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timesonline.co.uk - 11/19/2008

Iranian grain ship seized as Somali pirates hold world to ransom

— timesonline.co.uk — Somali pirates struck again yesterday, seizing an Iranian cargo ship holding 30,000 tonnes of grain, as the... world s governments and navies pronounced themselves powerless against this new threat to global trade. Admiral Michael Mullen, the US ... (more) Iranian grain ship seized as Somali pirates hold world ...

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forbes.com - 11/19/2008

Somali Pirates At Sea

— forbes.com — Somali pirates don't scare easily. Last month, they hijacked a Ukrainian merchant vessel loaded with tanks, heavy... weapons and ammunition, and still haven't relinquished control of the freighter to the American and Russian navy ships that have besieged ... (more) Somali Pirates At Sea

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gatesofvienna.blogspot.com - 11/18/2008

The Oil Pirates

— gatesofvienna.blogspot.com — The Somali pirates have really pulled one off this time — they’ve hijacked a supertanker full of... oil . And, as poetic justice, it’s owned by the Saudis: Supertanker Loaded With Oil Hijacked DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Somali pirates hijacked a supertanker off the Kenyan coast, seizing the ... (more) The Oil Pirates

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Where Have All the Somalis Gone?
Gates of Vienna — ... The article doesn’t make any mention of it, but an obvious possibility is that the young men are being lured back to Somalia by the promise of a career in piracy. If they’ve been watching the news, they know that they and a handful of like-minded fellows can divvy up a cool $15 million if they bag a Saudi supertanker. It’s just like gang violence, only with a much larger payoff. Throw in the warm climate and the fresh sea breezes, and who could resist? ...

Booty Sale-- Pirates Knock $10 Million Off Their Tanker Price
Gateway Pundit — Sadly, the economic downturn has touched the piracy business. The Somali pirates have dropped $10 million from their initial request of $25 million for the captured Saudi tanker. The oil tanker MV Sirius Star is at anchor off the coast of Somalia. Somali Islamist fighters urged pirates holding a Saudi super-tanker to free the ship or face armed action. (AFP/US NAVY) ADN Kronos and ROP reported: A Somali Islamist leader said the ransom for the hijacked ...

Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/24/2008
Gates of Vienna — ... Somalia: Pirates Want $15mln for Seized Ship, Says Islamist Leader Mogadishu, 24 Nov. (AKI) — A Somali Islamist leader said the ransom for the hijacked supertanker Sirius Star has been reduced from 25 to 15 million dollars. “Middlemen have given a $15 million ransom figure for the Saudi ship. That is the issue now,” said Abdurrahim Isse Adou, the spokesman of the Islamic Courts Union quoted by various media reports. Saudi oil giant Aramco’s subsidiary Vela International owns the hijacked supertanker Sirus ...