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The Samurai of the Sea: Pirates or Protectors? - Japanology Plus | NHK WORLD-JAPAN

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*First broadcast on December 8, 2022. Around 500 years ago, sea traffic in the Seto Inland Sea was monitored and controlled by a group called the "Murakami Kaizoku." The word "kaizoku" translates to "pirates," but these seafarers weren't thieves; they actually helped to keep the area safe. In the first of two episodes about the Murakami Kaizoku, museum curator Tanaka Ken tells us about their activities, and takes us to a former kaizoku stronghol…

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The Samurai of the Sea: Pirates or Protectors? - Japanology Plus | NHK WORLD-JAPAN

*First broadcast on December 8, 2022. Around 500 years ago, sea traffic in the Seto Inland Sea was monitored and controlled by a group called the "Murakami Kaizoku." The word "kaizoku" translates to "pirates," but these seafarers weren't thieves; they actually helped to keep the area safe. In the first of two episodes about the Murakami Kaizoku, museum curator Tanaka Ken tells us about their activities, and takes us to a former kaizoku stronghol…

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Somalia: Suspected pirate hijacking of dhow

Concerns over a resurgence in piracy off Somalia have heightened this year with a series of hijacking of dhows which could be used as motherships for attacks on larger merchant vessels.

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Resurgence Of Pirate Attacks On Vessels Heightened Off Somalia Coast

Concerns over a resurgence in piracy off Somalia have heightened this year with a series of hijacking of dhows which could be used as motherships for attacks on larger merchant vessels. In the latest of a series of pirate hijackings off Somalia this year EUNAVFOR ATALANTA reported a suspected hijacking of Yemini dhow, or fishing vessel, on 16 March in the vicinity of Eyl, Northern coast of Puntland. EUNAVFOR ATALANTA said the incident had been c…

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Suspected pirate hijacking of dhow off Somalia

Concerns over a resurgence in piracy off Somalia have heightened this year with a series of hijacking of dhows which could be used as motherships for attacks on larger merchant vessels.

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