Pirates Attack French Navy Ship
According to the the French military, Somali pirates attempted to storm the French navy’s 18,000 tonne flagship in the Indian Ocean after mistaking it for a cargo vessel. The crew of La Somme, a 160-metre (525-foot) command vessel and fuel tanker, easily saw off the brazen night-time assault by lightly armed [...]
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Pirate attacks off the Somali coast appear to be mainly opportunistic and there is no indication that vessels are targeted with the help of intelligence from international contacts, a maritime watchdog said Friday.
The International Maritime Bureau said there was no evidence to support media reports that individuals with access to information about shipping routes and [...]
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Seychelles is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, some 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar. There are over 115 islands to explore for cruisers in the Seychelles. But watch out for [...]
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Yann Eliès returns to sailing after his injury and ocean rescue to win the Solo Portsdefrance: [...]
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