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Somali pirates begin hijacking ships again after Houthi attacks creates security vacuum
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoOne Bangladeshi sailor apologised to his family before the line went dead. Another pleaded for his...
Indian Navy rescues crew members and recaptures Somali pirate ship
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Indian navy said it has recaptured a bulk carrier from Somali pirates off the Indian coast and...
Somali pirates hijack Bangladeshi cargo ship, take more than 20 hostage
United Press International via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Bangladeshi cargo ship "MV" Abdullah was hijacked Tuesday by Somali pirates on the way to port...
Somali maritime police intensify patrols as fears grow of resurgence of piracy in the Gulf of Aden
Associated Press via AOL· 5 months agoSomalia’s maritime police force on Thursday intensified patrols in the Gulf of Aden following a...
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...
India's navy rescues two hijacked boats. British military warns of two pirate groups in Indian Ocean
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIndia's naval forces rescued an Iranian-flagged fishing vessel hijacked by Somali pirates and freed...
Somali piracy, once an unsolvable security threat, has almost completely stopped. Here's why
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIn 2011, pirates carried out 212 attacks in a vast area spanning Somali waters, the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, actions that the World Bank said cost the world economy US ...
Pirate ship capture showcases India’s world-class special forces, analysts say
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Indian Navy’s rescue of a commercial ship from pirates off Somalia’s coast last weekend shows...
Indian navy rescues 19 Pakistan nationals from Somali pirates
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAn Indian Navy warship has rescued 19 Pakistani nationals after their fishing vessel was hijacked by...
The reality of sailing through pirate waters – with only water hoses and cardboard for protection
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe first thing to change was the portholes. After two weeks aboard the Maersk Kendal container ship...