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MV Feisty Gas, a liquefied petroleum gas tanker, was seized by Somali pirates. A Hong Kong-based company that owns the vessel reportedly paid $315,000 to a representative of the Somali pirates in Mombasa, Kenya, according to a recent UN report. [10] Kenya: MV Semlow (Freighter) 10 (unknown) Released: 2005-06-27: unknown: 2005-10-03: US$50,000
Somali pirates took the North Korean sailors hostage, prompting the United States to come to its aid—an uncommon occurrence between both nations at the time. A U.S. Naval vessel, the USS James E. Williams, assisted North Korean sailors reclaim their ship. Three Somali pirates and six North Korean sailors were wounded during the operation.
Somali pirates captured Filitsa some 36 nautical miles (67 km) off Balhaf, Yemen. [128] The vessel was released on 1 February 2010, after the ship's owner, Order Shipping, paid an undisclosed amount of ransom money. [129] United States ( Denmark) MV Maersk Alabama (cargo ship) 21 (food) Attack repelled: 2009-11-18: unknown: Attack repelled ...
From 2012, the number of Somali piracy attacks declined sharply as counter-piracy measures - a greater international naval presence; legislation to prosecute suspected pirates within the region ...
Somali pirates captured a Bolivian-flagged ship in the Maldives' Exclusive Economical Zone 193 mi (311 km) northwest off Hoarafushi island. The vessel which was bound for Iran with a cargo of sugar from Brazil is owned by an Iranian company. It was the first such incident to take place directly in Maldive waters.
[3] [4] The hijacking of the Ruen by Somali pirates was their first successful attack on commercial shipping tankers since 2017. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The Singapore Strait [ 7 ] Gulf of Aden , Guardafui Channel and the Somali Sea were frequent targets of armed robbery, [ 8 ] with the Gulf of Guinea reporting three of the four hijackings of the year. [ 2 ]
On 12 October 2008, Somali security forces engaged in a shoot-out with the pirates, resulting in a death of a pirate and of a Somali soldier. [55] The security forces also captured two pirate speedboats. Two days later, Somali forces liberated the ship, and 10 hijackers were arrested. [56] Panama ( Greece) MV Action (chemical tanker) 20 (unknown)
On December 20, 2010, the MV Orna, a cargo ship transporting coal from South Africa to India, was captured by Somali pirates 400 mi (640 km) northeast of the Seychelles, after firing rocket-propelled grenades and small arms at the ship. At least four pirates boarded the MV Orna. The MV Orna has a deadweight tonnage of 27,915 tonnes.