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‘Clearly no offence was meant, but some people have rightly pointed out to me the use of the analogy was not correct,’ said the former Man City and Newcastle United midfielder.
The Gulf of Guinea has become one of the most dangerous maritime regions in the world.
That is despite attacks essentially stopping in recent years.
The men – from China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Cambodia and Taiwan – were captured by Somali pirates in 2012.
It’s offering a one-click purchase option to US users that pirated Windows 10, and will expand it to other countries if successful.
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The answer is pretty simple, it seems.
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15 incidents were attributed to Somali pirates last year — down from 237 in 2011.
New security measures take effect – but there are still “suspicious approaches” to ships.
Apparently they really can’t stand her.
The US Navy and the Marine Corps had not yet received orders to intervene.
Land of torrents and files.
“You cared nothing for the privacy of others but did everything you could through your computer activities to hide your own identities while seeking publicity,” a judge told the four men.
“There he was delivering this harrowing story about how he was held hostage and feared for his life, and we were all sitting there dressed as Captain Hook.”
Attack helicopters took part in the attacks early this morning along the coastline of Somalia.
Judith Tebbutt and her husband David were kidnapped in September. David was killed during the attack – a fact Judith, who spent six months in captivity, did not find out until weeks after.
So, er, where’s my suitcase?
The Danish warship had been following the hijacked vessel for several days before attempting to board it.
Iran’s government has called the US Navy’s rescue of 13 Iranian fishermen held by pirates “a positive humanitarian gesture” – but some of the country’s media outlets see things differently.
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Director Jack Lloyd declares the race’s anti-piracy plan a success following delicate eight-hour operation.
The 66-year-old woman was taken from her rented house on a Kenyan island earlier this month by suspected Somali militants.
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Some 23 crew members were aboard the vessel, which was reportedly attacked by five armed men.
Four American citizens were killed earlier this year after their yacht was hijacked by Somali pirates off the coast of Oman.
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Kenyan and French authorities are working to free Marie Dedieu from her captors in Somalia. She was abducted amid a shoot-out on the sea yesterday.
The woman, who uses a wheelchair to get around, was taken from her home on Manda Island this morning.
The family, including three teenagers, and two crew members were kidnapped by pirates as they sailed in the Indian Ocean – a piracy hotspot.
The anchor of the Queen Anne’s Revenge – weighting well over a tonne and measuring 11 feet long – is salvaged.
A hijacked fishing boat from Mozambique is reclaimed after Indian ships exchange gunfire, a military statement says.
The incident happened last week but the Danish government has only announced it now as they attempt to rescue the captured family and their crew.