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Kidnapped Captain and His Second-in-Command Trained in Antipiracy

04/09/2009 - The Maersk Alabama's captain and second-in-command were both trained in anti-piracy tactics, according to The Los Angeles Times.
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American Crew Retakes Ship from Somali Pirates

04/08/2009 - The American crew of the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama, captured by pirates off the coast of Somalia this morning, has reportedly retaken the ship, although pirates fled in the ship's lifeboat with one crew member, according to press reports.
Intelligence: Maritime Security

Private Security Counters Pirates

03/27/2009 - Faced with the shifting borders, unstable governments, and violent attacks endemic to piracy, ship owners are turning to private security companies for help.
Daily Headline : Maritime Security

Two European Tankers Pirated Off of Somali Coast

03/26/2009 - Two European-owned chemical tankers have been captured by pirates off the coast of Somalia over the past 24 hours, according to the Maritime Security Centre-Horn of Arica
Intelligence: Maritime Security

International Piracy

03/24/2009 - See the latest statistics on piracy from the International Chamber of Commerce's International Maritime Bureau. 
Daily Headline : Maritime Security

Japanese Whalers Shoot Radical Environmentalists with Sonic Blasts

02/03/2009 - Radical environmental activists have accused a Japanese whaling vessel off the coast of Antartica of attacking them with a gun that shoots an ear-shattering wave of sound at its targets.
Beyond Print: Maritime Security

Somali Pirates

01/26/2009 - On December 16, the United Nations Security Council unanimously passed resolution 1851, which allows nations to “use all necessary measures” to fight piracy in the Gulf of Aden region, either from Somalia’s land or by sea, as long as the actions are first approved by Somalia’s transitional government.
Daily Headline : Maritime Security

U.S. Navy Nears Deal with Unidentified Country to Prosecute Somali Pirates

01/16/2009 - The U.S. Navy is close to brokering a deal with an unidentified country to prosecute Somali pirates its captures at sea.
Daily Headline : Maritime Security

Security Council Votes to Take Fight to Somali Pirates

12/17/2008 - The United Nations Security Council unanimously voted yesterday to authorize nations to use force against pirates on land or on sea, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.
Daily Headline : Maritime Security

Pirates Frustrate U.S. Navy in the Gulf of Aden

11/18/2008 - Rules of engagement and human rights concerns frustrate the U.S. Navy's ability to combat piracy in the anarchic Gulf of Aden, a representative of the U.S. Navy's think tank told maritime security stakeholders today at the Maritime Security Expo.
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Pirates Hijack Saudi Supertanker

11/17/2008 - In their most audacious attack yet, Somali pirates have hijacked a Saudi supertanker off the coast of Kenya, much farther from their base of operations in the Gulf of Aden than ever before.
Daily Headline : Maritime Security

The Unintended Benefit of Piracy

10/01/2008 - Robert Kaplan explains the one upside to the scourge of modern-day piracy.
Daily Headline : Maritime Security

U.S. Fears Ukrainian Ship's Weapons Will Fall Into Somali Jihadist Hands

09/30/2008 - Somali pirates took a Ukrainian ship hostage last Thursday they say without any knowledge it was packed with Russian arms.
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