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Maersk Alabama

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Name: Maersk Alabama

First Reported Mar 17 2010 - Updated Mar 17 2010 - 1 Documents

Pirates' Toll: Insurance and Razor Wire

Stock quotes in this article: GMR , OCNF , GNK , NMM , DRYS[This is the second part of a four-part series on the rise of hijack-and-ransom piracy in the shipping lanes off the coast of Somalia, and the costs it poses to the merchant shipping industry ... [Published Mar 17 2010 by TheStreet.com]

Entities: Piracy, Somalia, Clipper Group (Management) Ltd

First Reported Mar 13 2010 - Updated Mar 13 2010 - 1 Documents

Piracy today. . .terrorism today. . .no difference

The modern day pirates who prowl the seas off Somalia have little if anything in common with such fictional stereotypes as Long John Silver or Jack Sparrow.These pirates might not be terrorists — their actions are not governed by any political cause or ... [Published Mar 13 2010 by Intermountain Jewish News]

Entities: Piracy, Terrorists, Terrorism, Hostage, Maersk Alabama

First Reported Mar 10 2010 - Updated Mar 10 2010 - 1 Documents

A P Moller-Maersk A/S

Largest Container Ship Operator Pledges To Cut CO2 Emissions by 20%

Container ships straddle a fine line between ultra-efficient and ultra-polluters. They can carry thousands of 20-ft containers across thousands of miles of ocean in relatively short time, but they also burn sulfur-laden heavy oil fuels. Each ship can ... [Published Mar 10 2010 by Reuters]

Entities: Containership, Carbon Dioxide, A P Moller-Maersk A/S, Emission

First Reported Feb 25 2010 - Updated Feb 26 2010 - 2 Documents

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Two die during Somali hijacking of local ship

9:50 am TWN, news staff TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Two crew members of a Taiwan fishing vessel that had been held captive by Somali pirates for 10 months have died, the foreign ministry confirmed yesterday. The confirmation contradicts the ministry's previous ... [Published Feb 26 2010 by China Post]

Entities: Maersk Alabama, Taiwan, Somalia, Federal Bureau of Investigation, ECOTERRA International

First Reported Feb 11 2010 - Updated Feb 12 2010 - 5 Documents

Somali pirates free Taiwan ship, three crew members dead

NAIROBI Somali pirates on Thursday freed a Taiwanese trawler they had used as a “mother ship” to attack other vessels during a 10-month ordeal that three crew did not survive, a maritime watchdog said.The Win Far 161, hijacked on April 6 last year near ... [Published Feb 12 2010 by Qatar Tribune]

Entities: Taiwan, ECOTERRA International, Maersk Alabama

First Reported Jan 12 2010 - Updated Jan 13 2010 - 4 Documents

US Navy

New charges against Maersk Alabama pirate suspect

Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, has announced the filing of a superseding indictment against Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse, the Somali taken into custody in the Maersk Alabama imcident.Muse was previously indicted on ... [Published Jan 13 2010 by Marine Log]

Entities: Maersk Alabama, Hostage, US Navy, Indian Ocean, Indictment

First Reported Nov 19 2009 - Updated Nov 19 2009 - 1 Documents

U.S. condemns ransom payments to pirates

Yesterday, the same day that Maersk Alabama repelled a pirate attack, the UN Security Council was again debating piracy and Somalia. And U.S. Ambassador Rosemary A. DiCarlo stresed U.S. opposition to paying ransom to pirates. 'This problem shows no sign ... [Published Nov 19 2009 by Marine Log]

Entities: Maersk Alabama, CONDEMNATION, Piracy, Small Arms

First Reported Nov 18 2009 - Updated Nov 19 2009 - 13 Documents

Late Night: High Seas Hijinx – Pirates and Monkeys Attack!

Arrrrr. Thats right matey, teh pirates be back. It was just last April that US flagged ship the Maersk Alabama was seized by Somali pirates causing a five day standoff finally resolved when Navy snipers took out the pirates which by then had the ... [Published Nov 19 2009 by Firedoglake]

Entities: Maersk Alabama, High Seas, A P Moller-Maersk A/S, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Davy Jones

First Reported Nov 19 2009 - Updated Nov 19 2009 - 1 Documents

Maersk Strikes, YELLS back!

Seems the pesky Pirates are at again. Trying to take the Maersk Alabama again. They didn't understand "Head Shots". This time, not quite as determined as the last, they attcked with a small skiff, with four on board. The Maersk shot a warning flare, oh, ... [Published Nov 19 2009 by Wake up America]

Entities: A P Moller-Maersk A/S, SOUND I BV, Maersk Alabama

First Reported Nov 18 2009 - Updated Nov 19 2009 - 1 Documents

Don’t Worry, Nicolas Cage Is On Top of the Somali Pirate Problem

As we mentioned earlier, a gang of Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama this morning, in a move some think might have been an act of revenge after U.S Navy snipers killed four pirates who held the ship hostage this past summer. Not to ... [Published Nov 18 2009 by Daily Intel]

Entities: Nicolas Cage, Mombasa, Maersk Alabama, Jessica Pressler

First Reported Nov 18 2009 - Updated Nov 18 2009 - 1 Documents

Maersk Alabama Attacked Again By Pirates, But Private Contractors Defend It

The Maersk Alabama, whose crew just back in April was taken hostage, and then daringly saved by U.S. Navy SEAL snipers, has been attacked again. Yet this time the Alabama was prepared -- with armed private contractors on board. WSJ: Four men ... [Published Nov 18 2009 by Clusterstock]

Entities: Private Contractors, Maersk Alabama, US Navy, Roger Friedman

First Reported Nov 18 2009 - Updated Nov 18 2009 - 1 Documents

Foiled Pirate Attack Encourages Defense Officials

Defense Department officials are pleased with the Maersk Alabama's successful defense against suspected pirates today off the coast of Somalia, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said. ... [Published Nov 18 2009 by American Forces Press Service News Feed]

Entities: Bryan Whitman, Maersk Alabama, Somalia

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...' He also says, "Regardless of the financial costs of piracy, it's still first and foremost a human issue -- period. The pirates are taking the ships because they know that the people, the crews, are what's being paid for to be released." But the full meaning behind this insight would only come in time...

Pirates' Toll: High Stakes on High Seas [TheStreet.com - 53 mins ago]

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Pirates' Toll: High Stakes on High Seas [TheStreet.com - 53 mins ago]
The Pirate's Toll: Global Impact [TheStreet.com - Mar 20 2010]
Pirates' Toll: Insurance and Razor Wire [TheStreet.com - Mar 17 2010]
Piracy today. . .terrorism today. . .no difference [Intermountain Jewish News - Mar 13 2010]
Largest Container Ship Operator Pledges To Cut ... [Reuters - Mar 10 2010]
From London to Somalia [ABC News - Mar 08 2010]
CU work noted by final 2010 GAC speakers [CUNA News Now - Feb 26 2010]
Two Taiwanese held in Tanzania for poaching [Taipei Times Online - Feb 26 2010]
Two die during Somali hijacking of local ship [China Post - Feb 26 2010]
Two crewmen of Taiwanese vessel die during Soma... [MyEGov Taiwan - Feb 25 2010]
Are We Using Proper Safety Precautions Off Soma... [Maritime Executive - Feb 17 2010]
Somali pirates free Taiwan ship, three crew mem... [Qatar Tribune - Feb 12 2010]
Pirates free Taiwan fishing boat [BBC - Feb 11 2010]
Trawler freed but three crew dead [Hong Kong Standard - Feb 11 2010]
Pirates free Taiwan ship, 3 crew dead: watchdog... [Yahoo! News Australia - Feb 11 2010]
Assistant Treasury Secretary Barr to address GAC [CUNA News Now - Feb 11 2010]
Somali pirates free fishing boat [BBC - Feb 11 2010]
Dead man in freed Taiwanese ship [CapitalFM - Feb 11 2010]
Somali pirates free Taiwan ship, 3 crew dead-wa... [Philippine Daily Inquirer - Feb 11 2010]
Pirates free trawler, three dead [Times Live South Africa - Feb 11 2010]
Somali pirates 'free Taiwan ship, three crew dead' [AFP via Yahoo! - Feb 11 2010]
Piracy a growing threat to shipping trade on th... [London Evening Standard - Feb 11 2010]
Is Killing Terrorists a Sign of... [Mother Jones - Feb 09 2010]
Is Killing Terrorists a Sign of Weakness? [Mother Jones - Feb 09 2010]
New charges against Maersk Alabama pirate suspect [Marine Log - Jan 13 2010]
Somali suspect in NYC pleads not guilty to two ... [Xinhua News Agency - Jan 13 2010]
Somali pirate suspect charged with two more att... [AFP via Yahoo! - Jan 12 2010]
Ships hijacked by rampant Somali pirates since ... [Xinhua News Agency - Jan 03 2010]
The Robin Hood of Las Vegas [Telegraph - Dec 27 2009]
Mutiny: Crew Blames Richard Phillips, Maersk Al... [The Huffington Post \| Full News Feed - Dec 03 2009]

Blogs

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Another Disaster, Another Union Hero: IUPAT Mem... [Firedoglake - Feb 20 2010] IUPAT member Robin De Haven When Robin De Haven saw a small plane heading for a building in Austin, he sprang to action. The Army veteran was on his way to replace ...
Marcia DeSanctis: On Being from Massachusetts [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - Jan 24 2010] Forget Texas. Massachusetts is the largest state in the nation. Sometimes, events can bring this into focus, most notably when the Red Sox, Celtics and ...
Somali Pirate ‘Appears Relaxed’ in Court [Daily Intel - Jan 13 2010] Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse, the Somali pirate who has appeared to have had mixed feelings about his capture in the wake of the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama ...
The best & worst of 2009 - and what to watc... [Anderson Cooper 360 - Dec 31 2009] Program Note: Don't miss Leslie Sanchez tonight on the Best and Worst of 2009, 10 p.m. ET. 2009 was a big year for social media. Take a look at the influence ...
Cheers and Jeers: Thursday [Daily Kos - Dec 31 2009] From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE... We Have a Winner! (A whole bunch, in fact) Oh, let's end 2009 on a happy note, shall we? For all the crap we've endured over the ...

Audio/Video

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Maersk Crew Members Blame Capt. Phillips for Hi... [Associated Press - YouTube - Dec 04 2009]
Different Perspective [Fox News Channel - YouTube - Dec 03 2009]
U.S. hijack ship escapes second bid [Reuters - YouTube - Dec 01 2009]
U.S. hijack ship escapes second bid [Reuters Video: Top News - Nov 22 2009]
'I Can't Thank Them Enough' [Fox News Channel - YouTube - Nov 20 2009]