January 23, 2025: The Somali pirates are back in action. It’s been eleven years since the last outbreak of piracy in the Red Sea. Violence against commercial shipping in the Red Sea region began in ...

The December hijacking of the ship was the first time since 2017 that any cargo vessel has been successfully boarded by ...

Foreign ships arrived — as did Somali pirates who targeted them. By the early 2010s, Somali piracy had declined. A main reason for this was the entry of international navies sent into Somali ...

Successful pirate attacks off the Somali coast fell sharply last year. Analysts say this is because of the increased use of private security guards on ships and better co-ordination between naval ...

The ship is flying under a Panamanian flag. Pirates have attacked more than 100 ships off the Somali coast over the last year, reaping an estimated $1 million in ransom for each successful ...

Two Somali fishermen ... to mid-2000s the pirates made it their base. It became known as "Harunta Burcadda" - the Pirate Capital. From here, they targeted the container ships that transport ...

was reportedly hijacked by Somali pirates in November. According to media reports, the pirates demanded $400,000 (Sh61.5 million) in ransom and threatened to use the Iranian ship for additional ...

told Khaleej Times yesterday from Mombasa that efforts were being made to establish contact with pirates as well as the ship owners. The vessel, owned by Shahmir Maritime of Saint Vincent and ...

Russia and Iran like to tout themselves as America's largest and most determined enemies, but everyone in the international community knows few geopolitical beefs run deeper than the United States ...