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Somali pirates have attacked hundreds of vessels in the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean region, though most attacks do not result in a successful hijacking. In 2008, there were 111 attacks which included 42 successful hijackings. [37]
Somali pirates are back on the attack, with piracy around the Horn of Africa rising sharply in recent months and adding to concerns for shipping vessels, government forces and private security...
Piracy off the coast of Somalia has been a threat to international shipping since the beginning of the Somali Civil War in the early 1990s. [1] Since 2005, many international organizations have expressed concern over the rise in acts of piracy. [2][3] Piracy impeded the delivery of shipments and increased shipping expenses, costing an estimated ...
Merchant s hips t argeted by Somali p irates. The current spate of pirate activity off Somalia kicked off around November 2023. Since then, s everal merchant ships have faced pirate attacks and suspicious activity.One major incident involved the MV RUEN, attacked on 14 December. After the pirates held the crew captive, they attempted to use the RUEN as a "mothership" for further piracy operations.
Between 2005 and 2012, pirates off the Horn of Africa raked in between $339m (£266m) and $413m (£325) by holding crew members hostage and demanding ransom payments, the World Bank has estimated.
Somali pirates are back in action: but a full scale return isn’t likely. Here’s why. Published: December 12, 2023 9:42am EST. An Iranian fishing vessel, Almeraj 1, was reportedly hijacked by Somali...
The latest warning is part of a broader resurgence of Somali piracy that began in November 2023, following a series of dhow and fishing vessel hijackings. Pirates have also hijacked two commercial ...
Armed pirates hijacked ships as far away as 1,000 nautical miles from the Somali coast. They held the ships and crews for ransom. The World Bank estimates that Somali pirates received in ransom...
Twenty armed people have boarded a cargo ship off the coast of Somalia and have taken control of it, a maritime security firm said on Tuesday. Somali pirates caused chaos in important global...
The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution to combat the continuing threat of piracy off the coast of Somalia, as shipping and protection measures to keep vessels safe, have returned...