Somalia: It's Pirate Season Again -- Global Post
With the end of the monsoons, Somali pirates are hijacking ships again.
NAIROBI, Kenya — It was already light by 5 a.m. when two squads of U.S. Marines launched a daring raid on a container ship occupied by pirates off the coast of Somalia.
The 8,000-ton MV Magellan Star, a German-owned vessel, had been boarded by Somali pirates last Wednesday but they did not control it. The Magellan Star's 11-man crew signaled for help and disabled the engine before locking themselves in a safe room.
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More News On Somali Piracy
Marines from Camp Pendleton seize ship from pirates in Gulf of Aden -- L.A. Times
Marines from Camp Pendleton who stormed pirate-held ship were combat veterans -- L.A. Times
Somali pirates free Bulgarian-owned ship -- Reuters
Pirates dock Maltese-flagged ship -- Times of Malta
Pirates seize ship with Georgian, Turkish crew off Somalia -- Garowe Online
Russian warship escorts 9 commercial vessels off African coast -- RIA Novosti
Somali Militants Try Piracy to Fund Attacks -- Wall Street Journal
In the heart of a Somali pirates' lair -- AFP
Accused Somali pirate pleads guilty in DC -- AP
Somali pirate pleads guilty in US court -- AFP
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