Somali pirates have accused European firms of dumping toxic waste off the Somali coast and are demanding an $8m ransom for the return of a Ukranian ship they captured, saying the money will go towards cleaning up the waste.The ransom demand is a means of "reacting to the toxic waste that has been continually dumped on the shores of ou
r country for nearly 20 years", Januna Ali Jama, a spokesman for the pirates, based in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland, said. "The Somali coastline has been destroyed, and we believe this money is nothing compared to the devastation that we have seen on the seas." more..http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2008/10/2008109174223218644.html
Hijackers of ship off Somalia issue ultimatum
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081010/ap_on_re_af/af_somalia_piracy_6
Somali pirates attack two more ships in Indian Ocean
Gun-toting buccaneers were reported to have stormed a chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia's northern coast, while another group tried to seize a United Nations World Food Programme ship off the coast of the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
The attacks, disclosed by the International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Centre, bring the number of
hijacks and attempted hijacks off the Somali coast to 69 this year alone.They came as American warships remain in an armed standoff with pirates who captured the MV Faina, a Ukrainian boat carrying tanks and weapons that was hijacked en route to Kenya on September 25. more..http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/somalia/3178687/Somali-pirates-attack-two-more-ships-in-Indian-Ocean.html
Ship seized off Somalia not Greek, says Athens http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081011/tap-malaysia-greece-somalia-pirates-0193655.html
2nd ship seized as pirates threaten to blow up 1st \http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/11/2nd-ship-seized-as-pirates-threaten-to-blow-up--1/
Goan sailor released by pirates expected home within fortnight
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/goan-sailor-released-by-pirates-expected-home-within-fortnight_100106034.html
Somali pirates seize tanker; possible showdown
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Armed pirates hijacked another massive tanker as world powers on Saturday headed toward the Somali coast to end a two-week standoff aboard a ship laden with tanks and weapons, officials said.
The latest ship to be seized, a Greek vessel flying a Panamanian flag, was travelin
g from Southeast Asia to Europe, said Noel Choong, head of the International Maritime Bureau's piracy reporting center in Kuala Lumpur. There were no further details on the ship, which was seized Friday more..http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6052903.html
Somali pirates seize tanker; possible showdown
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Armed pirates hijacked another massive tanker as world powers on Saturday headed toward the Somali coast to end a two-week standoff aboard a ship laden with tanks and weapons, officials said.
The latest ship to be seized, a Greek vessel flying a Panamanian flag, was travelin
g from Southeast Asia to Europe, said Noel Choong, head of the International Maritime Bureau's piracy reporting center in Kuala Lumpur. There were no further details on the ship, which was seized Friday more..http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6052903.html Somali pirates stare down global superpowers NAIROBI, Kenya - With a Russian frigate closing in and a half-dozen U.S. warships within shouting distance, the pirates holding a tanker off Somalia's coast might appear to have no other choice than to wave the white flag. more.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081005/ap_on_re_af/af_somalia_piracy_2.
Mostly Hawiye Terrorist (alshabaab) tell Hawiye (Habar Gidir) pirates to destroy Ukrainian arms ship
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