somali piracy

Piracy at sea has reached its lowest levels in six years, with 264 attacks recorded worldwide in 2013, a 40% drop since Somali piracy peaked in 2011, the

Athens-based drybulk shipper FreeSeas announced Wednesday that the formerly hijacked MV Free Goddess will be returning to service after securing $1.1 million

The International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Center reports of two pirate attacks Monday on two merchant vessels within just a few miles of each other

The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday reiterated its calls on the international community to fight piracy and armed robbery at sea, which continue to

Nigerian piracy is not Somali piracy. Here are eight differences between Nigerian and Somali piracy that every mariner, policymaker, journalist and armchair

On Tuesday November 12, a group of Royal Netherlands Marine Corps parachutists executed a counter piracy parachute jump exercise while in the Gulf of

The European Union's Naval Force Somali reported Thursday morning of two piracy incidents taking place off the coast of Somali this week, bringing the total

A Ukrainian warship this week thwarted a pirate attack on a vessel in the Gulf of Aden, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence said in a statement on

The U.S. trial of a Somali man accused of piracy off the Horn of Africa began on Monday, with prosecutors portraying him as a ransom-hungry negotiator and his

Pirates off the Horn of Africa pocket as little as 0.01 percent of ransoms, which they tend to spend on alcohol, expensive cars and prostitutes, while

So reports have been circulating this week quoting a Merchant Navy Officer who claims that her vessel's shipboard security personnel used Britney Spears music

By Joseph Akwiri MOMBASA, Kenya, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Four Somali pirates were sentenced to seven years each in prison on Wednesday by a Kenyan court that

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Paul Greengrass’ new thriller, “Captain Phillips,” is torn from the headlines, but

The video, titled "A Glimpse Into The Lives Of Somali Pirates", attempts to tackle the issue of Somali piracy with some general yet easily digestible facts and

European Union Naval Forces (EUNAVFOR) reports today that eleven people of Somali origin have been convicted today of piracy by the Seychelles Supreme Court.

The deadly assault this week in Nairobi by a militant group from Somalia serves as a reminder of the threats emanating from the war-torn East African country

As the monsoon in the NW Indian Ocean begins to subside and the weather once again becomes conducive to the operation of small pirate skiffs, the ICC

A hijacked fishing vessel that could be housing dozens of hostages is once again on the move and has been spotted close to the Somali coast, the European

A Kenyan court in the coastal city of Mombasa sentenced nine Somalis on Tuesday to five years in prison each for attempting to hijack the German merchant

The last remaining Somali pirate-held vessel was on the move this weekend and is now anchored just off the Somali coast, according to the European Union Naval