somali piracy

By Bhargav Acharya and George Obulutsa March 12 (Reuters) – Twenty armed people have boarded a cargo ship off the coast of Somalia and have

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) –With western navies focused on trying to quell Houthi militants’ attacks on merchant shipping in the Red Sea, Somali

The maritime security situation continues to escalate in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and the Indian Ocean, with threats growing

By Vel Moonien in Seychelles, The six crew members of the Sri Lankan trawler Lorenzo Putha 4, hijacked in Arabian Sea off of Somali on Saturday, arrived safely

By Krishn Kaushik NEW DELHI, Jan 31 (Reuters) – India has deployed at least a dozen warships east of the Red Sea to provide security against

Recent activity in the Indian Ocean is sparking concerns of a resurgence in Somali piracy. Maritime Security Centre Horn of Africa (MSCHOA), which operates

COLOMBO, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Six crew members of a Sri Lankan fishing trawler hijacked by suspected Somali pirates have been rescued, Sri Lankan

(Bloomberg) — Piracy off Somalia’s coast has increased since maritime security was disrupted by Houthi militants’ attacks on ships in the Red Sea in

The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) office is reporting that a commercial ship has been boarded by armed personnel approximately 460 nautical miles east

Security experts have reported yet another hijacking of a fishing dhow off the coast of Somalia, marking the fifth such incident since November. The UK-based

The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) says it has received reports that a dhow has been hijacked by heavily armed personnel off Eyl, Somalia. Authorities

The European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) is continuing to closely monitor the situation of the hijacked Maltese-flagged MV Ruen in cooperation with local

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) – A commercial vessel hijacked by unknown assailants remains off the coast of Somalia raising fears

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) – A Spanish navy ship is sailing at full speed towards a Maltese-flagged

EU Naval Force Operation (EUNAVFOR) ATALANTA intervened in an alleged piracy-related incident involving the Iranian-flagged fishing boat AL-MERAJ 1 off the

WASHINGTON, Nov 27 (Reuters) – An attempted hijacking of a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday appears to have been carried out by armed

A second skiff sighting in a Gulf of Aden transit corridor in less than two weeks is prompting maritime security alerts to shipping. An advisory from the

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has issued an advisory to shipping after receiving reports of small boats in a Gulf of Aden transit

A multi-national naval task force tasked with combating piracy in the Somali basin is getting ready to conduct a five-day operation aimed at increasing naval

By Kit Chellel, Matthew Campbell and Angus Bennett (Bloomberg) — In July 2011, the oil tanker Brillante Virtuoso was drifting through the treacherous