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                    [Title] => US Navy: Arms ship seized in Arabian Sea was 'stateless'
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A ship carrying illicit arms believed to be from Iran was intercepted last week by a member of a US-backed naval coalition and was not registered with any country, the US Navy said yesterday.

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Somali pirates seized a Greek-owned, Liberian-flagged bulk carrier with 21 Filipino seafarers on board, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2012-02-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 743928 [Title] => Pirates hijack chemical ship with 21 Filipino crew [Summary] =>

The Philippine government says Somali pirates hijacked a chemical tanker with 21 Filipino crew members near the Gulf of Aden.

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Somali pirates fired a rocket-propelled grenade at an oil tanker off the coast of Yemen, causing a fire that led the pirates to abandon their hijacking attempt, the shipping company said Thursday.

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The Department of Foreign Affairs Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs (DFA-OUMWA) today announced that MT Zirku, with a Filipino seafarer onboard, was released from captivity by Somali pirates on June 10.

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(UPDATE) The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) today announced that Somali pirates have released a Panama-flagged bulk cargo vessel with 24 Filipino seamen on board.

[DatePublished] => 2011-04-26 10:26:47 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1125950 [AuthorName] => Angelo L. Gutierrez [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 678330 [Title] => UN condemns use of sailors as human shields after ransom payment [Summary] =>

The United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) has condemned the use of sailors as human shields even though a ransom was paid.

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Somali pirates released Greek-flagged supertanker M/V Irene SL and its 25-member crew, including 17 Filipinos, the Department of Foreign Affairs ( DFA) confirmed yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2011-04-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 661412 [Title] => Somali pirates free 20 Pinoy seafarers [Summary] =>

Pirates in Somalia released the Japanese-owned MV Izumi vessel last weekend including its 20 Filipino crew members, the Department of Foreign Affairs reported today.

[DatePublished] => 2011-02-28 18:13:57 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1434772 [AuthorName] => Jun Pasaylo [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 656011 [Title] => Pirates kidnap 17 Pinoy seamen [Summary] =>

Seventeen Filipinos are among the crewmembers of a Greek-flagged supertanker captured by Somali pirates off the coast of Oman on Wednesday.

[DatePublished] => 2011-02-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => US Navy: Arms ship seized in Arabian Sea was 'stateless'
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A ship carrying illicit arms believed to be from Iran was intercepted last week by a member of a US-backed naval coalition and was not registered with any country, the US Navy said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-30 18:00:42 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1106388 [AuthorName] => Adam Schreck [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 775881 [Title] => Somali pirates kidnap 21 Pinoy seamen [Summary] =>

Somali pirates seized a Greek-owned, Liberian-flagged bulk carrier with 21 Filipino seafarers on board, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2012-02-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 743928 [Title] => Pirates hijack chemical ship with 21 Filipino crew [Summary] =>

The Philippine government says Somali pirates hijacked a chemical tanker with 21 Filipino crew members near the Gulf of Aden.

[DatePublished] => 2011-11-03 18:00:03 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 703657 [Title] => Somali pirates fire rocket at oil tanker [Summary] =>

Somali pirates fired a rocket-propelled grenade at an oil tanker off the coast of Yemen, causing a fire that led the pirates to abandon their hijacking attempt, the shipping company said Thursday.

[DatePublished] => 2011-07-08 01:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 695836 [Title] => Somali pirates release vessel with Pinoy sailor [Summary] =>

The Department of Foreign Affairs Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs (DFA-OUMWA) today announced that MT Zirku, with a Filipino seafarer onboard, was released from captivity by Somali pirates on June 10.

[DatePublished] => 2011-06-14 16:37:24 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 679389 [Title] => Somali pirates free vessel with 24 Pinoy seamen [Summary] =>

(UPDATE) The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) today announced that Somali pirates have released a Panama-flagged bulk cargo vessel with 24 Filipino seamen on board.

[DatePublished] => 2011-04-26 10:26:47 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1125950 [AuthorName] => Angelo L. Gutierrez [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 678330 [Title] => UN condemns use of sailors as human shields after ransom payment [Summary] =>

The United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) has condemned the use of sailors as human shields even though a ransom was paid.

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Somali pirates released Greek-flagged supertanker M/V Irene SL and its 25-member crew, including 17 Filipinos, the Department of Foreign Affairs ( DFA) confirmed yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2011-04-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 661412 [Title] => Somali pirates free 20 Pinoy seafarers [Summary] =>

Pirates in Somalia released the Japanese-owned MV Izumi vessel last weekend including its 20 Filipino crew members, the Department of Foreign Affairs reported today.

[DatePublished] => 2011-02-28 18:13:57 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1434772 [AuthorName] => Jun Pasaylo [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 656011 [Title] => Pirates kidnap 17 Pinoy seamen [Summary] =>

Seventeen Filipinos are among the crewmembers of a Greek-flagged supertanker captured by Somali pirates off the coast of Oman on Wednesday.

[DatePublished] => 2011-02-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) ) )
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