(aljazeera) Somali pirates have hijacked a Libyan-owned cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden, taking its crew of 17 Romanians and Libyans hostage.  Source

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• Chen Somali pirates free cargo ship Italian

    An Italian tugboat and its crew of 16, seized by pirates off the Gulf of Aden in April, have been released, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said. Frattini told Sky Italia TV he had been given the news by the Somali prime minister. The ship’s release was the result of

• Pirates seize Panama-flagged bulk carrier from Somalia

    Pirates have hijacked a Panamanian-flagged carrier in waters off Somalia, taking 26 crew hostage, almost all of them Indian, a NATO spokeswoman said. “The MV Al Khaliq, a Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier, has been hijacked early this morning off Somalia,” said a spokeswoman for NATO’s anti-piracy mission in London. “There were 26 crew on

• Somali pirates release Tanker

    Somali pirates released a chemical tanker and its North Korean crew on Tuesday, after holding the vessel for four months. A maritime official says the 23,000 deadweight ton “Theresa VIII” was seized on November 16 last year in the south Somali Basin, with 28 crew members on board.???? Andrew Mwangura

• Somali pirates demand ransom for $ 15M Asian Glory

    The Somali pirates who abducted the UK-flagged ship Asian Glory have demanded a $15 million ransom, the Bulgarian news agency (BTA) reported on February 3 2010. The statement, which first surfaced in Ukrainian media, was allegedly attributed to a Ukrainian intelligence source who wished to remain anonymous. The Ukrainian foreign

• \ u0026quot; crew suffers psychologically under pirate \ u0026quot;

     The owner of a German ship held by pirates off the coast of Somalia said the crew members were suffering mentally after four months of captivity, in a newspaper interview published Sunday. “All crew members on board are in physically good shape,” Frank Leonhardt, the owner of the Hansa Stavanger freight

• Talks with Somali pirates to free Bulgarian Sailors Home

    Negotiations with Somali pirates to free the two hijacked ships, both with Bulgarian sailors aboard – UK-flagged cargo ship “The Asian Glory” and the chemical tanker “St James Park,” have already started. The information was revealed by Captain Prodan Prodanov, the Bulgarian-based manager of the UK Zodiac company, which operates

• Coast Guard Cutter assists fishing crew

     (gloucestertimes)  The three-man crew of a fishing vessel that offloads its catch in Gloucester found itself in trouble yesterday.  The Dianne Lynn II, a 65-foot fishing boat based in Portland, Maine, was about 40 miles east of Gloucester when the dragger started taking on water.  Source

• Sunken ship may not be restored

     (UKPA) An Irish racing yacht that sank in Indonesian waters prompting a dramatic rescue of 16 crew members cannot be recovered from the depths, race organisers have said.The Cork Clipper, which was taking part in the Clipper round the world contest, went down earlier this week when it was

• Navios Maritime Partners LP Announces release from prison of Navios Apollon

    Navios Maritime Partners L.P. is delighted to announce that the Navios Apollon and her crew were released on 27th February 2010. Navios Partners is pleased to report that the Captain and crew are healthy and will be reunited with their families shortly

• EU rescue fleet, Pakistan abandoned ship by Somali pirates

    A European Union warship rescued a Pakistan-flagged fishing vessel Somali pirates had seized last month and used to hijack another ship, EU naval force Navfor said in a statement.

• Russia finds missing cargo ship

     (BBC) Russia says it has found a missing cargo vessel near the Cape Verde islands and retrieved its Russian crew.  Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said that the 15-member crew had been taken on board a Russian navy vessel. They were in good condition, he said.  Source

• Yemen says Somali pirates attack Yemeni Cargo

    Somali pirates have seized a Yemeni cargo vessel with a crew of 16 and are taking it out towards the Indian Ocean, a Yemeni Defence Ministry website said on Monday. The vessel, called Al Mahmoud 2, had left Yemen’s southern port of Aden on Dec

• EU: Somali pirates hijack the North Korean freighter

    Somali pirates hijacked a North Korean cargo ship on Wednesday with an unknown number of crew on board, the European Union Naval Force said. The MV Rim was seized in the Gulf of Aden, outside the internationally recommended transit corridor patrolled by the anti-piracy naval coalition, said Cmdr

• Spain refused the demand to Somali pirates freed

    Spain ruled out freeing two captured pirates as demanded by fellow brigands holding a Spanish trawler and 33 crew members off Somalia and reportedly threatening to start killing hostages. Deputy Defense Minister Constantino Mendez said Friday the two Somali men were captured and brought to Madrid because of their alleged

• Japan Foster Asian Maritime Instructors

    Japan’s transport ministry plans to invite maritime school instructors from other Asian countries to train them, officials said Thursday. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism plans to accept 70 to 80 such instructors over the next five years. They will be given lessons on how to better train crew