking the yacht with four Americans on board that was hijacked by pirates and was reported to be headed for the Somali coast.

Pirates threaten boats on US-Mexico border lake

The waters of Falcon Lake normally beckon boaters with waterskiing and world-record bass fishing. But this holiday weekend, fishermen on the waters that straddle the U.S.-Mexico border are on the lookout for something more sinister: pirates.

Somali pirates mistakenly attack US warship, end up in navy custody

Somali pirates tried to attack a U.S. Navy warship on high seas on Thursday night, which confrontation ended in one sunk pirate boat, five captured pirates.

Somali Pirate-Held British Couple Reunited, But Not Released

After more than 90 days of being separated, the retired British couple who are being held in Somalia by pirates have been reunited temporarily, according to Sky News.

Conservationists File Piracy Claim Against Whalers

SYDNEY (AP) -- A conservationist group that lost one of its ships in a clash with Japanese whalers off Antarctica has filed a piracy complaint in the Netherlands against the captain and crew of the whaling vessel, one of the group's leaders said Saturday.

Somali pirates fire at Kuwaiti oil tanker

KUALA LUMPUR — Heavily armed Somali pirates fired on a Kuwaiti oil tanker near the Arabian Sea on Wednesday in an attempt to hijack the vessel, a global maritime watchdog said.

Somali pirates seize UK, Panamanian-flagged ships; release Singaporean vessel

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Pirates seized a British-flagged chemical tanker and a Panamanian-flagged carrier off Somalia's coast and were holding 45 crew members Tuesday, a maritime official said.

China rescues hijacked ship, crew in Indian Ocean

BEIJING -- A hijacked Chinese cargo ship and 25 sailors were rescued Monday, two months after they were seized by pirates off the lawless Somali coast, Chinese state media said.


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