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EU anti-piracy force welcomes China interest Brussels (AFP) Feb 2, 2010 
A commander of the European Union's naval force off Somalia's lawless coast welcomed Tuesday China's interest in playing a greater role in anti-piracy operations there.
"China is a new nation who's expressed real interest and an ambition to take on a wider role in counter-piracy and we very much welcome their involvement," EUNAVFOR operation commander Rear Admiral Peter Hudson told reporters ... read moreChina could lead anti-piracy mission in Somalia: state media 
Beijing (AFP) Jan 29, 2010China is in discussions to lead anti-piracy patrols off the coast of Somalia, state media reported Friday, in a sign of increased involvement in international military cooperation. "China in the future could take over the rotating chairmanship of Somalia's patrols," an unidentified defence ministry official told the official China Daily newspaper. He was referring to a task force that coordi ... more
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China's navy mulls push into Arabian Sea
Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Dec 30, 2009 A Chinese admiral's proposal to build a naval base in the Gulf of Aden, ostensibly to supports Beijing's anti-piracy flotilla off Somalia, has alarm bells ringing in the region. China's growing naval encroachment in the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean to protect its Middle Eastern oil supplies threatens eventual conflict with India, its longtime rival and Asia's other economic titan that i ... more Somali pirates hijack three more vessels 
Nairobi (AFP) Dec 29, 2009Somali pirates captured a freighter, a bulk carrier and a chemical tanker in a few days, defying foreign warships in the Gulf of Aden and ending the year with a flurry after collecting millions in ransom. The marauding sea bandits' latest catch was the St James Park, a UK-flagged chemical tanker with a crew of 26 from nine different countries, Andrew Mwangura of the East Africa Seafarers As ... more Chinese ship to be freed, Somali pirates say
Mogadishu (AFP) Dec 27, 2009Somali pirates holding a Chinese cargo ship and its crew of 25 said Sunday they would release the vessel after collecting a ransom of 3.5 million dollars (2.2 million euros) later in the day. The bulk carrier Dexinhai, owned by Qingdao Ocean Shipping, was seized on October 18 northeast of the Seychelles as it was sailing to India from South Africa with a cargo of coal. It was subsequentl ... more 'Somali pirates' held by Dutch freed: defence ministry
The Hague (AFP) Dec 17, 2009A band of suspected Somali pirates captured by the Dutch navy after a failed attack on a cargo ship are to be freed after no country would agree to prosecute them, Dutch officials said Thursday. "The European Union has decided... that the (Dutch warship that captured the pirates) Evertsen must let the 13 Somali pirates go," the Dutch defence ministry said in a statement. "The European ... more |
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China hosts meeting on Somalia piracy
Beijing (AFP) Nov 6, 2009China on Friday opened a two-day international conference on efforts to protect shipping in the Gulf of Aden from Somali pirates, the defence ministry said. The meeting would be attended by representatives from "Russia, Japan, India, the European Union, and other countries' marine forces, including NATO," it said in a fax to AFP. "The main topic of discussion will be the implementation ... more Two killed in high seas shootout off Somalia: officials
Mogadishu (AFP) Nov 1, 2009Two sailors were killed in an exchange of fire off the northeast coast of Somalia on Sunday, after apparently trying to attack a Norwegian warship, Somali officials and an EU naval commander said. Three others were injured in the incident at around 1:00 am (2200 GMT Saturday) when fishing boats were stopped and checked at sea as part of efforts to combat piracy in the region, Somali officia ... more Norwegian warship in sea-battle off Somali coast: EU
Brussels (AFP) Nov 1, 2009A Norwegian warship inspecting fishing boats off the coast of Somalia for suspected pirate activity was caught in heavy gunfire in the early hours of Sunday, a European Union naval commander said. The Norwegian sailors, cruising just off the north-eastern Somali coast, were fired upon in the dead of night by a dhow with between five and seven men on board and armed with heavy weaponry and Ka ... more China to send fresh anti-piracy navy convoy: state media
Beijing (AFP) Oct 29, 2009China will deploy a fresh naval convoy to the Gulf of Aden to protect vessels from Somali pirates, state media said Thursday, just 10 days after a Chinese cargo ship was hijacked by armed bandits. The flotilla setting sail Friday will consist of two missile frigates tasked with replacing two other Chinese frigates currently patrolling pirate-ridden shipping lanes in the gulf, the official ... more |
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