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Captain once held by pirates urges military protection, armed crews - Los Angeles Times border=

Captain once held by pirates urges military protection, armed crews - Los Angeles Times

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Capt. Richard Phillips of the Maersk Alabama says, 'And I don't mean a security guard. I don't mean a mall cop. I mean someone who's sufficiently trained.
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Yemeni Forces Free Tanker From Pirates - Voice of America border=

Yemeni Forces Free Tanker From Pirates - Voice of America

Voice of America
By VOA News Yemen's military has freed an oil tanker and its crew from Somali pirates, killing three of the hijackers. Yemen's Defense Ministry says commandos stormed the vessel early Monday and re-took it from the pirates, who had seized the empty …
CNN
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Italian liner repels pirates - Los Angeles Times border=

Italian liner repels pirates - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times
The cruise ship's security forces fight off the six assailants with gunfire far off the Somalia coast. Associated Press Rome — An Italian cruise ship with 1500 people on board fended off a pirate attack far off Somalia when its private security forces …
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The New American
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Pirates seize Greek cargo ship in Gulf of Aden - The Associated Press border=

Pirates seize Greek cargo ship in Gulf of Aden - The Associated Press

The Associated Press
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Pirates have seized a Greek-owned cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia, Greece's Merchant Marine Ministry said Friday.
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