Foreign ships plying close to Indian coast warned
March 13th, 2012 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) A top Indian maritime authority has called upon all foreign vessels plying close to the Indian coast to exercise "extreme caution" before responding to any situation, ... Read more...
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Indian Navy foils another piracy attempt
November 11th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) A five-boat pirate attack on merchant vessels transiting the Gulf of Aden was foiled by an Indian warship that was on escort duty, capturing 26 ... Read more...
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Surveillance on suspected pirate-manned dhows
October 1st, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 1 (IANS) The Indian Navy is maintaining aerial surveillance on three dhows and an unconfirmed number of skiffs suspected to be manned by sea pirates 600 and 700 ... Read more...
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Navy thwarts pirate attack on two cargo ships
September 26th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Attacks by Somali pirates on two cargo ships in the Gulf of Aden were thwarted by an Indian Navy warship last week, navy officers said ... Read more...
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Malaysia most suited to track piracy in Arabian Sea: Expert
April 17th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, April 17 (IANS) Malaysia's geographic location and political stability are ideal for the establishment of an international data-processing centre for maritime satellite tracking of piracy in the Gulf ... Read more...
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Indian Navy captures 61 Somali pirates
March 14th, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- The Indian Navy on Monday announced its capture of 61 Somali pirates and their hijacked mother ship after a violent gun battle in the Arabian Sea.The ... Read more...
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Indian Navy intercepts pirate’s ship, nabs 61 pirates
March 14th, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 14 (ANI): The Indian Navy on Monday intercepted a pirate mother ship Vega 5, 600 nautical miles off the country's west coast and arrested 61 pirates.About thirteen hostages have ... Read more...
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Family of Indian hostage held by Somali pirates hoping for government aid
February 21st, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Feb.21 (ANI): The family of Prashant Kumar, an Indian held hostage by Somali pirates, is hoping the government will step in and offer the required assistance to secure his release.Somali pirates ... Read more...
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28 captured Somali pirates to be tried in Mumbai
February 8th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) A gang of 28 Somali pirates, nabbed three days ago near the Lakshadweep Islands off south-west India, will be handed over to Mumbai police here Wednesday to be ... Read more...
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Combating piracy is top most priority of Indian Navy, Coast Guard: Antony
February 7th, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by ANI
By Jaipal SharmaBangalore, Feb 7 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony on Monday said that combating piracy is the top most priority of Indian Navy and Coast Guard.While inaugurating the Aero Show ... Read more...
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Indian Navy captures 28 Somali pirates near Lakshadweep islands
February 7th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
Lakshadweep, Feb 7 (ANI): In a major coordinated operation, the Indian Navy and the Coast Guard personnel apprehended a pirate mother ship Prantlaya 11 along with 28 Somali pirates in the Arabian ... Read more...
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Another menacing pirate mother vessel neutralized by Indian Navy and Coast Guard
February 6th, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 6(ANI): In a well coordinated and jointly conducted operation, the Indian Navy and the Coast Guard intercepted Prantalay-11, a pirate mother vessel which was being used by Somali pirates ... Read more...
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Indian Navy, Coast Guard foil another piracy attempt (Lead)
February 6th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) Within ten days, the Indian Navy and Coast Guard notched yet another success when it captured a pirate ship attempting to create maritime terror near the Minicoy Islands, ... Read more...
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Somali pirates using aggressive new tactics like torture
February 3rd, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 3 (ANI): The commander of the European Union naval force has said that Somali pirates have started using aggressive new tactics, including torture on their captives.Captured sailors now face being ... Read more...
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Pirate ship sunk by navy, Coast Guard in Arabian Sea (Lead)
January 29th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) In a major anti-piracy operation by the Indian Navy and Coast Guard in the Arabian Sea, a Somali pirate ship was sunk in a gun battle off ... Read more...
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Navy, coast guard ships sink pirate mother-vessel
January 29th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) A pirate mother ship of Somali pirates was sunk by an Indian naval fast-attack craft in a gun battle in the Arabian Sea off Lakshadweep Islands Friday ... Read more...
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Menacing pirate mother vessel neutralized by Indian Navy and Coast Guard
January 29th, 2011 - 7:52 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 29(ANI): In a well coordinated and jointly conducted operation, the Indian Navy and the Coast Guard intercepted Prantalay, a pirate mother vessel which was being used by Somali pirates ... Read more...
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Coast Guard plane chases pirates away off Lakshadweep
January 28th, 2011 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Pirates closing in on a merchant vessel off the Lakshadweep were thwarted by the Indian Coast Guard Friday with its patrol aircraft chasing the sea brigands away ... Read more...
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New laser weapon to defend ships from pirates
January 9th, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 9 (ANI): British experts have come up with a weapon that has the ability to dazzle pirates on the high seas.BAE Systems, Farnborough, has developed a non-lethal, long-range laser ... Read more...
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Somali pirates attack and board UK-flagged ship in failed hijack attempt
January 4th, 2011 - 10:33 pm ICT by BNO News
MANAMA, BAHRAIN (BNO NEWS) -- Somali pirates on Monday attacked and boarded a UK-flagged tanker in the North Arabian Sea, but failed to take control of it, the U.S. Navy said on ... Read more...
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Somali pirates hijack U.S.-operated container ship
December 11th, 2010 - 2:29 am ICT by BNO News
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) -- Somali pirates on Friday afternoon hijacked a U.S.-operated, Liberian flagged container ship in the far south of the Somali basin, the European Union Naval Force - Somalia said.EU ... Read more...
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Indian marine commandos chase pirate ship away from Arabian Sea
November 30th, 2010 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Indian marine commandos completed another anti-piracy operation Tuesday when they chased away a pirate mothership from the Arabian Sea, an officer said.An Indian Navy spokesman said a ... Read more...
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Spanish boat repels pirate attack
November 22nd, 2010 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Vitoria (Spain), Nov 22 (IANS/EFE) The security team on board a Spanish tuna boat Sunday repelled an attack by pirates in the Indian Ocean, sources said.The attack came in the early morning ... Read more...
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EU NAVFOR Netherlands warship disrupts Pirate Action Group
May 8th, 2010 - 5:10 am ICT by BNO News
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA (BNO NEWS) – The Netherlands warship Johan de Witt intercepted and disrupted a Pirate Action group (PAG) in the Somalia Basin on Friday morning, the European Union Naval Force (EU ... Read more...
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French warship destroys pirate mother ship off Somali coast
April 30th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by BNO News
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) -- A French warship destroyed a pirate mother ship and two smaller vessels off the Somali coast on Thursday, according to the EU Naval Force on Friday.The ships were ... Read more...
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Spanish boat fights off pirates near Seychelles
March 15th, 2010 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
Vitoria (Spain), March 15 (IANS/EFE) The security team aboard the Txori Argi, a Spanish fishing boat, have fought off a group of pirates who attacked the vessel off the Seychelles Islands, but ... Read more...
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Indian Navy, Coast Guard avert pirate threat to merchant vessel
March 6th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, March 6 (IANS) Prompt action by the Indian Navy and the Coast Guard Saturday averted what could have been a pirate threat to a merchant vessel bound for Orissa's Paradip port.
"The ... Read more...
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Somali pirates seize tanker with 28 North Korean crew
November 17th, 2009 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
London/Nairobi, Nov 17 (DPA) Somali pirates have captured a tanker with 28 North Koreans aboard - but failed in an attack to seize a Ukrainian vessel following a firefight, the European Union's ... Read more...
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Somali pirates seize Thai vessel
October 29th, 2009 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi/Brussels, Oct 29 (DPA) Somali pirates seized a Thailand-flagged fishing boat on Thursday, the European Union's anti-piracy force said, as a British couple also believed to be in pirate hands were reportedly ... Read more...
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Chinese ship with 25 onboard hijacked in Indian Ocean
October 20th, 2009 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
Brussels, Oct.20 (ANI): A Chinese bulk carrier -- De Xin Hai -- has been hijacked in the Indian Ocean with 25 Chinese aboard.The Xinhua news agency quoted an official John Harbour, as ... Read more...
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Indo-French navies force Somali pirates to release Indian dhow
July 16th, 2009 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
By Praful Kumar SinghNew Delhi, July 15 (ANI): Mounting pressure from Indian and French navies forced Somali pirates to release an Indian dhow hijacked in the Gulf of Aden.Seeing the movement of ... Read more...
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Pirates hijack Indian Dhow near Bosasso
July 11th, 2009 - 12:31 am ICT by John Le Fevre
Somali pirates have hijacked an Indian dhow with 16 crew onboard as it left the north coast port of Bosasso, in the Gulf of Aden.Andrew Mwangura, coordinator of the East African Seafarers' ... Read more...
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Somali pirates attack second US vessel
April 15th, 2009 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.15 (ANI): Somali pirates have attacked another US merchant ship off the coast of Somalia using rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons.The pirates damaged the Liberty Sun, which was carrying a ... Read more...
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Somali pirates fail to hijack U.S. ship
April 15th, 2009 - 12:42 pm ICT by admin
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- Somali pirates attacked the U.S. flagged cargo ship The Liberty Sun on Tuesday but failed to hijack it, a NATO official told BNO News.The bulk carrier, which was ... Read more...
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Somali pirates hijack four more ships; fifth attempt fails - reports
April 14th, 2009 - 10:15 pm ICT by admin
SOMALIA (BNO NEWS) -- Somali pirates continued their attacks on Tuesday despite the recent successful rescues of a French and U.S. ship which ended in pirates being killed and hostages rescued.NATO spokeswoman ... Read more...
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