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Time.com: Ransom Paid, Somali Pirates Release Cargo Ship

It's been a busy, profitable week for Somali pirates: They hijacked one South Korean bulk carrier Wednesday, released another South Korean cargo ship Thursday and let a hijacked Thai ship go Saturday

Time.com: Somali Pirates Release 20 Filipino Seamen

Somali pirates freed 20 Filipino seamen from a hijacked ship they held up for more than 80 days, officials said Friday, as the government doubled the pay of sailors passing through pirate-infested international waters

Time.com: Arrr! The Somali Pirates and Their Troublesome Treasure

It may have looked like just another sluggish freighter, but the Faina's cargo of tanks put the buccaneers in the eye of an international storm

Time.com: Somali Pirates Demand $20M for Ship; 1 Dead

As a heavily armed U.S. destroyer patrolled nearby and planes flew overhead Sunday, a Somali pirate spokesman told The Associated Press his group was demanding a $20 million ransom to release a cargo ship loaded with Russian tanks.

Time.com: Somali Pirates' Unexpected Booty: Russian Tanks

Buccaneers seize ships almost daily off the coast of Somalia, but the booty doesn't usually include enough T-72s to equip a tank battalion

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