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Forty years ago on Thanksgiving eve, D. B. Cooper jumped out of an airplane. He had on a parachute and was carrying $200,000 in ransom money. Cooper was never found and the case remains open in the FBI's files.
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Many masters and shipowners do not report piracy for fear of delays due to protracted investigations, increased insurance premiums, bad publicity, and stifling red tape.
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Somali pirates have captured a Greek-registered oil tanker with 25 men on board off the coast of Oman. The supertanker, Irene SL, has lost all communication with its Greek-based shipping company Enesel.
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Kidnapped glasses, a ransom note, a man jumping into a lake and a chase with a police helicopter were all part of a launch for author Jonathan Franzen’s new book.
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Saturday’s execution of a Frenchman held hostage by al-Qaida seems to indicate a change in the way France deals with hostage situations. Often accused in the past of paying for the release of hostages, has France abandoned that policy?
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The UK government is under fire for their continued refusal to consider paying the ransom demanded by the captors of British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler. The couple were snatched from their yacht last year on 23 October.
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Somali pirates aboard a Greek-flagged oil tanker have received the biggest ransom ever paid to pirates. The money was dropped onto the deck of the oil tanker ship.
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A hijacked bulk carrier and 25 crewmembers off the Horn of Africa has been returned to its owners . Chinese sources say the ship and crew have been “rescued” by naval forces, but other reports claim a ransom was paid.
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A hacker who claims to have stolen the health records of over 8.3 million Virginia residents is demanding $10 million for their return.The case is now being investigated by federal and state authorities.
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Despite attempts by international naval forces to stem back rampant piracy in Somalia's territorial waters, pirates continue to hold hijacked vessels for ransom.
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Peru's Shining Path rebels demand a multi-million dollar ransom for a group of gas workers they kidnapped on Monday.
Kidnappers holding an Australian man in the southern Philippines demand $2m (£1.3m) in ransom for his release, in a video message sent to his wife.
Colombia's left-wing Farc rebel group says it will free 10 members of the security forces it holds hostage and abandon kidnappings for ransom.
The family of a British hostage pay a ransom to secure her release in Somalia, six months after she was captured and her husband killed in Kenya.
Venezuelan officials say Costa Rican trade attache Guillermo Cholele has been freed hours after being seized by kidnappers, reportedly for ransom.
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