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Somali pirates free hijacked Bangladeshi vessel MV Abdullah after counting ransom
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 month agoSomali pirates freed hijacked ship MV Abdullah and its crew on Sunday after receiving a $5mn ransom....
I worked as an engineer on merchant vessels and my ship was held hostage by pirates for 8 months. I...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 7 months agoChirag Bahri worked as an engineer on merchant vessels like tankers, bulk carriers, and offshore...
Pirates hijack huge cargo ship in Indian Ocean and redirect it towards Somalia
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA Bangladeshi cargo vessel has been hijacked by pirates in the Indian Ocean and around 23 people on...
Bulk carrier hijacked by Somali pirates as experts fear a Houthi alliance
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 months agoMV Ruen, with a crew of 18, had sent a Mayday message on the United Kingdom Maritime Trade...
Indian and Seychelles forces separately rescue two fishing boats hijacked by Somali pirates
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIndian and Seychelles forces separately rescued Monday two fishing vessels hijacked by Somali...
Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAs a speed boat carrying more than a dozen Somali pirates bore down on their position in the western Indian Ocean, the crew of a Bangladeshi-owned bulk carrier sent out a distress signal and ...
Warship rushes in to investigate suspected pirate attack off Somalia
Reuters via AOL· 5 months agoLONDON (Reuters) -A Spanish navy ship is sailing at full speed towards a Maltese-flagged commercial vessel that may have been hijacked by pirates off Somalia, the European Union's Somali counter ...
Hijacked ship may have been used in attack near Somalia, security groups say
Reuters via AOL· 2 months agoNAIROBI/LONDON (Reuters) -Somali pirates who seized the Maltese-flagged bulk cargo ship Ruen in December may have used the vessel in the takeover of a Bangladesh-flagged cargo ship off the coast ...
EU maritime force says it is shadowing a Bangladesh-flagged ship seized by pirates off Somali coast
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe 23 crew members of a Bangladesh-flagged cargo ship boarded by pirates off Somalia this week have been taken hostage, and a European Union vessel is tracking the ship as it heads toward the ...
The reality of sailing through pirate waters – with only water hoses and cardboard for protection
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe first thing to change was the portholes. After two weeks aboard the Maersk Kendal container ship...