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		<title>U.S. Appeals Court Clarifies: Successful or Not, Attacking a Ship IS Piracy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A federal appeals court in Virginia ruled this week on the definition of piracy on the high seas, upholding the convictions and life sentences of five Somali men charged with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gcaptain.com/u-s-appeals-court-redefines-piracy/?47574</link>
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		<title>West African Piracy from a Ship Operator Perspective &#124; Interview with Tony Foster from Gardline Marine Sciences</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hanson-Wade&#8217;s Sara Patela speaks with Tony Foster, Marine Safety Superintendent/DPA and CSO at Gardline Marine Sciences on the subject of piracy off West Africa from a ship operator&#8217;s perspective. What have been [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gcaptain.com/west-african-piracy-ship-operator/?46727</link>
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		<title>IMO Secretary-General Addresses the Issue of Armed Merchant Vessels</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), 90th session, 16 to 25 May 2012 (High-level segment on arms on board) Opening address by IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Excellencies, distinguished [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gcaptain.com/secretary-general-addresses-issue/?46664</link>
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		<title>Got a Pirate Problem? There&#8217;s Soon An App For That</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Defense will begin funding an Office of Naval Research (ONR)- sponsored project aimed at developing Web applications to help multinational navies police the world’s oceans, officials announced [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gcaptain.com/pirate-problem-theres/?46600</link>
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		<title>Details Emerge of Viral Video Showing Shipboard Security Team Firing at Approaching Pirates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The private security firm who saw a video go viral of one of their shipboard teams defending themselves against an approaching pirate skiff has been identified, according to Bloomberg News. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>False Alarm in Gulf of Oman</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A report of a vessel hijacking in the Gulf of Oman on Friday has turned out to be nothing more than a false alarm, according to maritime situational awareness database [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gcaptain.com/false-alarm-gulf-oman/?45953</link>
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		<title>BW Rhine Released from Pirate Control, Cargo Stolen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After a four days under the control of west African pirates, BW Shipping reports that the product tanker, BW Rhine, has been released off Nigeria by its captors.   All 24 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gcaptain.com/rhine-released-pirate-control/?45942</link>
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		<title>Weekly Piracy Update: Missing in West Africa</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Summary of Incidents by Region: APR 26 &#8211; MAY 2 RED SEA RED SEA: Bulk Carrier was approached while underway on 29 April at 13:16 N – 042:55 E, Bab [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gcaptain.com/weekly-piracy-update-missing/?45846</link>
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		<title>Feds Seek Death Penalty for Pirates in Quest Hijacking and Murders</title>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. prosecutors are reportedly seeking the death penalty against three Somali pirates charged with murdering four Americans aboard their sailing yacht, the S/V Quest, during February 2011 hijacking, according to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gcaptain.com/feds-seek-death-penalty-pirates/?45807</link>
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		<title>BW Maritime Loses Contact with Product Tanker off Togo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BW Maritime believes their product tanker, BW Rhine, has been captured off Togo.  Here&#8217;s a statement made by the company. On 28 April 2012, BW Rhine, a 75,678 dwt product [...]]]></description>
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