2008 in piracy

See also: 2007 in piracy, other events of 2008, 2009 in piracy and the list of 'years of Piracy'.


There were 49 ships reported pirate attacks in the first three months of 2008, up from 41 in that period of 2007. According to the ICC International Maritime Bureau, in those attacks: "Seven crew members were taken hostage, six kidnapped, three killed and one missing – presumed dead."[1] Up until mid-November 2008, more than 90 vessels had been attacked by pirates in the year.[2] At the same time, with a more than 75 per cent increase since the previous year, pirates were holding 13 ships captive in the Somali ports of Eyl and Hobyo.

References

  1. "ICC Commercial Crime Services". Archived from the original on May 11, 2008.
  2. "India praised for sinking pirates". BBC News. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  3. "Pirates seized tug boat Svitzer Korsakov in the Gulf of Aden". Fox News. 4 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  4. "Somali pirates free Russian-built tugboat". AFP. 18 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  5. "France is tracking hijacked yacht". BBC. 5 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
  6. "Spanish fishing boat seized by pirates off coast of Somalia". AFP. 20 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  7. "Uno de los negociadores confirma que se pagó 1,2 millones de dólares para liberar al atunero" (in Spanish).
  8. "Liberados los 26 tripulantes del 'Playa Bakio' secuestrados en Somalia" (in Spanish).
  9. "Aid vessel hijacked off Somalia". BBC News. 18 May 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  10. "Pirates seize French yacht off Somali coast". AFP. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  11. "Pirates free BBC Trinidad and crew". Maritime Information Center. 12 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  12. "Once Pirates are aboard, the game is over"Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  13. "French commandos free hostages from Somali pirates". AFP. 16 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  14. "Somali pirates seize Greek ship". AFP/Taiwan News. 19 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
  15. "Somali pirates hijack Greek ship with 19 crew members". Xinhua. 22 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
  16. Omar, Hamsar (27 September 2008). "Somali Pirates Free Malaysian Chemical Tanker After Ransom Paid". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  17. Liyu, Lin (28 September 2008). "Somali pirates release Egyptian ship". Xinhua. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  18. "Somali pirates free ship as ransom paid". Independent Online / AFP. 28 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  19. 1 2 "Pirates seize ship off Somalia, release another". Reuters. 10 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
  20. "Somali pirates release kidnapped crewmen: SKorea". AFP. 10 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
  21. Walker, Robert (18 November 2008). "Pirates pass open water test n". BBC. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
  22. India buys back its sailors' life for $2.5 mn - India News - IBNLive
  23. "Pirates release seized oil tanker, 19 crew". MSNBC.

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