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off the Somali coast has threatened

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since the beginning of

Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...

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in the early 1990s. This list documents those ships attacked in 2008: for other years, see List of ships attacked by Somali pirates.

January–March

April–June

July–August

September

October–December

A person has been indicted for negotiating the ransom, and charged with 4 counts of piracy.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ships Attacked By Somali Pirates in 2008 Piracy in Somalia * 2008 crimes in Somalia 2008-related lists Somalia transport-related lists