Prisoners of the Cosco Busan

May 31, 2009 0 Comments by nathan

This comes to us from the Bay Area magazine East Bay Express. Interesting article that discusses the human impact of the Cosco Busan incident, and the effect on key crew members from the ship who were sequestered in San Francisco for over a year in an exotic mix of legal limbo.  It is an interesting [...]

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Blackwater pirate fighting ship sidelined by its own crew

May 16, 2009 0 Comments by nathan

It looks like the McArthur, the 183ft ex-NOAA oceanographic research ship that Blackwater bought and converted for use as a maritime security platform is no longer offering services in the anti-piracy effort.
Life on board the McArthur was apparently not so good. Blackwater, now re-named Xe, now has three separate harassment claims from crewmembers who [...]

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Pirates on captured German ship fail to locate comrades

Apr 11, 2009 0 Comments by nathan

A very good piece of news indeed.  Pirates aboard the captured German ship M/V Hansa Stavanger with 24 hostages on board failed to locate their fellow pirates aboard the lifeboat with Capt. Phillips from the Maersk Alabama.  The New York Times reports:
The pirates had hoped to use the hijacked 20,000-tonne container vessel, Hansa Stavanger, as [...]

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Captain still a hostage, latest from Maersk

Apr 09, 2009 0 Comments

UPDATE V: Maersk Alabama attacked by pirates
Maersk Alabama Situation: 1700 EDT Update
http://www.maersklinelimited.com
We want to respond to inquiries with the most recent information in a consistent manner.
First of all, we would like to extend to the families of the crew and the captain of the Maersk Alabama our thoughts and prayers. As mentioned earlier, we remain [...]

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Captain of Maersk Alabama remains a hostage (Updated)

Apr 09, 2009 0 Comments

Here is the latest directly from Maersk:

Maersk Alabama Situation: 0600 EDT Update

Norfolk, Va., 9 April 2009: The current situation involving the Maersk Alabama has remained much the same throughout the night. The ship’s crewmembers have been accounted for and are safely aboard the vessel. However, the ship’s captain remains in the custody of the pirates, who departed in one of the ship’s encapsulated life boats on April 8.

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