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16.03.2009, 15:57
The UN is doing everything possible to release four of its staff abducted in southern Somalia on Monday, says the statement issued by the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
01.03.2009, 17:22
The 21-year-old crew member of Faina vessel was expelled from Naval Academy in the Ukrainian city of Odessa while he was held hostage by Somali pirates, Russia’s Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper reports.
19.02.2009, 21:22
The Russian captain of the Ukrainian vessel Faina has been buried in Saint Petersburg on Thursday. Vladimir Kolobkov died from a heart failure three days after Somali pirates seized his ship in September last year.
14.02.2009, 12:12
As the crew of the released cargo ship Faina has arrived in Ukraine, scandalous details concerning the alleged information leak have surfaced.
13.02.2009, 12:19
The crew of the Ukrainian ship Faina that had been hijacked by Somali pirates for more than four months has landed in Kiev airport. President Viktor Yushchenko has greeted the crew personally.
23.07.2010, 16:04
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As Moscow expresses its outrage at the detention of a Russian pilot in Liberia and his extradition to the US, Washington has apologized for failing to promptly provide notice about the details of the case.
28.04.2009, 15:14
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Somali pirates that attempted to board the Russian tanker ‘NS Commander’ heading to Singapore were successfully repelled by the crew, informs Russian Maritime Bulletin ‘Sovfrakht’.
27.04.2009, 14:44
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Four vessels of the Russian Navy have arrived to the Gulf of Aden with a pirate deterrent mission. They will replace combat ships currently on duty in the region.
14.01.2009, 10:47
Russian anti-submarine destroyer “Admiral Vinogradov” has defended a Dutch container ship from a Somali pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden.
06.04.2009, 12:06
Pirates have captured a German-owned ship 720 kilometers off the coast of Somalia. The container vessel ‘Hansa Stavanger’ has a crew of 24, including three Russians and two citizens of Ukraine.
Published: 27 March, 2009, 04:13
Somali pirates hijacked two European-owned chemical tankers on Wednesday and Thursday. Forty seven crew members, including two Russian nationals, were onboard the vessels that were seized off the coast of Somalia during
