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The incident took place about 70 miles (110 km) northeast of the Somali capital, Mogadishu. A group of Somali pirates boarded and captured the North Korean cargo ship Dai Hong Dan, originally launched at Chongjin in 1978. According to North Korean sources, the ship had unloaded its cargo in the Somali capital when seven armed pirates (disguised ...
Somali pirates with automatic weapons captured the ship, carrying six Kenyans and six Sri Lankans. [17] On February 27, members of the Somali coast guard attempted to take back the ship but failed, and two coast guardsmen were killed. Taiwan: FV Ching Fong Hwa 168 (fishing vessel) 15 (fish) 14 crew released, 1 crew member executed. 2007-04-28 ...
By the time the action was over at least one pirate was killed (only one body was recovered from one of the remaining small skiffs), and 12 (including 5 wounded) pirates were captured. [8] A spokesman for the Somali pirate militia in Hardhere claimed there were 27 pirates that had gone to sea to act as "coastguardsmen" for the largely lawless ...
Two Somali pirates have been sentenced to 30 years in prison for kidnapping American journalist Michael Scott Moore and holding him hostage for 977 days, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
NAIROBI/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 ...
Somali pirates caused havoc in the waters off the east African country's long coastline between 2008 and 2018. They had been dormant until late last year when pirate activity started to pick up again.
Somali pirates took 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 helped North Korean sailors get back their ship. Some Somali pirates were wounded during the operation. North Korea thanked the U.S. for its help shortly afterwards. [48]
General area off the coast of Somalia where the pirates operate Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Somali pirates have threatened international shipping with piracy since the beginning of the Somali Civil War in the early 1990s. This list documents those ships attacked in 2011: for ...