The Danger of Escalation
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- LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF PIRATES. Leach, Peter T. // Journal of Commerce (15307557);11/23/2009, Vol. 10 Issue 46, p24
The article focuses on the ordeal of Maersk Alabama Captain Richard Phillips, who was hostaged by Somali pirates in April 2009, and offers advice from Phillips on fighting piracy. He stresses the need for better security aboard ships that pass through the waters off the Horn of Africa which is...
- Statement on the Rescue of Richard Phillips off the Coast of Somalia. Obama, Barack H. // Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents;4/12/2009, p1
The statement issued by U.S. President Barack Obama on the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips of the USS Boxer off the coast of Somalia is presented. Obama comments on the rise of piracy in the region in line with the hijacking of the USS Boxer ship. Obama also emphasizes the need to prevent...
- Somali Pirates Hijack Vessel, 11 Indians Hostage. // India -- West;4/16/2010, Vol. 35 Issue 21, pA38
The article reports that Somali pirates hijacks a U.A.E.-based cargo vessel near Seychelles en route to Zanzibar with 26 crew members and 11 Indians as a hostage.
- The Pirate Latitudes. Langewiesche, William // Vanity Fair;Apr2009, Issue 584, p148
The article discusses the 2008 pirate attack on the French ship Le Ponant that resulted in the pirates collecting a $2.15 million ransom. The article describes how captain Patrick Marchesseau and the ship's crew handled the ordeal when the pirates came aboard the Le Ponant and held the crew...
- MODERN-DAY PIRATES. // Pacific Yachting;Jan2009, Vol. 51 Issue 1, p21
The article reports that the Gulf of Aden which runs between Yemen and Somalia was considered the pirate capital of the world. It is claimed that over 97 ships were being attacked in 2008, 40 of which were actually hijacked. A supertanker which carries $100 million worth of crude oil was...
- Maritime hijackings reached 'unprecedented' levels in 2008. // Asia Insurance Review;Mar2009, p28
The article reports on the increase in maritime hijacking in 2008. The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) has recorded a total of 293 incidents for piracy against ships, up more than 11 percent in 2007. The increase was credited to the number of attacks in the...
- Farrell: Obama to the Rescue, Sort of. Farrell, John Aloysius // U.S. News Digital Weekly;4/17/2009, Vol. 1 Issue 13, p22
The author probes into U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to use military force to rescue Captain Richard Phillips from Somali pirates.
- Who are Somalia's Pirates? // Military Technology;2009, Vol. 33 Issue 3, p39
The article focuses on the existence of the pirates in Somalia. The pirates were known to be armed local fishermen which began during the civil war period in the early 1990's. These pirates now engaged in hijacking vessels for ransom which is more complicated to its usual activity of extorting...
- Freeing Faina. // Russian Life;Jan/Feb2009, Vol. 52 Issue 1, p13
The article offers information on the approval of a ransom deal for the release of Faina, a Ukranian ship loaded with Russian arms which was seized by pirates in September 2008 off the coast of Somalia. Arms found on board the Faina include 33 Soviet-era tanks, 150 grenade launchers, aircraft...
