Article: Somali pirates hijack South Korean freighter BRIEFLY: NAIROBI

Article: South Korean sailor released by Somali ...
AP Worldstream;  November 7, 2007 ;     678 words ... ... Japanese tanker commandeered by Somali pirates was freed safely but other crew ... Golden Nori _ returned home with South Korean officials this week, an official ... times to help ships hijacked by Somali pirates. U.S. Navy personnel boarded ...

Article: South Korean sailors return home after six-month ...
AP Worldstream;  November 16, 2007 ;     523 words ...Four South Korean sailors abducted by Somali pirates returned home Friday ... Earlier this month, a South Korean sailor _ one of ... commandeered by Somali pirates _ was freed but ... hijackers, according to South Korean officials. Last ...

Article: South Korean ship hijacked by Somali ...
Xinhua News Agency;  October 30, 2007 ;     424 words ...South Korean ship hijacked by Somali pirates NAIROBI, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Pirates have seized a South ... Mori on Sunday night. The Japanese vessel has Filipino, South Korean, and Myanmar crew on board.

Article: South Korean company pays ransom to Somali ...
AP Worldstream;  October 17, 2008 ;     700+ words ...A South Korean shipping company paid a ransom to Somali pirates for the release of a cargo ship and 22 crew members after ... disclose the name of the agency or the amount of ransom. A South Korean Foreign Ministry official, who spoke on condition of ...

Article: South Korean sailors released from 6 months of ...
AP Worldstream;  November 4, 2007 ;     516 words ... ... were abducted by Somali pirates, South Korea ... were aboard two South Korean-owned vessels ... request of the South Korean government, the ... Indonesians. South Korean media have reported that the Somali pirates were demanding ...

Article: Somali pirates hijack South Korean ...
Xinhua News Agency;  September 10, 2008 ;     398 words ...Somali pirates hijack South Korean cargo ship NAIROBI, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Somali pirates have hijacked a South Korean cargo ship off the coast of the Horn of Africa nation ...

Article: Writethru: Somali pirates hijack South ...
Xinhua News Agency;  September 10, 2008 ;     504 words ...Writethru: Somali pirates hijack South Korean cargo ship NAIROBI, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Somali pirates have hijacked a South Korean cargo ship off the coast of the Horn of Africa ...