Seychelles

Senior CPC official meets Seychelles leaders

Xinhuanet (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago

Zhou Yongkang, a senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC), has met leaders of the Seychelles on bilateral relations.

British Hostages Chandler's Ransom Demand Video - Somalia [Video]

Islamization Watch (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

Paul and Rachel Chandler were kidnapped by Somalian pirates whilst sailing close to the Seychelles 29 days ago. We bring you a worldwide exclusive interview with the couple, held captive by armed pirates. The pirates have demanded a £4.2 million ransom for the couple, a figure confirmed by the Foreign Office. This harrowing report shows the Chandlers pleading with the British Government for help....

Fearful pirate-held pair in TV plea

Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago

The British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates have spoken on camera for the first time to warn that their captors are "losing patience" and could kill them within a week.

• 'Pirates will kill us in a week or two' - Scotsman.com
• British hostages: Pirates may kill us - CNN
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British yacht couple captured by Somali gunmen make desperate plea.Rachel Chandler Paul Chandler captured by somali pirates to be killed within days

My World Earth (Free subscription) | 23 hours ago

Captured: The moment the Lynn Rival was boarded by pirates off east Africa Video: Rachel and her husband Paul, who were kidnapped by Somali pirates last month, begged for their lives as they warned they could be killed within days Plea: Mr Chandler appeared healthier than his wife but was clearly showing signs of exhaustion from the ordeal Terror: Rachel Chandler trembles as pirates menace her with...

Bat Your Lashes

keiko lynn (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

I often receive cosmetics in gift bags and in the mail, and there is nothing more fun than testing them all out. After a disastrous day with a crappy concealer and vanishing lipstick, I took my own advice and played with some new makeup on a less hectic day. The irony is that I ended up liking this makeup more, and it didn't budge the whole day. Even through brunch and a mid afternoon nap. What did...

Really Unfortunate Quotation Marks

The Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

This comes from the BBC site . What's with the quotation marks? Hijacked tanker's captain 'dies' Pirate attacks continue despite the presence of naval forces The captain of a ship seized earlier this week off the Seychelles has died of gunshot wounds he suffered during the hijacking, Somali pirates say. The quotation marks here make it seem as though he faked his death. If it's unclear, attribute it--even...

Bolivia presents Bolivia presents Resolution “Harmony with Mother Earth” at the UN

The Lazy Environmentalist (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

The winds of change, they are a blowing. Values are suddenly the currency of the day. Time magazine believes we have the beginnings of a Responsibility Revolution . But to establish what those responsibilities are, the values that underpin them have to be determined first. Values are the bedrock of the new world that we are creating. So what of these values? Interestingly, it is not just the talk of...

Somali Piracy Continues Expanding

Information Dissemination (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

To help understand the point, right click the image to the right and open in a new window. Every icon on the map represents a hijacking this year, and you may be able to make out the month to observe the patterns. The big yellow arrow... lets examine those three in order going from right to left. BW Lion attacked on 11/9/2009 Somali pirates have launched their furthest attack in the Indian Ocean thus...

Seafighter (FSF-1) Back at Sea

Information Dissemination (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Seafighter has been hiding for a long time getting repairs and upgrades, but I got a tip from a Ham radio operator today that FSF-1 was at sea today chatting with the Coast Guard on VHF 16. I for one look forward to seeing what the Navy has done to the little ship. If it was up to me, I say we send it with the next Strike Group that deploys straight to the Seychelles with some UAVs, a make shift prison...

North Korean captain of MV Theresa VIII dies from gun wound in hijack

Times Online (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

The North Korean captain of a tanker being held by Somali pirates is believed to have died after being shot during the hijack. When the MV Theresa VIII was hijacked north of the Seychelles on Monday its 28 crew members tried to fight off the pirates. Initial reports said that no one had been injured seriously.

Seychelles, India Hold Joint Military Exercise to Counter Terrorism

Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

The Seychelles People’s Defence Forces (SPDF) and the Indian military are presently holding joint military exercises in order to improve the capacity of the two forces to inter-operate and communicate. Colonel Rajesh Mehta, who is leading the Indian forces, stated here that the counter-terrorism exercise will concentrate on counter-insurgency, counter maritime piracy operations, search and rescue,...

Somali Piracy News Updates -- November 18, 2009

War News Updates (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

Somali Pirates Attack U.S.-Flagged Ship for Second Time -- FOX News NAIROBI, Kenya — Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama on Wednesday for the second time in seven months, though private guards on board the U.S.-flagged ship repelled the attack with gunfire and a high-decibel noise device. A U.S. surveillance plane was monitoring the ship as it continued to its destination on the Kenyan...

Hijacked tanker captain dies of wounds

IOL (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

The captain of a chemical tanker captured by Somali pirates off the Seychelles with 28 North Koreans on board has died of his wounds after being shot, a pirate has said.

Hijacked tanker captain dies of wounds

News.com.au (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

THE captain of a chemical tanker captured by Somali pirates this week off the Seychelles with 28 North Koreans on board has died of his wounds after being shot.

Pirates capture chemical tanker

Hunt of the Sea Wolves (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

EU Naval Force Somalia On 16 November a Virgin Islands owned (operated from Singapore) Chemical Tanker named the MV Theresa VIII was hijacked in the south Somali Basin, 180 nautical miles North West of the Seychelles. Theresa VIII has a deadweight of 22,294 tonnes and a crew of 28 North Koreans. The vessel, which was heading [...]