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Somali pirates capture fishing boat, South Korea dispatches naval unit
• 8 years agoSouth Korea's military dispatched a naval unit in waters off Somalia after pirates presumably hijacked a fishing vessel
Engineer abducted by pirates in Nigeria rescued, returns home and thanks Centre
Fp Staff • 9 years agoSantosh Bhardwaj, a marine engineer, was finally freed three months later, on 10 May after he was kidnapped by pirates in Nigeria.
Nigerian Navy rescues oil tanker hijacked off Ivory Coast; 1 pirate killed, 5 others held
Fp Staff • 9 years agoOf the 11 Indian crew members on board the hijacked Maximus ship, 10 were rescued by the Nigerian Navy while the whereabouts of one is still unknown
Johnny Depp 'storming off Pirates set' played down by publicist
Fp Archives • 10 years agoA publicist for the latest "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie denied reports on Thursday that Johnny Depp stormed off the Australian set to be with his wife in the United States.
Johnny Depp scared of his music getting leaked?
Fp Archives • 10 years agoHollywood star Johnny Depp is reportedly scared of getting his recorded material for debut solo album leaked.
Cuban fishermen discover trove of ancient artifacts off coast
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe find comprises some 60 artifacts, including firearms, cannon balls, swords and machetes.
Hijacked Singapore oil tanker released by pirates after a week
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe 3,200-tonnes tanker, carrying a South Korean captain and chief engineer, was hijacked by pirates on July 26 off the southern coast of Ghana, the ministry said.
Pirates attack Malaysia tanker in South China Sea, steal cargo
Fp Archives • 11 years agoPirates stole its gas oil cargo before setting it adrift with damaged communication equipment and engine, the statement said.
Singapore tanker robbed by pirates in Malacca Strait
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe ship's captain, chief engineer and a supporting crewmember were found missing along with their passports and belongings which is why authorities are probing that it may be a robbery.
Three months on, Sunil James, colleague freed from Togo jail
Fp Archives • 11 years agoIndian merchant ship captain Sunil James was Thursday freed from a jail in the west African country of Togo after more than three months and is on his way back to India, the external affairs ministry said Thursday.