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NATO Sends In Stealth Sub to Combat African Pirates

(June 28) -- Escalating the international fight against pirates in one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, NATO is sending a Dutch submarine to the east coast of Africa to help monitor communications between pirate vessels and the warlords who control them onshore. The alliance said today that one of four Walrus-class...

Somali Pirates Flee Al-Qaida Affiliates, Hostages in Tow

(April 27) -- With the fate of a frail country and the lives of hundreds of innocent hostages on the line, two warring Islamic groups and a band of 21st century pirates are battling for control of a remote port town on the coast of Somalia. The conflict kicked off Sunday, when a group of Islamic militants known as...

Crew Says Heroic Captain Really 'a Villain'

(April 19) -- A captain hailed as a hero after being held hostage by Somali pirates for five days is now being accused by former members of his crew of endangering the ship, the New York Post reports. Last year, Richard Phillips, then the captain of a U.S.-flagged ship, the Maersk Alabama, was freed after being held...

Ransom Payments Give Wing to More Somali Piracy

LONDON (Nov. 19) -- Claims this week that the Spanish government paid Somali pirates a $3.3 million ransom to free a Spanish fishing trawler and its crew are fueling concerns that piracy is paying off better than ever -- and that shipping costs are rising as a result. Somali pirates told The Associated Press they...

As Piracy Spikes, So Do High-Tech Solutions

(Nov. 18) -- When the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama was seized by Somali pirates in April, the ship's captain was held captive for five days, and the crew complained that all they had to defend themselves were knives. But when pirates tried to attack the cargo ship again Wednesday morning, the U.S. Navy reports, the Maersk...

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11/09/10 Wikipedia: Somali_pirates Source: Mauritius Piracy off the Somali coast has been a threat to international shipping since the second phase of the Somali Civil War in the early 21st century. [ 1 ] Since 2005, many international organizations, including the International Maritime Organization and the World Food Programme , have expressed concern over the rise in acts of piracy. [ 2 ] Piracy has contributed to an increase in shipping costs and impeded the delivery of food aid shipments.