| lenseman |
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| 24/06/2008 11:12 |
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PIRATES - Gulf of Aden (Sunday 22 June)
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A News flash on BBC News 24 this morning mentioned a group of four Europeans who have been taken off coast of Africa including one female.
I have traced the news to the Somali north coast in the Gulf of Aden where the pirates have taken the four people ashore and abandoned the yacht on the shore line.
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/a...n_Somali_waters
Not good . . . . !
| Lemain |
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| 24/06/2008 13:03 |
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Re: PIRATES - Gulf of Aden (Sunday 22 June)
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Very bad news....I thought that the US Navy was protecting that entire stretch?
| lenseman |
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| 24/06/2008 14:41 |
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PIRATES Update - Gulf of Aden (Sunday 22 June)
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Latest update from the BBC, the yacht crew were; Husband (German), wife (French) and young child (boy) plus a skipper.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7471150.stm
Edited 15:37
Added:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601116&sid=aWGMGdA_0vMk&refer=africa
| lenseman |
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| 24/06/2008 15:26 |
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Re: PIRATES Update - Gulf of Aden (Sunday 22 June)
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Interesting, Germany is not allowed to do battle with the pirates because German law states that only German police can deal with pirates and not the navy!!
Obviously the Somali pirates know this as they are now holding a German freighter since the beginning of June and now the German yacht!
http://www.expatica.com/de/articles/news/German-authorities-miss-fight-against-pirates-.html
| Searush |
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| 25/06/2008 17:32 |
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Re: PIRATES Update - Gulf of Aden (Sunday 22 June)
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Quote:
Interesting, Germany is not allowed to do battle with the pirates because German law states that only German police can deal with pirates and not the navy!!
Obviously the Somali pirates know this as they are now holding a German freighter since the beginning of June and now the German yacht!
http://www.expatica.com/de/articles/news/German-authorities-miss-fight-against-pirates-.html
That will be a continuing WW11 restriction.
| lenseman |
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| 03/07/2008 12:55 |
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Re: PIRATES - Gulf of Aden (Sunday 22 June)
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The kidnappers are now demanding $2 million for their release!
Information from a number of news sites but only put one link below.
http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Somali-Pirates-Double-Ransom-Demand-for-Cruisers/45977
| lenseman |
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| 05/07/2008 22:21 |
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Re: PIRATES - Gulf of Aden Update (Saturday 5 July)
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Germany has sent insulin for the German skipper abducted by Somalia pirates:
http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n145191
| lenseman |
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| 07/07/2008 22:37 |
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Re: PIRATES - Gulf of Aden Update (Saturday 5 July)
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Info from a Somali newspaper:
Germany is now poised with a warship of the Somalia coast to effect a rescue of the husband, wife and child similar to the French rescue last month!
http://www.mareeg.com/fidsan.php?sid=6687&tirsan=3
| lenseman |
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| 09/08/2008 06:24 |
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PIRATES - Gulf of Aden Update (Saturday 9 August)
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Somali pirates free the two people whom they kidnapped and held since late June.
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL8198530
http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL8198530.html
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3549259,00.html