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Navigating the Murky Legal Waters of Maritime Piracy

March 16, 2017 by Milena Sterio 2 Comments

After an almost five-year hiatus, Somali pirates are back.  On March 13, a dozen armed Somali pirates attacked and successfully hijacked a commercial oil tanker, Aris 13, which had been carrying fuel from Djibouti to Mogadishu.  The tanker is now apparently docked in the coastal Somali town of Xabo, and the pirates are beginning to negotiate a ransom payment in exchange for releasing the hijacked crew.  This attack underscores that the Somali piracy threat is real and that it can resurface at any time- and

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