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Analysts believe the redistribution made the merchant ships that were detouring around the Cape of Good Hope vulnerable to piracy in the western Indian Ocean.
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Soham Mitra, Lou Robinson and Patrick Gallagher, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
Thousands of merchant ships criss-cross global waters every year to help keep trade alive and well.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2025
These five ships could provide a powerful escort for merchant ships carrying Ukrainian grain notwithstanding their limited numbers.
—Mark Cancian, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2022
One example: On March 14, 1970, during the Vietnam War, two crewmembers with pistols took control of the SS Columbia Eagle, a U.S. merchant ship delivering napalm and other ammo to the warzone.
—Roberto Loiederman, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2025
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Soham Mitra, Lou Robinson and Patrick Gallagher, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
Thousands of merchant ships criss-cross global waters every year to help keep trade alive and well.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2025
These five ships could provide a powerful escort for merchant ships carrying Ukrainian grain notwithstanding their limited numbers.
—Mark Cancian, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2022
One example: On March 14, 1970, during the Vietnam War, two crewmembers with pistols took control of the SS Columbia Eagle, a U.S. merchant ship delivering napalm and other ammo to the warzone.
—Roberto Loiederman, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Merchant ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merchant%20ship. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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