UN anti-piracy group holds talks in London
Lloyds List
David Osler - Wednesday 25 February 2009
THE International Maritime Organization is this week hosting sessions of two working groups of the United Nations contact group on piracy in Somalia at its London headquarters.
The first meeting, which opened yesterday and concludes today, is being chaired by Chris Holtby of the United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Items on the agenda include the formation of a centre for sharing information between the military forces of different countries active in the Gulf of Aden.
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One dead, one injured in Xe chopper crash
Feb 25, 2009 Industry News
CAMDEN CO., N.C. - Officials confirm one person was killed and another was injured when a helicopter crashed at Xe, formerly Blackwater Worldwide, Tuesday afternoon.
Camden County Sheriff Tony Perry confirmed for WAVY.com, 911 dispatchers received a call at 1:36 p.m. that a helicopter had crashed on Xe’s compound on the Camden Co. side of the property. Xe sits in both Camden and Currituck Counties.
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