SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the eastern Caribbean said they were trying to locate two people believed to be U.S. citizens who were aboard a yacht that was hijacked by three escaped prisoners from Grenada. Courtesy: Suellen Desmerais The Royal Grenada Police Force said in a statement released on Friday that they […]
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Couple with Treasure Coast ties believed killed after boat hijacked in Grenada
FORT PIERCE — A missing couple with Treasure Coast ties are believed to have been killed when their catamaran yacht was hijacked in Grenada, where the couple had sailed. The Royal Grenada Police Force said in a statement released Friday that they were working on leads “that suggest” that the two occupants of their yacht […]
‘Hijacked’ primary process bill for AG, SOS passes Senate, kicks over to House
PIERRE — Despite being described as a “hijacked” bill in committee and an attempt to table it on the Senate floor, the Senate approved changing the process of how certain candidates can be nominated for statewide office Tuesday. It’s the third time during the 2024 Legislative session, and fourth time since 2023, that a member […]
India’s navy rescues second Iranian-flagged fishing boat hijacked by Somali pirates
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s naval forces rescued an Iranian-flagged fishing vessel hijacked by Somali pirates and freed its 19-member Pakistani crew off the east coast of Somalia, a navy statement said Tuesday. The rescue operation was the third this week involving Somali pirates and came a day after India’s forces freed another Iranian fishing […]
Indian and Seychelles forces rescue two fishing boats hijacked by Somali pirates
Indian and Seychelles forces separately rescued two fishing vessels on Monday hijacked by Somali pirates, and freed 23 crew members from Iran and Sri Lanka, both countries said in statements. The Seychelles’ defence forces and coast guard rescued six Sri Lankan fishermen whose vessel was hijacked by Somali pirates two days earlier while the Indian […]
India intercepts hijacked Liberian-flagged vessel in Arabian Sea, navy says
By Krishn Kaushik NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian Navy commandos have boarded a hijacked Liberian-flagged vessel in the Arabian Sea and are now carrying out “sanitisation” operations, the navy said on Friday, without elaborating. An Indian Navy warship intercepted the MV Lila Norfolk on Friday afternoon, less than a day after the navy received news that […]
A British sea monitoring agency says another vessel has been hijacked near Somalia
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Another vessel has been hijacked near the coast of Somalia, a British sea trade monitoring agency said Friday, raising more concerns that Somali pirates are active again, nearly a decade after they caused chaos for international shipping. A dhow trading vessel was seized by heavily armed people near the […]