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Peter Chalk, an expert on piracy at the Rand Corp., said it is a predicament of the U. S.'s own making, since the only way to stamp out the pirates would be on land, where they have been able to take advantage of Somalia's failed state to set up camps and establish havens in port towns like Caluula, Eyl, Hobyo and Haradheere.
Bush Administration Had Issued Plan for Pirates in December 2009
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Wetangula did not provide further details but the hijacked cargo is moored off the port of Hobyo, north of Mogadishu, and encircled by several foreign warships, including US vessels.
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The ship is presently at sea between "Xarardheere and Hobyo, two notorious pirate dens."
"Barack Obama failed to lead, phoned it in, attacked John McCain and refused to even say if he supported the final bill." Ann Althouse 2008
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Armed pirates guard the beach in Hobyo, Somalia, top.
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The ship was anchored Sunday near the central Somalia port of Hobyo, the Navy said.
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The Jordanian registered cargo ship which was hijacked 3 days back about 40 nautical miles off Mogadishu, capital of Somalia by Somalian pirates has been traced near Hobyo about 500km far from Mogadishu.
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A Somali pirate stands guard on the coast of Hobyo, where his compatriots were holding the Greek tanker MV CPT Stephanos, October 16, 2008.
Why Somalia Matters Hartley, Aidan 2008
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Hobyo grasslands and shrublands - Encyclopedia of Earth
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This ecoregion is a long, narrow coastal strip from just south of Mogadishu to some 250 kilometers (km) north of Hobyo.
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All vessels should heed the IMB warning to stay as far away as practical from the eastern coast of Somalia, particularly in the area off Haradheere and Hobyo.
Piracy, and Global Warming Zoe Brain 2005
fbharjo commented on the word Hobyo
town on the African Horn that means 'here, water'
September 13, 2010