January 15, 2012, 8:06 PM EST By Michelle Wiese Bockmann (EU Navfor corrects headline, first and third paragraphs to reflect a previous exchange of gunfire.) Jan. 13 (Bloomberg) — European Union naval forces exchanged gunfire with Somali pirates yesterday in thwarting an attack on a Spanish navy oil tanker near Mogadishu. Five of six suspected …
Read more »All 21 Indian crew members held hostage by Somali pirates on a chemical oil tanker since August have been released safely, officials in Mumbai said. The release of the crew on the MV Fairchem Bogey comes after 17 Indian sailors were among hostages freed from a hijacked Italian vessel late last month after more than …
Read more »January 13, 2012, 2:12 PM EST By Michelle Wiese Bockmann (EU Navfor corrects headline, first and third paragraphs to reflect a previous exchange of gunfire.) Jan. 13 (Bloomberg) — European Union naval forces exchanged gunfire with Somali pirates yesterday in thwarting an attack on a Spanish navy oil tanker near Mogadishu. Five of six suspected …
Read more »A Royal Navy ship has thwarted a pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden. RFA Fort Victoria- currently working on NATO’s counter-piracy operation ‘Ocean Shield- was alerted to a suspicious vessel heading towards shipping lanes in the area. Fears that the 12,000-tonne tanker Liquid Velvet was going to be used as a mothership to attack …
Read more »Mumbai, Jan 10 (ANI): Seventeen Indian sailors freed from Somalian pirates after they were paid a multimillion dollar ransom, recalled tales of horror and torture after their arrival in Mumbai on Tuesday. Somali pirates freed an Italian oil tanker Savina Caylyn, which they had hijacked in Yemen last February, with five Italians and 17 Indians …
Read more »Mumbai, Jan 10 (ANI): Seventeen Indian sailors freed from Somalian pirates after they were paid a multimillion dollar ransom, recalled tales of horror and torture after their arrival in Mumbai on Tuesday. Somali pirates freed an Italian oil tanker Savina Caylyn, which they had hijacked in Yemen last February, with five Italians and 17 Indians …
Read more »“Its my rebirth,” said Hari C Nair who is yet to come into terms with the reality to the media persons who met him on his return from the more than 11 month ordeal at the hands of Somalian pirates. He had arrived in Kochi early Tuesday morning and by 6:30 am, was back home. …
Read more »Home Calcutta News.NetTuesday 10th January, 2012 (ANI) Seventeen Indian sailors freed from Somalian pirates after they were paid a multimillion dollar ransom, recalled tales of horror and torture after their arrival in Mumbai on Tuesday. Somali pirates freed an Italian oil tanker Savina Caylyn, which they had hijacked in Yemen last February, with five Italians …
Read more »Koickal House at Chumgom near here is in a state of anticipated elation. The family of Hari C Nair, one of the crew members of MV Savina Caylyn, the Italian flagged oil tanker abducted by Somalian pirates last February, is expecting his arrival on Tuesday morning. According to Mr Hari’s mother Omana, her son would …
Read more »Italian-owned MT Enrico Levoli left Fujairah last week when it was attacked off the Oman coast Somali pirates who hijacked a tanker shortly after it left a UAE port are thrashing out a ransom figure, a group that helps seafarers has said. The Italian-owned MT Enrico Levoli left Fujairah last week, carrying 15,750 tonnes of …
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