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EU NAVFOR conducts three more successful escorts for WFP and AMISOM vessels

After ten days chasing and disrupting suspect skiffs in the Gulf of Aden, the French EUNAVFOR Flag ship DE GRASSE headed south to the Somali Basin, to conduct the EU NAVFOR primary task: protection of merchant vessels (MV) chartered by World Food Program (WFP) and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). Under the...

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Pirates capture fishing vessel

Pirates capture fishing vessel

Early on the morning of 2 October, Somali pirates gained control of the Spanish tuna fishing vessel ALAKRANA, midway between...

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German Ship has been released

German Ship has been released

The German flagged and owned container vessel, HANSA STAVANGER has been released 3 August. The 20,000-tonne container vessel, HANSA STAVANGER, was...

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German Container Ship Hijacked

German Container Ship Hijacked

A 20,000 tonne German container ship was hijacked early this morning 400 miles from the Somali town of Kismaayo between the Seychelles...

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Two Tankers Hijacked in the Somali Basin

Two Tankers Hijacked in the Somali Basin

Two European owned chemical tankers have been hijacked in the Somali basin in the past 24 hours. A 9,000 tonne...

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