35 Somali pirates to be brought to India and prosecuted
The Times of India reports an Indian Navy officer as saying that 35 Somali pirates who, back in December, hijacked a Maltese-flagged bulker, the Ruen, to use as a mother ship will
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Somali pirate hijacking? Probably not
An incident that indicated that the Panama-flagged chemical vessel Aegean II (IMO: 9016911) had been hijacked off the Horn of Africa now looks likely to have been something else. According to the
Tanker reportedly hijacked off Somalia
Maritime security specialist Dryad Global says that reporting suggests that the Panama-flagged chemical vessel Aegean II IMO: 9016911 has been hijacked off the Horn of Africa. If true, this would be the
Five Somali pirates detained after attacks on fishing vessels
If you thought that Somali pirates were a thing of the past, think again. Early Tuesday April 23, EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation Atalanta successfully responded to a piracy incident that had developed
Tanker repels pirate attack 160 miles off Somali coast
FEBRUARY 23, 2018 — EU NAVFOR reports that at 0030 today, local time, the 50,000 dwt Singapore flagged chemical tanker Leopard Sun was attacked by two skiffs 160 nautical miles off the
EU Navfor detains suspected Somali pirates
NOVEMBER 20, 2017 — In a reminder that Somali piracy remains a very real threat, EU Navfor Somalia reported yesterday that its flagship, the Italian vessel ITS Virginio Fasan, had apprehended six
Bullets fly as piracy incidents mount
APRIL 24, 2017 — Several recent incidents show that Somali pirates are active again and are showing no hesitation in firing on merchant vessels. EU NAVFOR reports that late on Saturday evening,
Hijacked bulker free following combined naval response
APRIL 10, 2017 — EU Naval Force confirms that cargo ship, MV OS-35, that was attacked by suspected armed pirates on Saturday 8 April, is safe and en route to port after
Indian dhow hijacked by Somali pirates
APRIL 3, 2017 — India’s Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) has confirmed that pirates have hijacked an Indian cargo ship with 11 crew members on board, according to the Times of India.
Pirates reportedly release seized dhow
MARCH 27, 2017 — UKTMO (United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations) said yesterday that a fishing dhow had been released by the Somali pirates that had reportedly taken it for use as a