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Pirates 'seize UK yacht couple'
Last Updated on Thursday, 05 November 2009 03:20
Paul and Rachel Chandler. A search is being carried out for a British couple who are feared to have been taken captive by Somali pirates while sailing near the Seychelles.
China vows to rescue 25 crew aboard hijacked merchant ship
Last Updated on Monday, 26 October 2009 14:57
(CNN) -- China plans to make "every effort to rescue" a merchant ship and crew hijacked in the Indian Ocean, the country's state news agency reported on Tuesday.
'Blinding' lasers to protect superyachts from pirates
Last Updated on Monday, 26 October 2009 14:59
LONDON, England -- A military-grade laser that blinds temporarily is the latest security technology available to wealthy superyacht owners afraid of pirate attacks.
French military fends off Somalia pirate attack
Last Updated on Monday, 26 October 2009 15:00
PARIS, France (CNN) -- The French military fended off a pirate attack on two fishing boats, hundreds of miles off the coast of east Africa, a French Defense Ministry spokesman said Tuesday.5 held as confused pirates attack French ship
Last Updated on Monday, 26 October 2009 15:02
(CNN) -- Five people were detained off Somalia's coast Wednesday after pirates mistook a French ship involved in an anti-piracy operation for a commercial vessel, the French Defense Ministry said.
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