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Somali pirates free hijacked Bangladeshi vessel MV Abdullah after counting ransom
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 months agoSomali pirates freed hijacked ship MV Abdullah and its crew on Sunday after receiving a $5mn ransom....
Somali pirates begin hijacking ships again after Houthi attacks creates security vacuum
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoOne Bangladeshi sailor apologised to his family before the line went dead. Another pleaded for his...
US citizen, Somali convicted in journalist's hostage-taking
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTwo men have been convicted of helping Somali pirates who kidnapped a U.S. journalist for ransom and...
Author, journalist kidnapped by Somali pirates to speak at Drury
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn early March, Drury University will host author Michael Scott Moore, who was held hostage by...
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· 8 months agoChirag Bahri worked as an engineer on merchant vessels like tankers, bulk carriers, and offshore...
Suspected pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden raises concerns about growing Somali piracy
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA European naval force detained six suspected pirates on Friday after they opened fire on an oil...
Somali piracy, once an unsolvable security threat, has almost completely stopped. Here's why
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 9 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 ...
Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies
Reuters via Yahoo News· 3 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 ...
Behind the FBI's hunt for a Somali pirate leader
CBS News via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe FBI agent involved in the hunt across Africa for the pirates' ransom negotiator shares the story for the upcoming edition of the Paramount+ series...
Hijacked ship may have been used in attack near Somalia, security groups say
Reuters via AOL· 3 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 ...