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hijacking stories: 23 news summaries

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 Pirates Hijack Yacht, 
 Kidnap UK Couple 

Brits reportedly safe after yacht seized off Somalia

Oct 27, 09 8:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - A British couple whose yacht went missing in the Indian Ocean four days ago is being held by Somali pirates. The couple was captured during a round-the-world trip while sailing from the Seychelles to Tanzania; five international warships were searching hundreds of miles off the African coast for the pair.... More »

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Somalia • Africa • sailing • pirates • yachts • hijacking

 Fugitive in '68 Hijack 
 Nabbed at JFK 

After 41 years in Cuba, alleged hijacker could face life in prison

Oct 12, 09 4:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - A longtime fugitive who allegedly hijacked a plane in 1968 and diverted it to Cuba was arrested yesterday at JFK Airport in New York and will be arraigned tomorrow. Luis Armando Pena Soltren, now 66, is accused of smuggling weapons inside a diaper bag and terrorizing dozens of passengers 41... More »

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US attorney • New York • Cuba • JFK Airport • hijacker • hijacking

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 Bible-Toting 
 Hijacker: 'Christ 
 Is Coming Soon' 

Acted on 'revelation,' with 'Father, Son and Holy Ghost' riding shotgun

Sep 9, 09 6:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Bolivian man who commandeered a Mexican airliner today told authorities he was acting after a divine revelation, the AP reports, under the premise that today’s date—9/9/09—is the satanic number 666 upside down. Jose Flores, 44, told airline attendants that he and three others were taking control;... More »

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terrorism • Bible • hijacker • Jesus Christ • hijacking • religious beliefs • crazy • Aero Mexico • Jose Flores • Holy Ghost

(AP) - Russia's navy arrested eight men accused of hijacking the Arctic Sea freighter near Sweden and forcing the crew to sail to West Africa, the defense minister said today. The suspected hijackers were detained by the naval vessel that found the Russian-crewed freighter yesterday off Cape Verde, thousands of miles from... More »

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Russia • Anatoly Serdyukov • pirates • Arctic Sea • hijacking • Russian Navy • missing ship

(Newser) - The Russian ship that mysteriously disappeared nearly three weeks ago has been found off the West African coast, with all 15 crew members aboard, Russia’s defense minister announced today. The crew is now aboard the Russian frigate that found them. The defense minister said the crew was not under... More »

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Russia • West Africa • Cape Verde • Arctic Sea • hijacking • Russian Navy

(Newser) - The missing Maltese-flagged ship that was reported off the coast of Africa appears to have been hijacked for a second time, CNN reports. “There has been a demand for ransom,” a Finnish police official said of the Russian-crewed Arctic Sea. “We are now dealing with two separate... More »

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Africa • Finland • Cape Verde • Malta • ransom • Arctic Sea • hijacking • Russian Navy

(Newser) - The Russian-crewed Arctic Sea has been spotted off the coast of West Africa today, say French officials who claim to have seen a ship resembling it near the Cape Verde islands. The Arctic Sea, last seen on July 30, is carrying $1.8 million in lumber and was due to... More »

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Africa • Cape Verde • Arctic Sea • hijacking • crew members • Russian Navy • search and rescue • missing ship

(AP) - Somali pirates have hijacked a German cargo ship carrying a crew of 11 in the Gulf of Aden, the latest seizure by high-seas bandits who are holding hundreds of merchant mariners hostage, the AP reports.The MV Victoria was captured yesterday 75 miles south of Yemen. There is no information... More »

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Somalia • Germany • piracy • pirates • cargo ships • hijacking • Gulf of Aden

Russian Ship Seizes
29 Suspected Pirates

Say the same ship had attacked a tanker

Apr 29, 09 7:58 AM CDT
(AP) - A Russian warship has seized a vessel carrying 29 suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia, RIA Novosti and other agencies are reporting, citing the nation's Defense Ministry. A Russian anti-submarine vessel seized the ship yesterday along with automatic rifles, pistols, and ammunition found on board. More »

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Somalia • attack • pirates • hijacking • Russian Navy

 Yemeni Forces 
 Free Tanker, 
 Nab 11 Pirates 

Three marines wounded in gunfire

Apr 27, 09 8:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Yemeni forces freed a hijacked Yemeni oil tanker and arrested 11 Somali pirates yesterday, the AP reports, with the country's coast guard exchanging gunfire with the pirates and taking control of the vessel Qana. Three marines were wounded, CNN adds. The tanker had been hijacked earlier in the day while... More »

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Yemen • rescue • pirates • hijacking • oil tanker

 Maoist Train Hijackers 
 End Siege in India 

300 passengers freed

Apr 22, 09 3:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Suspected Maoist rebels who hijacked an India train ended a four-hour standoff with authorities and released 300 passengers, reports CNN. No one was injured. Hundreds of men surrounded and disabled the train as it traveled through a forest in the state of Jharkhand early today. Rebel attacks in the area... More »

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India • hijack • Maoists • rebels • hijacking • Indian elections • train hijacking

 Pirates Fail in Attack on US Ship 

It's now under escort
of USS Bainbridge,
with Capt. Phillips

Apr 14, 09 10:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Capt. Richard Phillips' reunion with his crew and family may be delayed a bit because of yet another pirate attack. Somali pirates fired on another US ship today but failed to board it, CNN reports. That ship, the Liberty Sun, is now under the military escort of the USS Bainbridge—... More »

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Somalia • pirates • Horn of Africa • US Navy • hijacking • Richard Phillips • USS Bainbridge

(AP) - The shipping captain held hostage by Somali pirates will return to the US with his crew tomorrow. Maersk Line said today that Richard Phillips and the crew of the Maersk Alabama are expected to arrive at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland late tomorrow, where they will reunite with loved... More »

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Somalia • Navy • kidnapping • piracy • rescue • pirates • hijacking • Maersk Alabama • Richard Phillips • Andrews Air Force Base

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Somali Pirates Strike Again, Seize Tugboat


Apr 11, 09 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - A little international publicity won't deter Somali pirates. Hijackers seized a tugboat in the Gulf of Aden today, the AP reports. The vessel is Italian-owned—initial reports said American—and at least 10 of its 16 crew members are Italian. The tugboat had been towing two barges off Somalia's... More »

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Somalia • pirates • Horn of Africa • hijacking • Gulf of Aden

(Newser) - A Navy warship and other vessels have arrived in the waters off Somalia where pirates are holding the American captain of a cargo ship hostage, CNN reports. The pirates and the captain are in a lifeboat as the cargo ship's American crew continues negotiations to free Capt. Richard Phillips of... More »

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Somalia • Indian Ocean • pirates • hijacking

 Pirates Seize 21 Americans 
 on Cargo Ship off Somalia 

Sixth ship seizure in a week; first with all-American crew

Apr 8, 09 6:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - After a sustained 5-hour attack off the coast of northern Somalia overnight, pirates have hijacked a US-flagged cargo ship with 21 crew members aboard, the BBC reports. A Kenya-based diplomat identified the vessel as the 17,000-ton Maersk Alabama, reports the AP, and said all the crew members are American.... More »

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Somalia • pirates • cargo ships • hijacking

 Boss Hijackings 
 Spike in France 

Anger moves to menace as economic tensions mount

Apr 1, 09 4:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Worrisome "hijackings" of bosses are spiking in France, underlining the threatening tensions within a staggering economy, reports the Wall Street Journal. Workers angered by layoffs surrounded the car of Salma Hayek's retail tycoon hubby François Pinault in Paris yesterday for over an hour until they were dispersed... More »

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France • kidnapping • Paris • strike • workers • Salma Hayek • hijacking • French • Francois-Henri Pinault • recession depression

 Freed Hostages Blast Pirates  

Hostages released as Somali pirates seize another ship

Nov 25, 08 6:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Crew members freed from a ship seized by Somali pirates say they were harshly treated by their captors and lived in fear of being killed, CNN reports. The men, greeted by relieved friends and family when they arrived home in India, say they were constantly held at gunpoint in a... More »

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Somalia • piracy • shipping • pirates • ransom • hijacking

Pirates Cut Saudi Tanker Ransom to $15M

Discount from $25M after biggest maritime hijacking in history

Nov 24, 08 8:32 AM CST
(Newser) - After the biggest hijacking in maritime history, Somali pirates have cut their ransom demand for a Saudi supertanker from $25 million to $15 million, Reuters reports. The Sirius Star, carrying $100 million in oil and 25 international crew members, was nabbed southeast of Kenya and has been moved to 62... More »

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Somalia • piracy • militia • Islamist • pirates • Horn of Africa • ransom • hijacking

 Saudi Tanker Owners 
 in Talks With Pirates 

Saudi foreign minister pledges to eradicate Somali maritime threat

Nov 19, 08 2:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Negotiations are under way between Somali pirates and the shipping company that owns the Saudi Arabian oil supertanker they hijacked over the weekend, the BBC reports. The Saudi foreign minister could not say whether Vela International might agree to a ransom. More »

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Somalia • Africa • oil • Saudi Arabia • piracy • shipping • pirates • hijacking

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