US navy hands nine Somali pirates to Kenya
MOMBASA, Kenya (AFP) – The US navy on Tuesday handed Kenyan authorities nine Somali pirates they captured in the Gulf of Aden last month while attempting to hijack a German vessel, police said.
Hijacked German Ship Freed, No Bulgarians Aboard
There are no Bulgarian nationals aboard the German cargo ship, sailing under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda, which was hijacked by Somali pirates on Wednesday, the foreign ministry announced.
Report: German container ship hijacked off Somalia
Nairobi – German container ship Magellan Star was Thursday at the centre of a standoff between Somali pirates and international naval forces, reports said.
Rotterdam court sends Somali pirates to jail
In a landmark event in the battle against piracy, five Somali nationals were sentenced to jail in the Netherlands yesterday after they were found guilty of attacking a Dutch Antilles-flagged ship in January of this year.
Court sentences Somali pirates to 5 years
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands Five Somali men were sentenced to prison today for attacking a Dutch-Antilles-flagged cargo ship with automatic weapons and a rocket-propelled grenade, in the first piracy case to come to trial in Europe in modern times. The five were convicted of assaulting the Samanyulo in the Gulf of Aden in 2009 an attack that was thwarted up by helicopter-borne Danish marines …
Pirates get 5 years in prison in first trial in Europe
Five Somali men were convicted of plotting a hijack at sea and sentenced to five years in prison in the Netherlands, in the first trial of pirates in Europe, a prosecution spokesman said Thursday.
Pirates get 5 years in prison in first trial in Europe
Five Somali men were convicted of plotting a hijack at sea and sentenced to five years in prison in the Netherlands, in the first trial of pirates in Europe, a prosecution spokesman said Thursday.
Pirates get 5 years in prison in first trial in Europe
Five Somali men were convicted of plotting a hijack at sea and sentenced to five years in prison in the Netherlands, in the first trial of pirates in Europe, a prosecution spokesman said Thursday.
Dutch court sentences 5 Somali pirates to 5 years – Navy News, news from Iraq – Navy Times
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands Five Somali men were sentenced to prison Thursday for attacking a Dutch-Antilles-flagged cargo ship with automatic weapons and a rocket-propelled grenade, in the first piracy case to come to trial in Europe in modern times.
Dutch court sentences 5 Somali pirates to 5 years – Navy News, news from Iraq – Navy Times
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands Five Somali men were sentenced to prison Thursday for attacking a Dutch-Antilles-flagged cargo ship with automatic weapons and a rocket-propelled grenade, in the first piracy case to come to trial in Europe in modern times.