Iranian Navy Foils Two Pirate Attacks
The 33rd flotilla of the Iranian Navy fended off pirate attacks on two Iranian oil tankers in the past week, the ...
read more →VIDEO: Eyes on the Seas Fixated on Pirate Fishing
The U.K.-based Satellite Applications Catapult, supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts, has developed a near ...
read more →Southeast Asia Tanker Hijackings Rising
Attacks against small tankers off South East Asia’s coasts caused a rise in global ship hijackings, up to 21 in ...
read more →Vietnamese Crew Member Killed in Pirate Attack
A crew member of a Vietnamese tanker VP Asphalt 2 has been killed by pirates in a hijacking attack on Sunday ...
read more →Pirate Attacks to Increase ahead of Nigerian Elections
As February election campaign approaches in Nigeria pirate attacks in the Gulf of Guinea are expected to increase ...
read more →Torm Sofia Fends Off Pirate Approach
The crew of TORM Sofia, a tanker owned by Danish transportation company Torm specializing in carrying refined oil ...
read more →Kerala Hijacking Investigation Closed
The Liberian Registry has concluded its investigation into the pirate-hijacking of the product tanker Kerala off ...
read more →Merchant Ship Fired Upon in Strait of Hormuz
Last Sunday, while sailing through the Strait of Hormuz, an unknown merchant vessel was attacked by a pirate skiff ...
read more →Maritime Forces Responded to MV Tateyama’s ...
Combined Maritime Forces responded to a Thai-flagged VLCC’s distress signal when two skiffs began advancing on the ...
read more →Gulf of Aden: First Pirate Attack in 2014
On Saturday 18 January 2014, the French EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia Operation Atalanta flagship FS Siroco in ...
read more →ITS San Giusto Captures Suspect Pirate Boat
Yesterday EU Naval Force flagship, ITS San Giusto stopped and apprehended a skiff with 7 suspect pirates onboard. ...
read more →Cyprus MPs Legalize Utilization of Weaponry to Fend Off ...
Triggered by growing pirate threats endangering safety of merchant ships, the Members of Cyprus Parliament have ...
read more →HMS Westminster Destroys Pirate Boats in Indian Ocean
HMS Westminster smashed the actions of three pirate groups in a fortnight – sending the boats to the bottom of the ...
read more →Horn of Africa: EUNAVFOR Intercepts Pirate Group
On the morning of 7 April, French Navy frigate ACONIT was heading towards a position in the north of the Horn of ...
read more →Amount of Pirate Attacks off African Coast Sharply ...
Amount of pirate attacks off African coast sharply reduced in 2011, said French defense minister Gérard ...
read more →EU NAFVOR Warship Disrupts Pirate Action Group in Gulf ...
EU NAFVOR warship FGS BERLIN has successfully engineered the release of an Indian flagged dhow and crew, disrupting ...
read more →UK: Navy Helps Reduce Somali Pirate Activity
Following his posting as Commander of the UK Counter-Piracy Task Group, Captain Gerry Northwood, Royal Navy, has ...
read more →Danish Warship Absalon Captures Pirate Vessel
Danish warship Absalon captured a pirate vessel; as a result of the operation held off Somalia, 14 hostages ...
read more →Iranian Navy Thwarts Pirate Attack on Saudi Oil Tanker
Several unknown pirate boats were unsuccessful in their attempt to hijack a Saudi oil tanker as the Iranian ...
read more →NATO Warship USS De Wert Disrupts Suspected Pirate Activities
NATO warship USS De Wert prevented a suspected pirate dhow from engaging in acts of piracy and forced it back to ...
read more →Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer Disrupts Pirate Activity ...
USS Carney (DDG 64), part of NATO’s counter-piracy task force Operation Ocean Shield, worked with other NATO forces ...
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