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Suspected pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden raises concerns about growing Somali piracy
Associated Press via AOL· 1 month agoA European naval force detained six suspected pirates on Friday after they opened fire on an oil...
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...
Indian Navy rescues crew members and recaptures Somali pirate ship
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 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· 3 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
theGrio via AOL· 6 months agoOn Sunday, the U.S. military said it had captured five men who had attempted to hijack an...
Somali piracy, once an unsolvable security threat, has almost completely stopped. Here's why
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 8 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 forces, foreign navies prepare attack on hijacked ship, police say
Reuters via AOL· 3 months agoSomali police and international navies were preparing on Monday to attack a commercial ship that was hijacked by pirates last week, the Puntland region's police force said, two days after Indian ...
The Red Sea shipping crisis has given an unexpected country's elite commandos a chance to shine
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA handout from the Indian Navy shows people on the deck of a hijacked ship.Indian Navy handout...
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 ...
Report: Far fewer ships sank, but growing numbers of pirate attacks
dpa international via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoAlthough the number of vessels which sank around the world fell to a record low last year, the...