Piracy

Somali pirates have killed a crew member of the hijacked M/V Orna as part of a tactic to speed up ransom payment. The Panama-flagged bulk carrier was hijacked

Pirates in west Arfica have released the Energy Centurion tanker hijacked earlier this week. Sources say that the pirates released the vessel and it’s 24

Update: The Energy Centurion has been located off the coast of Nigeria still under control of pirates. “The vessel is presently sailing off the coast of

UPDATE 4: The ENERGY CENTURION has been released. Read more…  UPDATE 3: Vessel located off coast of Nigeria still under control of pirates. UPDATE 2:

Weekly Piracy Incidents: AUG 16-22 GUINEA: General cargo ship boarded at anchorage on 21 August at 15:50 N – 013:58 W, approximately 23 nm southwest of

The Somali man responsible for negotiating the ransom payment of the hijacked American yacht, S/V Quest, will spend the rest of his life in prison. Earlier

EU Naval Force Somalia’s Operation Atalanta, or EUNAVFOR, said this week that it’s anti-piracy forces launched a coordinated effort that ended with

I started to see this “letter” supposedly written by the leader of a Somali Pirate Action Group (PAG) pop up on a few of my regular slapstick humor

A group of alleged Somali pirates have been slapped with piracy charges for the second time in connection to an attack on a U.S. Navy ship in the Gulf

On Tuesday 7 August 2012 seven Somali men were found guilty by a Kenyan court of attempting to commit an act of piracy against a French fishing vessel, MV

Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA), a Marine combat veteran and member for the House Armed Services Committee, met with senior executives at Skye Maritime, an up

Sea Trucks Group, a Netherlands-based offshore supply and support vessel owner, confirmed that four of its sea-going staff were kidnapped in a violent attack

Weekly Incidents by Region: July 26-Aug 1 SOUTH AMERICA: COLOMBIA: Bulk carrier was boarded on 31 July at 03:49 N – 077:09 W, Buenaventura Anchorage,

By Michael Grey, Contributing Editor to Clay Maitland’s blog It is a bit rich, all this carping criticism from the United Nations about the private

Weekly Incident by Region: July 12-18 WEST AFRICA: BENIN: Bulk carrier was boarded on 17 July at 06:17 N – 002:28 E, approximately 1 nm off fairway buoy,

By Kevin Sorbello Every ship has a right to defend itself from attack.  Fire hoses, LRAD systems, small arms, professional security teams, or military

(Bloomberg) — China secured the release of a 26- man crew aboard a Taiwanese fishing boat that was captured by Somali pirates more than 18 months ago,

The Indian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday called on the UAE and U.S. government to conduct a full investigation into Monday’s fatal shooting off the coast

Update: The vessel fired on was a fishing boat whose owner is from the United Arab Emirates, according to Al Arabiya television. The fisherman who was killed

The European Union on Monday approved plans to launch a fresh civilian-led mission in the Horn of Africa to help fight piracy and instability in the region.