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According to the NYT Dec 26, 2008, “The Piracy Reporting Center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, said Friday that 110 ships have been attacked in the gulf [of Aden] this year, and 42 have been hijacked. Fourteen ships are still being held for ransom.” This is part of the reason that China is sending warships to [...]
Due to the recent ship hijackings in the area around Yemen, the state is to initiate a group of 20 countries to stop piracy in the area. The group will be targeting piracy in the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The regional center for the group will be located in Yemen and two [...]
On November 11, the HMS Cumberland of the UK’s Royal Navy killed two Somali pirates after a firefight. The HMS Cumberland was on patrol in the highly pirate-infested waters of the Gulf of Aden, when it saw a small wooden boat that was involved in a hijacking attempt of a Danish cargo ship. The HMS [...]
In light of recent attacks, it was announced September 10, that Yemen will be launching a regional center to combat piracy. The center will provide assistance and support to ships and vessels that are attacked in the Gulf of Aden. The announcement was made by Khalid Al Wazir, Yemen’s Transport Minister. The center will be [...]
