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Somali Piracy Yearbook 2010: January 2010
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Somali Piracy Yearbook 2010. Tracking Somali pirates year-by-year. Action: Maran Centauras released. The Greece-registered Maran Centaurus is released by pirates after what is called a record-breaking ransom estimated at $5.5-$7 million. The ship had been taken 11/29/09with 28 crew aboard. A dispute between two rival pirate groups over the spoils had delayed its release. Action: Yemen's Navy offers protection for price. The Singaporean-registered chemical tanker Pramoni has been taken by pirates in the G...
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Somali Piracy Yearbook 2010: February 2010
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Somali Piracy Yearbook 2010. Tracking Somali pirates year-by-year. Incident: Absalon destroys mothership. NATO's operation Ocean Shield flagship, HDMS ABSALON, has sought out and destroyed a Somali pirate mother ship off the Somali coast (location not disclosed). From AOL and the press release:. AOL News, 03/02/10. Incident: Navios Appollon released. The Singapore-flagged ship Pramoni has been released along with its crew of 24 after payment of an undisclosed ransom. Pramoni was taken on New Year's D...
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Somali Piracy Yearbook 2010: Action: Somali president denounces ransoms
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Somali Piracy Yearbook 2010. Tracking Somali pirates year-by-year. Action: Somali president denounces ransoms. Somali President Sheikh Shariff Ahmed denounced ransoms paid to pirates in a press conference today. He called them "destabilizing". “The solution is not deploying hundreds of war ships on the surface of the Somali waters, but to boost the institutions of the Somali government” he said. (Somali News, 03/05/10. And yearbook for 2009 and by the yearbook for 2008. Somali Piracy Yearbook 2008.
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Somali Piracy Yearbook 2010: March 2010
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Somali Piracy Yearbook 2010. Tracking Somali pirates year-by-year. Incident: Barakaale 1 attacked. The Tanzanian-flagged ship Barakaale 1 is attacked in the Gulf of Aden. The Master in alerting vessels in the region by bridge-to-bridge radio communication enabled ships from CTF 151 to come to its aid. A SH-60B Seahawk helicopter, from USS Farragut, was immediately dispatched to the MV Barakaale and subsequently gave chase to the skiff which withdrew its attack. Press release CMF014-10, 02/22/10. A French...
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Somali Piracy Yearbook 2010: Incident: EU sinks mothership
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Somali Piracy Yearbook 2010. Tracking Somali pirates year-by-year. Incident: EU sinks mothership. Two skiffs launched from a mothership attack a French vessel (not otherwise identified) triggering an EU rescue effort. An EU Naval Force helicopter tracked the pirates and watched them throw a rocket launcher, grappling hooks and fuel barrels into the ocean. The naval force said it destroyed the mothership and one skiff and took 11 pirates into custody. And yearbook for 2009 and by the yearbook for 2008.
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Somali Piracy Yearbook 2010: Action: EU "taking fight to pirates"?
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Somali Piracy Yearbook 2010. Tracking Somali pirates year-by-year. Action: EU "taking fight to pirates"? The spokesman for the EU naval forces says "We know the monsoon is over. We know they're coming. We're taking the fight to the pirates." Commander John Harbour made the statement in connection with a recent attack on a French fishing vessel that was met with return fire and the ramming of the pirate skiff. (AP, 03/05/10). And yearbook for 2009 and by the yearbook for 2008. Somali Piracy Yearbook 2008.
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Somali Piracy Yearbook 2010: Action: Maran Centauras released
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Somali Piracy Yearbook 2010. Tracking Somali pirates year-by-year. Action: Maran Centauras released. The Greece-registered Maran Centaurus is released by pirates after what is called a record-breaking ransom estimated at $5.5-$7 million. The ship had been taken 11/29/09with 28 crew aboard. A dispute between two rival pirate groups over the spoils had delayed its release. This is a project preliminary to publication of the Somali Piracy Yearbook for 2010. It was preceded by the blog.
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Somali Piracy Yearbook 2010: Incident: APL Finland menaced
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Somali Piracy Yearbook 2010. Tracking Somali pirates year-by-year. Incident: APL Finland menaced. The APL Finland is menaced in the Gulf of Aden by a suspicious approach. The Master of MV Apl Finland raised the alert by bridge-to-bridge communication to alert other ships of the suspicious vessel. CTF 151 Turkish warship Gemlik received the warning and closed in to investigate the suspicious skiff. Press release CMF015-10, 02/22/10. And yearbook for 2009 and by the yearbook for 2008. The dates shown for p...
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Somali Piracy Yearbook 2010: Incident: Pramoni released
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Somali Piracy Yearbook 2010. Tracking Somali pirates year-by-year. The Singapore-flagged ship Pramoni has been released along with its crew of 24 after payment of an undisclosed ransom. Pramoni was taken on New Year's Day. (Reuters, 02/26/10. Described as "Indonesisan," Pramoni is reported to have been ransomed for $7.5 million. (AFP, 02/26/10. This is a project preliminary to publication of the Somali Piracy Yearbook for 2010. It was preceded by the blog. Somali Piracy Yearbook 2008.
