"Pirates off Nigeria's coast attacked a cargo ship early Monday, shooting dead its captain and chief engineer in the increasingly dangerous waters for shippers, an official said. " (Source: …
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"Somali pirates tried to board a Spanish navy ship off the Horn of Africa nation but it repulsed the attack and arrested six pirates, the European Union Naval Force for Somalia said on …
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"The recent eight-month conflict in Libya may foreshadow future engagements, the president's choice to be the next leader of U.S. Pacific Command said during an industry conference this week. The …
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"Protesters chanting, "Whose port? Our port!" marched on ports in Oakland and Long Beach in California on Monday, part of a planned effort to shut down shipping facilities along the West Coast. The …
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"Pirates seized an oil tanker off the coast of Nigeria’s southern delta, kidnapping the crew in a bid to steal ship’s cargo in the latest hijacking targeting the region, private security officials …
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"A piracy watchdog group says armed pirates raided a cargo ship anchored off the coast of Guinea in West Africa." Source: Pirates off the coast of Guinea in West Africa attack, rob cargo ship - The …
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"Armed pirates commandeered a fuel tanker off the West African nation of Benin on Wednesday and took its 23 crew members hostage, an international piracy monitoring group reported. The hijacking was …
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"The Department of Homeland Security unveiled a Maritime Operations Coordination plan developed to increase coordination and enhance information-sharing across agencies. Specifically, the agency said …
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"Pirates fired a rocket-propelled grenade at an oil tanker Wednesday off the Yemeni coast, starting a fire aboard the vessel. More from TODAY.com He won $3.4M — then went back to work as …
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"A U.S. destroyer thwarted a pirate attack on a Turkish-flagged merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden yesterday, the Turkish military said. Turkey notified a unified command center of the attack on the …
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