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Piracy in Somalia has been a threat to international shipping since the beginning of the country's civil war in the early 1990s. [1] Since 2005, many international organizations have expressed concern over the rise in acts of piracy.
Anti piracy operations by Indian Navy's INS Tabar, in the Gulf of Aden on 18 November 2008. As of 2013, four international naval task forces operated in the region, with numerous national vessels and task forces entering and leaving the region, engaging in counter-piracy operations for various lengths of time.
The CTF 151 was established on 12 January 2009 as a response to piracy attacks in Somalia, "with a specific piracy mission-based mandate under the authority of UNSCRs 1816, 1838, 1846, 1851 and 1897". [3] The CTF 150 mainly dealt with maritime security and counter terrorism. Piracy was considered more of a law enforcement mission. [3]
Somali pirates caused havoc in the waters off the east African country's long coastline between 2008 and 2018. ... -The European Union's anti-piracy force in the Indian Ocean and Red Sea ...
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 Indian navy handed over 35 Somali pirates to the police in Mumbai on Saturday, after 100 days of anti-piracy operations east of the Red Sea, where piracy has resurfaced for the first time in ...
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 ...
The PMPF was established after the Puntland administration in 2010 passed Somalia's first Anti-Piracy Law. [2] [6] According to the former president of Puntland Abdirahman Mohamud Farole, the Force was formed in response to requests from the international community and the U.N. Security Council to establish local anti-piracy law enforcement institutions. [7]