Incidents

Should Shipping Companies Lower Surcharges to Reflect Lower Threat? By Robert Young Pelton, Publisher, SomaliaReport.com This week’s hijacking of the

Who sends a ship to the waters off east Africa with a one-man, unarmed security force? Apparently the Greek owners of the Chemical Tanker Liquid Velvet

By Andrew Mwangura, Somalia Report UPDATE: Based on Somalia Report‘s information the vessel should be anchored off Bandar Murcaayo or Rasu Bina near

The United Nations Security Council today condemned all acts of maritime piracy and armed robbery at sea in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea and welcomed the

By Jama Deperani, Somalia Report Police from Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland arrested 150 pirates during a two week anti-piracy operation in

LONDON (Dow Jones)–Ships sailing under the British flag will be able to carry armed guards for the first time to protect them from pirates attacks that

Somalia Report’s Jama Deperani tells us how Somali pirates are pressuring  the Indian government to release pirate cohorts By JAMA DEPERANI, Somalia

Lloyd’s List interviews IMO Secretary General Mr. Efthimios E. Mitropoulos, Swedish Navy Commander Frank Johnsson, BIMCO’s Torbin Skaanild, and

Summary of Maritime Crime and Piracy for Period October 20 – 26, 2011.  Summaries provided by ONI. INDIAN OCEAN-EAST AFRICA INDIAN OCEAN: Cargo ship (HR

By Somalia Report, After sources close to pirate groups claimed over the weekend that a ransom had been paid for the MV Iceberg, pirates on board the vessel

During a severe storm at 22:00 one October in 2008,  the U.S. flagged fishing vessel Katmai lost steering in Alaska’s Bering Sea. The vessel was

Transas Group said this week that it has developed a unique anti-piracy simulation training program to help schools provide students with relevant techniques

***UPDATE***  The Associated Press retracted their story on this today, apparently things aren’t what they seem.  We will keep you posted with any

HONG KONG–Over 70 commuters were injured–some seriously–after their passenger ferry crashed into a mooring pillar after departure from an

Eight divers were decompressing aboard the Iranian flagged dive support vessel Koosha-1 when it sank three days ago in the Persian Gulf. The official in charge

By Aweys Cadde, Somalia Report Police from Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland have arrested 15 suspected Somali pirates as they planned to

In a spectacular show of “I’m going to seriously ruin your world if you don’t comply,” the British Royal Marines embarked on HMS

Global Summary of Maritime Crime and Piracy, week of 13 October 2011 (source: ONI) NIGERIA: Vessel (JOAN CHOUEST) attacked by pirates on 17 October near

By Solomon Moore, Wall Street Journal NAIROBI—Kenyan helicopters launched airstrikes in neighboring Somalia on Wednesday, striking at bases of al

As world piracy hits a new high, more ships are escaping Somali pirates, says IMB report Piracy on the world’s seas has risen to record levels, with