Pirates free Russian tanker crew after stealing petrol
August 31st, 2012 - 4:50 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A group of pirates who hijacked an oil tanker with a Russian crew in the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa left the vessel after ... Read more...
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Ship with 24 Russians seized off Togo
August 30th, 2012 - 8:11 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Pirates have seized a Greek-owned oil tanker with 24 Russian crew members on board off the coast of Togo in west Africa.English-language TV channel Russia ... Read more...
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Cambodian vessel detained in Russia for poaching
July 25th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian border guards have detained a Cambodia-flagged vessel suspected of poaching crab in Russian waters, officials said Monday.A border guards spokesman said the vessel was ... Read more...
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Underwater Birthday Bash Of James Cameron
August 17th, 2010 - 12:20 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 16, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Maverick film maker James Cameron has decided to celebrate his 56th birthday underwater.The Avatar director has picked a submersible and will dive deep into Russia's ... Read more...
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Militants hijack Russian helicopter in Sudan
July 27th, 2010 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia Tuesday said militants have hijacked its helicopter with nine people on board in Sudan.
"According to the information we have, there are no casualties," the foreign ministry ... Read more...
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Pirates hijack Liberian-flagged oil tanker carrying Russians in the Indian Ocean
May 5th, 2010 - 4:22 pm ICT by BNO News
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) -- Pirates on Wednesday hijacked a Liberian flagged oil tanker in the Indian Ocean, the European Union Naval Force Somalia said. Dozens of Russian crew members are on board.The ... Read more...
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New crew arrives at space station just in time for Christmas
December 23rd, 2009 - 6:36 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 23 (DPA) A Russian Soyuz spacecraft brought an international group of holiday visitors to the International Space Station (ISS) Tuesday, expanding the crew to five just ahead of Christmas.
US astronaut ... Read more...
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Arctic Sea crew alive and free, says Russian minister
August 17th, 2009 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 17 (DPA) The crew of the missing freighter Arctic Sea are alive and free, Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said Monday.
He was quoted by Interfax news agency as telling the ... Read more...
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Ship crew fights off Somali pirates with fire hoses
April 22nd, 2009 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Vladivostok, April 22 (RIA Novosti) The Russian crew of a tanker in the Gulf of Aden prevented Somali pirates from boarding their vessel by using onboard fire hoses, a sailors' union spokesman ... Read more...
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Somalian pirates hijack Mumbai-bound ship, crew reported safe
September 17th, 2008 - 7:08 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi , Sept 17 (ANI): The 22-member crew, including 18 Indians, of a ship abducted by Somalian pirates, is reported to be safe, the Coast Guard PRO said on Wednesday. ... Read more...
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