Read more Indian Ocean stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5674/indian-ocean.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:26:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72983/somali-pirates-demand-7m-ransom-for-uk-couple.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe British couple abducted from their yacht at gunpoint are being held for $7 million ransom, a rep for the Somali pirates who kidnapped them said today. Paul and Rachel Chandler went missing a week ago in the Indian Ocean. "NATO operations had a lot of negative impact here," the...http://www.newser.com/story/72983/somali-pirates-demand-7m-ransom-for-uk-couple.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 17:02:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63799/thirteen-bodies-plane-wreckage-found-near-tanzania.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThirteen bodies found off the coast of Tanzania’s Mafia Island may be the remains of passengers from the Yemen Airways flight that crashed into the Indian Ocean last week, Reuters reports. Tanzanian authorities say that airplane seats and what may be part of an airplane wing were also found in...http://www.newser.com/story/63799/thirteen-bodies-plane-wreckage-found-near-tanzania.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Jul 2009 15:52:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63591/sub-reports-signal-from-yemenia-black-boxes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA submarine has located the black boxes from Yemenia Flight 626 in the Indian Ocean, a French investigative agency said today. Divers and search crews are still working to find debris from the plane, and have recovered parts of the fuselage, reports the AP. Officials did not say when the...http://www.newser.com/story/63591/sub-reports-signal-from-yemenia-black-boxes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 05 Jul 2009 10:10:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63148/youngster-found-alive-in-indian-ocean-after-yemeni-jet-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRescuers have pulled one survivor the wreckage of a Yemeni airliner that went down early today in the Indian Ocean, though officials have issued conflicting details, the AP reports: one says it was a 14-year-old girl, another a 5-year-old boy. Yemenia Air Flight 626 was en route from Yemen to...http://www.newser.com/story/63148/youngster-found-alive-in-indian-ocean-after-yemeni-jet-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Jun 2009 8:26:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55886/pirates-want-2m-ransom-threaten-to-kill-captain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSomali pirates holding an American ship captain hostage say they want a $2 million ransom and have threatened to kill him, Reuters and the AP report. The ransom demand followed an escape attempt by Richard Phillips, who attempted to swim for safety early this morning. Reports conflict on what happened...http://www.newser.com/story/55886/pirates-want-2m-ransom-threaten-to-kill-captain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Apr 2009 13:39:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55864/showdown-looms-pirate-ships-head-to-hijacking-site.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs bandits hold a US captain on a lifeboat in the Indian Ocean, their pirate colleagues are rushing to their aid with an international gallery of hostages, the AP reports. The bandits apparently fear being shot or arrested if they hand over the captain and are hoping to get support...http://www.newser.com/story/55864/showdown-looms-pirate-ships-head-to-hijacking-site.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Apr 2009 8:44:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55802/captain-offered-himself-as-the-hostage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe high-seas hostage situation rolls on, with a growing armada of US vessels on site or en route and negotiations continuing between the pirates and the Navy, assisted by the FBI. The four bandits, adrift in a 24-foot lifeboat with the American captain, sound desperate: "We are surrounded by warships...http://www.newser.com/story/55802/captain-offered-himself-as-the-hostage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Apr 2009 21:01:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55694/us-warship-arrives-at-hijacking-site-captain-still-held.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Navy warship and other vessels have arrived in the waters off Somalia where pirates are holding the American captain of a cargo ship hostage, CNN reports. The pirates and the captain are in a lifeboat as the cargo ship's American crew continues negotiations to free Capt. Richard Phillips of...http://www.newser.com/story/55694/us-warship-arrives-at-hijacking-site-captain-still-held.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Apr 2009 18:31:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55409/somali-pirates-on-hijacking-spree-capture-5-ships.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSomali pirates operating in the Indian ocean are on a hijacking binge, reports the BBC, capturing 5 vessels since Saturday, including a British cargo ship this morning in the Gulf of Aden. AFP reports. The pirates are venturing further afield to avoid the increased international naval presence in the Gulf...http://www.newser.com/story/55409/somali-pirates-on-hijacking-spree-capture-5-ships.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Apr 2009 7:37:51 CDT