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Seychelles ( ; French: ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (; Creole: Repiblik Sesel), is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar.
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A disabled cruise ship will spend an extra 10 to 12 hours at sea without electricity, air conditioning or toilet facilities because a French fishing vessel that was first to respond to the drifting cruiser refused to give way to faster tug boats, a Seychelles government official said Wednesday.
Joel Morgan told The Associated Press that the cruise ship Costa Allegra likely would have arrived in port Wednesday night local time if the tugs had been allowed to take over. Instead the ship is not scheduled to reach port until midmorning Thursday."The Seychelles authorities are not happy about this situation and we would have wished to get the ship into port as soon as possible in order to ensure the safety and well-being of the passengers," said Morgan, Seychelles minister of home affairs, environment, transport and energy.Morgan said that when the Seychelles tugs met up with the Costa Allegra on Tuesday, a "conversation" took place to see the fishing vessel step aside and the faster tugs pu...The European Union's anti-piracy naval force said Tuesday that they have caught 16 suspected Somali pirates in the past five days with the help of the Seychelles Coa...
Hot and tired passengers disembarking from a disabled cruise ship Thursday in the Seychelles said they had prepared to abandon ship when fire broke out in the engine...
Hot and tired passengers disembarking from a disabled cruise ship Thursday in the Seychelles said they had prepared to abandon ship when fire broke out in the engine...
A U.S. drone has crashed in the island nation of Seychelles , an incident that comes just over a week after a U.S. drone went down in Iran . The U.S. Air Force confi...
Officials say that the president of the island nation of the Seychelles has been re-elected to a five-year term.The office of the electoral commissioner said Sunday ...
VICTORIA, Seychelles -- Passengers aboard a crippled Italian cruise liner washed with mineral water, ate cold cuts and cheese and sweltered in 86 degrees Fahrenheit ...
Britain's newly married Prince William and his wife, the former Kate Middleton, have left the island nation of the Seychelles after a 10-day honeymoon, officials sai...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The island nation of Seychelles says it has prosecuted and convicted Somali pirates for the first time.The office of the president said Monday ...
The European Union naval force says Somali pirates have hijacked a Thai fishing vessel north of the Seychelles islands.A press release issued by the headquarters for...
French soldiers in the Indian Ocean opened fire Tuesday on pirates, warding off an attack on two French tuna fishing vessels off the Seychelles Islands, a military o...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Donors will spend $9.3 million to help Kenya and Seychelles prosecute suspected Somali pirates and improve those countries' criminal justice sy...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Somali pirates hijacked a cargo ship west of the island nation of the Seychelles on Sunday, the European Union Naval Force said.The naval force...
The Seychelles' foreign minister said Thursday that the archipelago's privacy and seclusion make it a good honeymoon destination for people like Prince William and K...
With its sandy beaches, clear waters and secluded hideaways, the Seychelles is a honeymoon destination fit for a future king — and residents say they're proud Prince...
Helicopters ferried food, phones and flashlights Tuesday to more than 1,000 passengers and crew stuck aboard a disabled cruise ship that was being towed to the Seych...
A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday on the legal definition of piracy, saying an armed attack on a U.S. vessel can be considered piracy even if no one ever board...
Engine room fire knocks out power on the Costa Allegra
Like the other 92 Somali pirates held in the Seychelles ' hilltop prison, where inmates can glimpse a small, tantalizing slice of this island nation's crystal blue w...
NAIROBI, Kenya -- The island nation of Seychelles says it has agreed to accept 15 Somali pirate suspects from U.S. military custody for prosecution.The announcement ...
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