French forces detain 11 suspected pirates
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009Somali pirates seize Greek ship
Saturday, May 2nd, 2009Pirate Suspect Charged as Adult in New York
Friday, May 1st, 2009
... On Tuesday, less than two weeks after the government says Mr. Muse and three other men took command of an American cargo ship off the coast of Africa, Mr. Muse was sitting in a packed courtroom, almost swallowed up by a large chair, his left hand bandaged heavily, as lawyers and a federal magistrate judge wrestled for more than an hour just to figure out how old he was...
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Passenger Fought Off Pirates With Deck Chair
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009Italian Cruise Ship Fires on Somali Pirates
Sunday, April 26th, 2009Somali Pirate arrives in New York
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
NEW YORK – The sole surviving Somali pirate from the hostage-taking of an American ship captain arrived in New York on Monday, smiling for a gaggle of cameras and reporters ... Source: Yahoo News AS SMILES TURN TO TEARS ... A Somali sea bandit wept as he was hit with piracy charges… Read More
Somali pirates fire on cargo ships in Gulf of Aden
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
NAIROBI, Kenya – Somali pirates in speedboats opened fire Monday on two cargo ships in the latest hijacking attempts in the notorious Gulf of Aden.... Read More
NATO Rescues Fishermen, Releases Pirates
Sunday, April 19th, 2009
Nato forces rescued 20 fishermen in the Gulf of Aden, but released the pirates because they claimed to havae no jurisdiction to arrest them
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Somali pirate to be tried in New York
Friday, April 17th, 2009
Sources report that Abduhi-i-Musi, the captured Somali pirate from the Maersk Alabama incident will be charged in Federal Court in New York City.
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