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outsidethebeltway.com - 11/19/2008
Another Ship Seized
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A freighter carrying a cargo of grain to Iran has been seized by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden: 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 ...
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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alertnet.org - 11/18/2008
Reuters AlertNet - Hong Kong grain ship hijacked by pirates - Xinhua
— alertnet.org — BEIJING, Nov 18 (Reuters) - A Hong Kong cargo ship loaded with wheat bound for Iran has... been hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, the official Xinhua agency said on Tuesday citing China's maritime search and rescue centre. There were 25 crew ... (more) Reuters AlertNet - Hong Kong grain ship hijacked by ...

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adnkronos.com - 11/24/2008
AKI - Adnkronos international Somalia: Pirates want $15mln for seized ship, says ...
— adnkronos.com — 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," ... (more) AKI - Adnkronos international Somalia: ...

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Piracy in the Gulf of Aden
The Glittering Eye — I’ve been posting up a storm lately on the increase in the operational tempo and value of the prizes seized by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden over at Outside the Beltway. Here are my most recent posts: The Future of Piracy More on the Threat of Piracy to the Oil Trade Another Ship Seized Also, you might want to take a look at other bloggers who’ve been covering the topic: Fester at Newshoggers notes the convoy costs Pundita advocates the use of high tech ...

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