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L2 in the View: Aden Castle Spire

Lineage 2 Vault (Free subscription) | yesterday

Link Aden Castle Spire / L2 VAULT Screenshots database Surrounded by catwalks and topped with a golden spire, Aden Castle is certainly the jewel of...

Vessels thwart pirate attacks in Gulf of Aden

lloydslist.com (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009

US-owned suezmax comes under small arms fire while Greek bulk carrier hit by grenades.

Navy foils pirate attack on tanker in Gulf of Aden

Times of India (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

The Indian Navy on Monday prevented a pirate attack on a US-owned tanker in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia's coast.

Indian navy foils pirate attack in Gulf Aden

Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

NEW DELHI - The Indian navy said Monday it thwarted a pirate attack on a Norwegian tanker in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia. An Indian warship patrolling the...

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Just in: Indian Naval ship thwarts pirate attack on US tanker in Gulf of Aden

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

A Navy spokesman has confirmed that an Indian Naval ship has thwarted a pirate attack on a US tanker in the Gulf of Aden.

Indian Navy thwarts piracy attempt on tanker off Gulf of Aden

People Daily (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

The Indian Navy Monday thwarted a piracy attempt on a Norwegian-flagged tanker off the Gulf of Aden, the Indo-Asian News Service reported. The Indian Navy ship, on anti-piracy patrol in one of the busiest sea lanes in the Gulf of Aden, got a distress signal that pirates started approaching the Norwegian tanker. It immediately launched a helicopter to thwart the attempt, the report quoted...

Yemen: Somali refugees struggle in parched Aden slum

Relief Web (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

Date: 07 Dec 2009 Source: Integrated Regional Information Networks

Indian navy stops Gulf of Aden pirate attack

Military Times - News (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

NEW DELHI — The Indian navy said Monday it thwarted a pirate attack on a Norwegian tanker in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia.An Indian warship patrolling the seas responded to a distress call from the tanker belonging to the Nordic American Tanker Company after it was fired upon by pirates, said P.V.S. Satish, the navy spokesman in New Delhi.A helicopter immediately took off...

Indian Navy ship thwarts pirate attack on US tanker in Gulf of Aden

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009

The crew on a Norwegian private tanker sent out an SOS to the Indian Naval ship which was in the vicinity; the Indian ship flew out its helicopters with marine commandos in response.

Battle against piracy can only be won in Somalia itself, not at sea

Times Online (Free subscription) | yesterday

If you think that the fight against piracy can be won at sea, think again. Dozens of warships, helicopter gunships and now spy drones will not stop the Somali pirates who have extended their range so far that recent attacks have taken place closer to India than Africa. They now hunt across a million square miles of water from the Gulf of Aden deep into the Indian Ocean. And there is no shortage...

Frocking Aboard Bonhomme Richard LHD 6

Bostonmaggie (Free subscription) | yesterday

091207-N-1590R-043 GULF OF ADEN (Dec. 7, 2009) Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) watch as commanding officer Capt. John Funk congratulates a Sailor during a frocking ceremony. Bonhomme Richard is the command platform for the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, currently supporting maritime security operations in...

MSC to impose piracy surcharge

lloydslist.com (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009

Move to offset cost of tackling piracy on ships transiting Gulf of Aden.

Ali Nasser Mohammed’s Nephew Assassinated

Armies of Liberation (Free subscription) | 12/09/2009

Several outlets and other sources are reporting the murder of former President Ali Nasser Mohammed’s nephew in a cold blooded assassination, story here at Aden Press. Clearly both retribution and a tactic of intimidation.

Somali Pirates: Too much media hype?

EagleSpeak (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009

From here : Retired Rear Adm. Terence "Terry" McKnight, the past commander of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) and Combined Task Force 151 (CTF-151) for counterpiracy operations, spoke last week at lunch time lecture at the National Naval Museum. The admiral surprised the audience by saying that the piracy problem in the Gulf Aden is "over publicized." "We are fighting...

Denmark: Somali suicide bomber came from Denmark

Islam in Europe (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009

... ministers are the minister for higher education, Ibrahim Hassan Addow, the health minister, Qamar Aden, and education minister Abdullahi Waayel. The sports minister, Suleyman Olad Roble, was injured. This was the worst bomb attack in Somalia in recent months. Most of those killed were students at Banadir University, but some parents were also killed. Source: Fyens Stiftstidende (Danish)