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Most of these attacks occurred in the Gulf of Aden but subsequently the pirates increased their range and started attacking ships as far south as off the coast of Kenya in the Indian Ocean. [42] [43] Below are some notable pirate events which have garnered significant media coverage since 2007.
Insurance companies significantly increased their profits from the pirate attacks as insurance companies hiked premium rates in response. [5] Combined Task Force 150, a multinational coalition task force, took on the role of fighting the piracy by establishing a Maritime Security Patrol Area (MSPA) within the Gulf of Aden and Socotra Passage. [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] In December, Somali pirates waged four attacks on commercial ships.
A European naval force detained six suspected pirates on Friday after they opened fire on an oil tanker traveling through the Gulf of Aden, officials said, likely part of a growing number of ...
A Chinese fishing vessel off the coast of Somalia has come under the control of alleged pirates, a European Union anti-piracy force operating in the area said Thursday.
The Panamanian-flagged MV QSM Dubai was captured by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. [13] Somali government security forces retook the ship and arrested seven pirates. The Pakistani captain was killed by the pirates, while the remaining crew were freed by the Puntland Security Forces.
The 330 m (1,082 ft 8 in) vessel was carrying crude oil valued at US$100 million. At the time this was the farthest Somali pirates have travelled to hijack a ship, and took place far south of the "Maritime Security Patrol Area" patrolled by international warships in the Gulf of Aden. [87]
Armed pirates attacked a British-flagged chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday but were repulsed, the ship's manager Stolt Tankers said. The pirates approached the Stolt Apal in two ...