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Michael H. Standart
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Posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 5:18 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
From The Maritime Global Net:

ADMIRAL DEFENDS EU ANTI-PIRACY RECORD
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The commander of the EU Naval Force, British Royal Navy Rear Admiral Peter Hudson told members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on yesterday (16 November) that the EU's anti-piracy escorts off Somalia have sunk ships, destroyed weapons, intercepted vessels and thwarted direct attacks.

More at http://www.mglobal.com/news/dailystorydetails.cfm?storyid=10433&type=2
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Michael H. Standart
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Posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 3:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
From MSNBC:

Somali pirates again attack Maersk Alabama
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NAIROBI, Kenya - Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama for the second time in seven months on Wednesday, but guards on board the U.S.-flagged cargo ship repelled the takeover attempt, the EU's naval force said.

More at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34010493/ns/world_news-africa/

Comment: The difference between then and now is now, they're shooting back!
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Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 6:26 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
From The State:

Ex-crewmen: Company wouldn't rename targeted ship
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PHILADELPHIA -- The company that owns the Maersk Alabama, a freighter targeted by pirates twice in seven months, did not heed a request to rename, repaint or reroute the ship after the first attack off the coast of Africa in the spring, former crew members say.

More at http://www.thestate.com/166/story/1033976.html
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Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 7:09 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
From The Navy Times:

Former Maersk captain mum on attack on ship
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UNDERHILL, Vt. — The former captain of the Maersk Alabama says he has nothing to say about the second pirate attack in seven months on his former ship.

More at http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/11/ap_maersk_phillips_reaction_111809/
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From The Hellenic Shipping News:

Stronger law needed against Somali piracy: UN
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UN Security Council members on Wednesday called for intensified efforts to fight piracy off the Somali coast and criticised the practice of paying ransom. The members said during a session on piracy and the situation in Somalia that the coordinated fight by navies from several countries failed to deter pirates.

More at http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74740&Itemid=79

Comment: Would the "crucial and robust" ways of combatting pirates the UN is calling for include summary hanging from the yardarm?
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From The IOL:

Gunmen release cargo ship
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Mogadishu - Somali pirates have freed a United Arab Emirates-owned cargo ship, a Somali businessman said on Thursday, dismissing suggestions that it had been carrying weapons to the anarchic country.

More at http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=68&art_id=nw20091119222245333C189729&set_id=
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From Global Security.org:

Russian warships to resume anti-piracy mission off Somalia in late Nov.
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16:32 19/11/2009 MOSCOW, November 19 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian naval task force led by the Admiral Chabanenko destroyer will resume an anti-piracy mission off the Horn of Africa later this month, the Navy said on Thursday.

More at http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/russia/2009/russia-091119-rianovosti01.htm

Also:

EU to extend anti-piracy mission off Somalia through 2010

Story at http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2009/11/mil-091119-rianovosti03.htm
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Michael H. Standart
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From Boston.com:

Yemen: Somali pirates hijack Panamanian cargo ship
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SANA'A, Yemen—Yemen's coast guard says Somali pirates have hijacked a Panamanian cargo ship in the treacherous Gulf of Aden between the Arabian peninsula and the Horn of Africa.

More at http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2009/11/20/yemen_somali_pirates_hijack_panamanian_cargo_ship/
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From Global Security.org:

USS Chosin Rescues Three Yemeni Fishermen in the Gulf of Aden
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MANAMA, Bahrain (NNS) -- USS Chosin (CG 65), the Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 flagship, rescued three stranded Yemeni fishermen in the Gulf of Aden Nov. 17.

More at http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2009/11/mil-091120-nns02.htm

Comment: The pirates didn't make these guys walk the plank. They made them take it with them.
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Michael H. Standart
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