Japan destroyers set sail on anti-piracy mission
Two Japanese destroyers set sail Saturday on an anti-piracy mission off Somalia, the Japanese defense ministry said, marking the first policing action for the country’s Maritime Self-Defense Force.
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New pirate attack thwarted in Gulf of Aden
NATO forces patrolling the Gulf of Aden foiled a pirate attack on a Norwegian tanker this weekend, a NATO spokesman said.
Maersk crew heading back to U.S.
The crew of the Maersk Alabama is returning to the United States, and its captain will soon follow, a company spokesman said Wednesday.
French capture 11 suspected pirates; Greek ship freed
The French navy on Wednesday captured 11 suspected pirates off the coast of Kenya, Franc’e mnistry of defense announced, while other pirates who had held a Greek vessel for nearly a month let it go.
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Pirates vow to kill U.S., French sailors
Two pirates in Somalia vowed revenge Monday, after the U.S. military killed three pirates and freed a U.S. ship captain who had been held hostage for several days.
American Ship Captain Freed from Somali Pirates
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Source: Pirates repel sailors attempting to reach captain
Pirates off the eastern coast of Africa fired on U.S. sailors Saturday as they tried to reach the lifeboat where an American captain is being held, a U.S. official familiar with the situation told CNN.
Pirates hijack Italian tugboat in Gulf of Aden
An Italian tugboat sent a distress call to a NATO ship Saturday before it was hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, the tug’s owner told CNN.
Hostage, 2 pirates killed in French rescue operation
A French hostage and two pirates died Friday in a rescue operation off Somalia, the French president’s office in Paris said Friday.