14 September 2009
Incident: Irene released
The cargo ship Irene, captured on 9/14/09, is released after payment of a reported $2 million ransom. (Wikipedia, "List of ships attacked by Somali pirates," 12/31/09)
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Somali Piracy Yearbook: The 2008 Edition
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This is a project preliminary to the publication of the Somali Piracy Yearbook 2009 on 1/21/09 which follows the Somali Piracy Yearbook 2008 available from Amazon.
This blog has two kinds of entries, labeled INCIDENT and COMMENT. In the case of INCIDENT entries, the time/date stamp is the date of the incident not the date of posting. In the case of COMMENT entries, the time/date info is as of posting.
This blog has two kinds of entries, labeled INCIDENT and COMMENT. In the case of INCIDENT entries, the time/date stamp is the date of the incident not the date of posting. In the case of COMMENT entries, the time/date info is as of posting.
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September
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- Incident: Attack on bulk carrier thwarted
- Incident: Bulk carrier fired upon
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- Incident: BBC Portugal rescued by Australians
- Incident: Bulk carrier fired upon
- Incident: Container vessel evades boarding
- Incident: Crude tanker chased
- Incident: Irene released
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- Incident: Swiss to battle Somali piracy
- Incident: Cargo ship crew battles pirates
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