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ago, freeing its crew and ending a stand-off with US. PARIS (AFP) Pirates boarded a French luxury cruise yacht off the

coast of Somalia and took its entire crew hostage on Friday, a French military spokesman. 23 Jan 2006.

freed a Ukrainian ore carrier and its 22 member crew after holding it for 40 days.. Somali pirates, usually trained fighters with sophisticated arms and equipment, are able to operate

the volatile Horn of Africa.. PARIS (Reuters) - Pirates stormed a French luxury yacht off the coast of Somalia on Friday and took its 30 crew hostage, prompting Paris to send troops to. 5 Nov 2005. A cruise ship drives back pirates in speedboats off Somalia who attack with grenades. Sky News - Pirates have stormed a French luxury yacht off the coast

crew hostage. The French military said it has Pirates seized control of a French luxury yacht carrying 30 crew members Friday off the coast of Somalia, the French government and the ship's owner said. 11 Feb 2008. Mogadishu,

fired on Somali pirates trying to resupply colleagues who hijacked a Danish-owned tug boat,. Unlike pirates in other parts of the world, who just rob the crew and escape with whatever they can carry, the Somali pirates capture ships and hold them. MOGADISHU (AFP)

Pirates who seized a French luxury cruise yacht and its 30-member crew in the Gulf of Aden were headed Saturday for their Indian Ocean. 12 Dec 2007. Laden with its highly flammable cargo of benzene, the Golden Nori floats like a ticking bomb off the coast of 14 Nov 2005. The attempt to hijack a cruise ship highlights the pirates' growing audacity. the pirates off of Somalia's coast have stolen some of the.

off the vast coastline of lawless Somalia has proved a hazardous passage in recent years, with several pirate attacks on. 30 Oct 2007. During the six months that the Council of Islamic Courts ruled most of southern Somalia, where Somali pirates are based, piracy abated,. The Leading English Language Newspaper in the Middle-East.

says pirates have seized control of a French cruise ship off the coast of Somalia. MOGADISHU (AFP) Pirates who seized a

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deadly fight. 21 May 2007. We appeal to the Somali authorities to act to stop these pirates before they cause more misery

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the Somali coast in the past six months as confirmed by the International Maritime Bureau in the. 12

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who seized a French luxury cruise yacht and its 30-member crew in the Gulf of Aden were headed Saturday for their Indian Ocean. Somali official: pirates have docked hijacked boat. 6 Dec 2007. The Washington Times Foreign: With one slain crew mate in the ship's

freezer and Somali pirates threatening to kill his son, Xinshen Ling. Pirates seized control of a French cruise ship Friday off the coast of Somalia, France's Foreign Ministry said. A French luxury tourist yacht, the Le Ponant, has been siezed by Somali Pirate. I do not think that word means what they think it means.. PARIS -- Pirates

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cruise yacht and its 30-member crew in the Gulf of Aden were headed Saturday for their Indian Ocean. 18 Mar 2006. A suspected pirate pilots a skiff off Somalia on Saturday in a photograph. Last week, Somali pirates kidnapped 50 Yemeni fishermen off a. 23 Jan 2006. In November, Somali pirates

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Citizen - Your local news source, Somali pirates release Danish-owned tug after reported $700000 ransom paid. 26 Feb 2007. Somali pirates are becoming a well-known problem in the shipping corridors along east Africa and Time reports that they now rival the. The crew members of a North Korean freighter regained control of their ship from pirates who hijacked the vessel off Somalia,

but not without a deadly fight. The waters off Somalia,

and the Indian Ocean, has become a favorite hunting spot for pirates. Although attacks have declined in more. 12 Jun 2007. The Somali pirates who threw a pipe ladder on to his deck and boarded his ship went on to hold him and his 11 crew hostage at gunpoint for. Thursday foiled an armed attack by a gang of local pirates aboard in Somalia.

crew launched a counter-hijack struggle. 2 Apr 2008. Pirates have been attacking ships off the coast of Somalia for years. This map, from the United

Nations satellite imagery team,. The British master of a tug has told how he feared for his life during a six-week hostage ordeal at the hands of pirates off the coast of Somalia..

MOGADISHU, SomaliaA French luxury yacht seized by suspected pirates in the Gulf of Aden with 30 crew members on board