somali piracy

Piracy

Somali Police Forces Launch Raid to Free Iceberg 1 Hostages

Three pirates have been killed in a botched attempt by Puntland authorities to rescue hostages from Somali pirates’ longest held ship, the M/V Iceberg 1.

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Somali Pirates Free Four Hostages After 19 Months in Captivity

SEOUL (Reuters) – Four South Korean sailors abducted by Somali pirates 19 months ago were released on Saturday, South Korea’s Foreign Ministry

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Somali Pirates Are Having a Bad Year, NATO Data Shows

The number of attacks carried out by Somali pirates in 2012 are down… way down. According to new data released this week by the NATO Shipping Centre,

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Piracy Remains a Persistent Threat, With Real Victims – CMF

By Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) The Indian Ocean, and Gulfs of Aden and Oman have long been an ample hunting ground for the pirates who wish to ply their

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Somali Piracy Falls to Six Year Low

(Bloomberg) — Somalia piracy attacks against merchant shipping fell to the lowest in six years in the third quarter as armed guards on vessels

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Navy Commander: Private Security Alone is No Match for Piracy

Herdon, Virginia — U.S. Navy Rear Admiral (Ret.) Terence E. “Terry” McKnight, the pioneering U.S. Commander of Task Force 151 off the coast