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Crew of hijacked Belgian ship head home

CREW members of a Belgian ship hijacked by pirates off Somalia in mid-April will be re-united with their families early next week, Belgium's government crisis centre s...

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Belgium: Somali pirates release ship's crew

Somali pirates have released the entire crew of a Belgian ship kidnapped two months ago, Belgium's government said Sunday. The 10-member crew of the Pompei dredger wer...

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Portuguese warship foils Somalia pirate attack

A Portuguese frigate foiled a pirate attack on a container vessel in the Gulf of Aden on Monday and captured eight pirates after firing shots at their boat, the armed ...

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NATO Thwarts Pirate Attack Off Somalia

BRUSSELS — Pirates tried to hijack a Singaporean freighter off Somalia on Monday, but[...]

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Antipiracy bill set to be enacted

The Diet is set to enact an antipiracy bill Friday to establish a permanent law that will enable the Maritime Self-Defense Force to protect vessels of any nationality ...

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NATO warship rescues 14 Indian sailors freed by Somali pirates

Fourteen Indian sailors, taken hostage and beaten by heavily-armed Somali pirates for 10 days, have been rescued by a NATO warship off the coast of Somalia after their...

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NATO warship rescues Indian sailors freed by pirates

ON BOARD NRP CORTE-REAL (Reuters) - A NATO warship picked up fourteen Indian sailors off Somalia Saturday, a day after they were freed by pirates who had beaten them d...

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Ship inspections said JCG bailiwick

The Japan Coast Guard should be put in charge of inspecting North Korean cargo ships instead of the Self-Defense Forces if the U.N. Security Council passes a resolutio...

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Somali pirates tortured captured Nigerians before release

Drug-fuelled pirates holding a Nigerian boat during one of the longest hijackings off Somalia locked the crew up, aimed a machine gun at them, and fed them little but ...

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