Seychelles Fishing Authority

Somali pirates hit oil tanker in long-range attack
AP Online; 11/9/2009; 1188 words; ...force sent a plane from the Seychelles islands to investigate...drones launched from nearby Seychelles are also patrolling for...late last month on a French fishing vessel had been transferred to Kenyan authority for prosecution "...

Just 48 hours to save fishermen, pirates say.(News)
The Daily Mail (London, England); 11/7/2009; 468 words; ...three crew members from a Spanish fishing vessel within days unless two of...The pirates warned the Spanish authorities yesterday that they have two days...captured as they sailed from the Seychelles to Tanzania.

DFA provides assistance for 3 distressed Filipinos abroad.
Philippines News Agency; 11/6/2009; 535 words; ...foreign crewmen of a Singapore-owned Thai fishing vessel that was hijacked on October 29...about 200 nautical miles north of the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean The third Filipino...said they have asked concerned Saudi authorities to inquire into the release procedures...

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Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 10/11/2009; 735 words; ...Alcohol ban BAGHDAD -- Local Iraqi authorities have outlawed alcohol in the province...French soldiers successfully defended two fishing boats from capture by pirates in the...the pirates, the coast guard of the Seychelles archipelago, south of where the attack...

Briton linked to hostage deal with Somali pirates is arrested
The Independent - London; 9/11/2009; 569 words; ...has been described by authorities in Puntland region...three sailors from the Seychelles. The arrested man...been handed over to Seychelles authorities earlier...authorities in the Seychelles, who have denied any...relies on international fishing licences to support...