Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
MOSCOW, January 6 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Baltic Fleet's frigate Neustrashimy (Fearless) came on Tuesday to the rescue of a drifting fishing boat in the Gulf of Aden flying the Yemeni flag, a Russ...
Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
Pirates have been increasingly active in the waters off Somalia, where over 120 ships have been attacked so far this year, with around 40 vessels seized. The navies of at least 10 countries are involved in anti-piracy operations off the coast of the East African nation.
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
BEIJING, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- A Sierra Leone cargo ship with 32 Chinese crew members on board outran four pirate boats in the Gulf of Aden Monday, Chinese officials in Beijing said. The China Maritime Search and Rescue Center said the pirates gave chase in the eastern region of the gulf about 3:50 p.m., with speeds reaching 19 nautical miles per hour, Xinhua reported. Nearby warships dispatched...
Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
A Sierra Leone cargo ship with 32 Chinese crew members on board outran four pirate boats in the Gulf of Aden Monday, Chinese officials in Beijing said.The China Maritime Search and Rescue Center said the pirates gave chase in the eastern region of the gulf about 3:50 p.m., with speeds reaching 19 nautical miles per hour, Xinhua reported.Nearby warships dispatched to protect the ship found it...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 04/01/2009
Animal Crazy (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
I've been up in Maryland for the past week, celebrating the holidays with my sisters and their families. My niece Aden (her first New Year's) had lots of fun hanging out with Casey and Bear. Looks like Casey has found...
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 04/01/2009
The Gold Report submits: Veteran analyst Pamela Aden’s studies of the market suggest that although recovery is by no means imminent, a respite for the battered stock market is due and she sees important signs of calming in the turbulence. In this wide-ranging interview with The Gold Report as one of Wall Street’s worst years comes to a close, Pamela—who with her sister, Mary Anne, publishes...
Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE (Free subscription) | 04/01/2009
A French navy vessel has foiled two attacks by heavily armed Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. French government officials say the Jean de Vienne intercepted and captured the 19 pirates as they tried to take over two cargo ships, one Croatian and the other Panamanian. They said the pirates were carrying assault rifles, two rockets, and equipment needed to board the vessels. On Thursday, another...
RssDaily (Free subscription) | 03/01/2009
Isn’t this is the same prison 10 terrorists tunneled out of in 2003? I’m not quite sure what I make of this story. Yemen Post Aden security authorities managed to foil an escape attempts by a group of suspected Al-Qaeda members, according to official media sources. Al-Mansoura Prison Authorities discovered that the suspects were trying to escape through a six-meter tunnel they dug. The security...
RssDaily (Free subscription) | 03/01/2009
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 03/01/2009
Copenhagen - The Danish navy responded Friday to a pirate attack on a freighter in the Gulf of Aden, a Royal Danish Navy spokesman said Saturday. A freighter, registered in the Netherlands Antilles, reported it was being attacked by pirates, triggeri...
Armies of Liberation (Free subscription) | 03/01/2009
Isn’t this is the same prison 10 terrorists tunneled out of in 2003? I’m not quite sure what I make of this story. Yemen Post Aden security authorities managed to foil an escape attempts by a group of suspected Al-Qaeda members, according to official media sources. Al-Mansoura Prison Authorities discovered that the suspects were [...]
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 03/01/2009
Copenhagen - Danish authorities on Saturday were in consultation with the Netherlands over the fate of five suspected pirates captured after an attempted piracy attack off the Somalian coast against a ship registered in the Netherlands Antilles. The freighter reported Friday it was being attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, triggering a response from the Danish navy, a navy spokesman said...
Xinhuanet (Free subscription) | 02/01/2009
BEIJING, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese cargo ship shook off two pirate boats that were pursuing it in the Gulf of Aden on Friday, said an official with the country's maritime search and rescue center. The ship, "Chipolbrok Sun" is owned by the Chinese-Polish Joint Stock Shipping Company and registered in Hong Kong. The ship discovered two blue pirate speed-boats chasing after it at 12:40 p.m....
konaxis.net | 3 hours ago
China's three-ship fleet of battle-ready warships set out Friday, December 26 from the port at Sanya, on Hainan Island, carrying a total crew of about 800, including 70 soldiers form the Navy's special force, on their way to join the multi-national patrolling of the Gulf of Aden and waters off the coast of Somalia. The fleet consists of the supply ship Weishanhu, and two destroyers - the DDG-169
