List of pirate activity in just the last 6 weeks -


AUGUST 2008

• 12 August - MV Thor Star, a Thai freighter delivering plywood to Aden was seized.
• 12 August - MT Yengeoa Ocean, a Nigerian tugboat was seized.
• 19 August - MT Bunga Melati 5, a Malaysian chemical freighter was seized.
• 21 August - MT Irene, a Japanese-owned tanker with 16 Filipinos and four other foreign nationals was seized.
• 21 August - MV Iran Deyat, a Iranian dry bulk carrier was seized.
• 21 August - MV BBC Trinidad a German heavy lift project vessel was seized.

SEPTEMBER 2008

• 11 September - MV BBC Trinidad was released.
• 15 September - MT Stolt Valor, a Hong Kong chemical tanker with two Filipinos and 31 other nationals was seized.
• 17 September - MV Centauri, an Greece chemical tanker was seized.
• 25 September - MV Faina, an Ukrainian freighter carrying small arms and 33 T-72 tanks for Kenya, was seized.
• 26 September - MV Genius, an Greece chemical tanker wasseized.
• 27 September - MT Bunga Melati 5, an Malaysian chemical tanker was released after a ransom of $2 million was paid.
• 27 September - MV Al Monsourah, an Egyptian ship was released after a ransom of $1.2 million USD was paid.
• 27 September - MV Stella Maris was released after a ransom of $2 million was paid.

(from wikipedia)

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