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• Somali pirates withdraw threat to destroy ship
The latest is a Philippine bulk carrier seized in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday with a crew of 21, Noel Choong of the Malaysia-based International Maritime Bureau's piracy reporting center. Choong said the Philippines-operated ship, flying a ...
• Somali troops free cargo ship held for 5 days
Puntland's Foreign Minister Ali Abdi Aware said his government's ragtag coast guard can fight pirates in the region, which is a hotbed of maritime hijackings. "We will continue to fight against pirates," Aware said. "The world should halt paying ransom
• Somali pirate 'associate' says deal in the offing
Kenya reiterated on Wednesday its denial that the Faina's military cargo was secretly destined for South Sudan as a regional maritime group and some defense sources have said. Nairobi has been embarrassed by that accusation because it helped broker a ...
• France in contact with yacht hijackers
Two U.N. contractors are currently being held hostage in the south of the country and several aid workers and a French journalist have been seized in the past few months. The International Maritime Bureau, which tracks piracy, said in its annual ...
• Boat of congresswomen's brother found
The area is busy with maritime traffic outside the adjacent Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors, the nation's largest port complex. Loretta Sanchez, 48, is in her sixth term representing the 47th District in Orange County. Linda Sanchez, 39, is in her ...