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daily12009-05-28T08:02:54ZTanker taken but six hijack attempts thwarted http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2010/march/09/six-hijack-attempts-thwarted-35-pirates-captured A chemical tanker has been hijacked but European anti-piracy naval forces have thwarted six other attacks and captured 35 suspected pirates in the Gulf of Aden over the past four days.No publisherRichard Meade - Lloyd's ListDaily Top StoriesPIRACY NEWS2010-03-09T00:57:58ZNews ItemPhilippines coastguard given powers to detain unsafe vessels http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2010/february/weekly-edition-25th-february-2010/philippines-coastguard-given-powers-to-detain-unsafe-vessels
THE PHILIPPINES coastguard has finally been given tougher powers to detain and stop unsafe vessels putting to sea, eight years after the plans were first put forward.No publisherKeith Wallis, Hong KongPIRACY NEWSCASUALTIES2010-02-26T05:09:07ZNews ItemShips face greater attack risk in Indian Ocean http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2010/february/weekly-edition-25th-february-2010/ships-face-greater-attack-risk-in-indian-ocean TARGET: Suspected pirates with a rocket-propelled grenade launcher close alongside the Dubai Princess about 100 miles south of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden last May.No publisherJohn Drake*PIRACY NEWSCASUALTIES2010-02-26T05:09:06ZNews Item Masters and pilots jailed For Neftegaz-67 casualty http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2010/january/weekly-edition-21st-january-2010/masters-and-pilots-jailed-for-neftegaz-67-casualty TRAGEDY: The Neftegaz-67, which sank in March 2008 in Hong Kong waters, is lifted out of the water by a Chinese salvage ship.No publisherKeith Wallis, Hong KongPIRACY NEWSCASUALTIES2010-01-24T23:05:51ZNews ItemPiracy suspect faces new charges http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2010/january/weekly-edition-21st-january-2010/piracy-suspect-faces-new-charges IN CUSTODY: Police and FBI agents escort Somali pirate suspect Abduwali Muse into FBI headquarters in New York last year.No publisherDavid Osler, LondonPIRACY NEWSCASUALTIES2010-01-24T23:05:51ZNews ItemPhilippine coastguard calls for bonds to cover rescue http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2010/january/weekly-edition-21st-january-2010/philippine-coastguard-calls-for-bonds-to-cover-rescue
PHILIPPINE shipping companies may have to post bonds to cover the cost of search, rescue and salvage operations if proposals by a coastguard commander become law.No publisherKeith Wallis, Hong KongPIRACY NEWSCASUALTIES2010-01-24T23:05:50ZNews ItemBig containerships go flat out to avoid pirate attacks http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2010/january/weekly-edition-21st-january-2010/big-containerships-go-flat-out-to-avoid-pirate-attacks
LARGE containerships in the deepsea trades between Asia and Europe are under orders to go flat out in the Gulf of Aden, where pirates are turning their attention to bigger vessels that, until recently, were regarded as relatively safe from attack.No publisherJanet Porter, LondonPIRACY NEWSCASUALTIES2010-01-24T23:05:50ZNews ItemPirates in festive spree http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2010/january/weekly-edition-7th-january-2010/pirates-in-festive-spree SOMALI pirates began 2010 with a flurry of attacks, hijacking a British-flagged car carrier and a Singaporean chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden on New Year’s Day.No publisherMartyn Wingrove, LondonPIRACY NEWSCASUALTIES2010-01-11T01:40:19ZNews ItemPIRACY NEWS http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2009/november/19/piracy-news No publishersolermPIRACY NEWS2009-11-25T05:18:47ZCollectionSuccess for Somali pirates as they venture further afield http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2009/november/weekly-edition-19th-november-2009/success-for-somali-pirates-as-they-venture-further-afield
SOMALI pirate attacks have reached an alarming 50% success rate in hijacking vessels since the end of the monsoon season, according to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB).No publisherMarcus Hand, SingaporePIRACY NEWSCASUALTIES2010-01-11T21:44:43ZNews ItemSomali pirates seize yacht http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2009/october/weekly-edition-29th-october-2009/somali-pirates-seize-yacht
SOMALI pirates have reportedly captured a yacht with a British man and woman aboard, with the aim of holding them to ransom. It is thought that they sent a distress signal last Friday, and there is no word of their whereabouts since then.No publisherDavid Osler - Tuesday 27 October 2009PIRACY NEWS2009-10-29T05:42:37ZNews ItemMutiny claim on US fishing boat is first in 30 years http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2009/october/weekly-edition-29th-october-2009/mutiny-claim-on-us-fishing-boat-is-first-in-30-years
Master alleges beatings of racially divided crew by officers and refusal to follow orders
No publisherDavid Osler - Tuesday 27 October 2009PIRACY NEWS2009-10-29T05:42:37ZNews ItemPirates will kill Ariana crew once fuel runs out http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2009/october/weekly-edition-29th-october-2009/pirates-will-kill-ariana-crew-once-fuel-runs-out
SOMALI pirates say they will kill the Ukrainian crew of bulk carrier Ariana , held since early May this year, as soon as fuel on the ship runs out, a Russian seafarer union has claimed, writes David Osler .No publisherDavid Osler - Tuesday 27 October 2009PIRACY NEWS2009-10-29T05:42:37ZNews ItemUS calls for stand against ransom deals with pirates http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2009/october/weekly-edition-29th-october-2009/us-calls-for-stand-against-ransom-deals-with-pirates
NATIONS should sign up to the New York Declaration to combat piracy and resist payment of ransoms to vessel hijackers, a senior US official has said in Athens, writes Nigel Lowry .
No publisherNigel Lowry - Tuesday 27 October 2009PIRACY NEWS2009-10-29T05:42:37ZNews ItemCitadel concept must be approached with care http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/archive/2009/october/weekly-edition-29th-october-2009/citadel-concept-must-be-approached-with-care SIR, There has been much discussion recently about the validity of the citadel concept during an attempted hijacking.No publisherstephbPIRACY NEWS2009-10-29T05:42:36ZNews Item