Somali Pirates Ransom

Paying off Somali Pirates: Still the Least Bad Option?

Vanda Felbab-Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

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Vanda Felbab-Brown

The recent murders of four Americans sailing off the coast of Somalia have led to calls for a tougher action against Somali pirates.

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Somali Pirate Claims $3.3M ransom Paid To Free 36 hostages On Spanish Ship

AP | MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN and DANIEL WOOLLS | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — As a Spanish warship looked on, a $3.3 million ransom was delivered by boat Tuesday and Somali pirates freed a Spanish traw...

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Egyption Crew Overpowers Somali Pirates

AP | MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — Using machetes and guns, the men fought a desperate battle to take control of two boats off the Somali coast. But this time...

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Somali Pirates' Condition Put Into Perspective: Interview

Global Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Tristan McConnell | GlobalPost BERBERA, Somaliland -- The slight figure of Farah Ismail Eid is a far cry from the swashbuckling, murderous imag...

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Somali Pirate Operations Dissected

BBC | Posted 05.25.2011

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As he looked at the radar screen Captain Andrey Nozhkin immediately feared the worst. A small vessel was closing fast from the stern....

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South Korea Saves North Korean Ship From Somali Pirates

AP | ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY | Posted 05.25.2011

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NAIROBI, Kenya — South Korean snipers hovering in a helicopter Monday chased away pirates pursuing a North Korean freighter, a rare instance of ...

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British Tourist Helps Save Cruise Ship From Somali Pirates

Telegraph | Posted 05.25.2011

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A British tourist celebrated his birthday by helping to save a packed cruise ship from hijack when he hurled a deck chair at Somali pirates....

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Somali 'Vigilantes' Fight Back Against Pirates

Telegraph | Posted 05.25.2011

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Somalia's fishermen have formed sea-going vigilante teams to fight back against pirates who are hijacking their boats, it was reported on Tuesday....

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9 Pirates Suspected Of Hijacking Luxury Cruiser Arrested By Seychelles Coast Guard

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NAIROBI, Kenya — The Seychelles Coast Guard says it has arrested nine suspected pirates believed to be behind the attempted hijacking of a luxur...

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Somali Pirate Home Base: Eyl

WardHeerNews | Posted 05.25.2011

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Garowe, (WDN) - The Somali pirates that have wreaked havoc on the shipping lanes of the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean in recent years have been wi...

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Kenya 'Will Try Somali Pirates': France

BBC | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eleven Somali pirates captured this week by a French warship are being taken to Kenya for trial, the French defence ministry has said....

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Dog the Pirate Hunter???

Warren Holstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Warren Holstein

Avast, ye picaroons! If landlubber Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) has his way, good ole American privateers will be set loose on ye wily pillaging Somalian buccaneers and get all War of 1812 on yer booties.

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French Hostage Killed By Somali Pirates In Rescue Operation

Guardian | Posted 05.25.2011

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French forces have freed a yacht captured by pirates off Somalia last weekend in an operation that left one hostage and two of the pirates dead, accor...

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Somali Pirates Holding 14 Ships, 260 People

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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The International Maritime Bureau says 260 crew on 14 hijacked ships are being held off the coast of Somalia, not including the U.S.-flagged ship seiz...

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Somali Pirates Captured After Mistakenly Firing On German Navy Vessel

Sky News | Posted 05.25.2011

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A group of pirates got a nasty surprise when they attacked a merchant ship - that turned out to be a German naval vessel....

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Somali Pirates Seize Two More Ships: NATO

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pirates have captured a Panama-registered tanker with 19 crew off Somalia, Nato said today. The US Navy is reporting that a Norwegian-owned cargo vess...

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Somali Pirates Free Ukraine Arms Ship After Receiving $3.2 Mil Ransom

AP | KATHARINE HOURELD | Posted 05.25.2011

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NAIROBI, Kenya — As U.S. Navy ships looked on, Somali pirates sped away Thursday with $3.2 million in ransom after releasing an arms-laden Ukrai...

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Somali Pirate's Body Washes Ashore With $153,000

AP | MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — The body of a Somali pirate who drowned just after receiving a huge ransom washed onshore with $153,000 in cash, a resident...

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5 Somali Pirates Drown With Their Share Of $3 Million Ransom

AP | MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — Five of the Somali pirates who released a hijacked oil-laden Saudi supertanker drowned with their share of a reported $3 mi...

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