Piracy

India’s Kerala High Court on Thursday ordered the release of the Italian tanker, M/V Enrica Lexie, that has been embroiled in a diplomatic row between

WASHINGTON — Piracy along the coast of Somalia threatens one of the fundamental foundations of an interconnected global economic system: freedom of

(EUNAVFOR) EU Counter Piracy Naval Forces (EUNAVFOR) have tracked down and stopped a group of suspected pirates who were believed to have tried to attack a

BIMCO, an international shipping association that shipowners controlling approximately 65 percent of the world’s tonnage, announced today the publication

– By Captain Richard Madden Depending on the source, piracy in the Gulf of Aden/Horn of Africa (GOA/HOA) region is estimated to be costing the world

Two Russian sailors kidnapped off the Nigerian coast in February have been released, according to the Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti citing an

UPDATE: The Bolivian-flagged MV EGLANTINE was loaded with Brazilian sugar and destined for Bandar Imam Khomeini, Iran, according to the NATO Shipping Centre

The Council of the European Union today confirmed its intention to extend its EU Naval Force’s (EUNAVFOR) counter-piracy mission, Operation ATALANTA, off

At least one vessel, possibly two, have been attacked in the Gulf of Guinea today at around 1200 GMT, approximately 90 miles south of Lagos, Nigeria. A nearby

Weekly Incidents by Region – March 15-21   WEST AFRICA IVORY COAST: LPG Tanker boarded on 17 March while anchored at position 05:13 N – 004:02

Any move at government level to ban the payment of ransoms to pirates would have a massively detrimental effect on the risk to the world’s seafarers and

Monthly Incidents by Region – MARCH 8–14 INDIAN OCEAN–EAST AFRICA DEM.REP.CONGO: Refrigerated Cargo Ship boarded on 124 March while anchored

Speaking at a counter-piracy event hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce earlier this week in Washington, D.C., Assistant Secretary of State for Political and

A Reformed Pirate Tells his Story By Abdihakim Warsame, Somalia Report Youth are a largely curious and impressionable lot who are prone towards the more

Monthly Incidents by Region WEST AFRICA NIGERIA: Chemical tanker underway approached on 7 March while underway near position 04:12 N – 006:54 E,

Nato officials have confirmed that the chemical tanker M/V Royal Grace has been hijacked by Somali pirates off the coast of Oman. Reports first surfaced Friday

Monthly Piracy Incidents by Region – FEB 23-29 West Africa NIGERIA: Refrigerated cargo ship boarded on 28 February while anchored at position 04:12 N

A brazen pirate attack offshore Nigeria has resulted in the kidnapping of the vessel’s Master and Chief Engineer, one injury, and one missing person,

27 February 2012 – A comprehensive regional strategy is critical if countries are to successfully combat piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, a top United

Worldwide Maritime Crime and Piracy Update – week of 16 February 2012 (source: ONI) ARABIAN SEA: Vehicle carrier M/V LEILA reportedly hijacked on 15