Somali Piracy Revives Sharply After Years of Quiet July 22, 2024 By Eleanor Thornber Somali piracy — the scourge of merchant shipping more than a decade ago — has had a resurgence this year,...
Houthi Threat Triggers Surge in Pirate Attacks Off Somalia Coast July 5, 2024 By Simon Marks Attacks by Iran-backed Houthi militants on the Red Sea have reinvigorated piracy networks in Somalia, with criminal groups growing in...
Suspected Pirate Attack in Gulf of Aden Raises Concerns About Growing Somali Piracy May 13, 2024 A European naval force detained six suspected pirates on Friday after they opened fire on an oil tanker traveling through...
Somali Pirates’ Return Adds to Crisis for Global Shipping Companies March 21, 2024 By Giulia Paravicini, Jonathan Saul and Abdiqani Hassan As a speed boat carrying more than a dozen Somali pirates bore down on their position in the western Indian...
India’s Navy Takes Control of Bulk Carrier Hijacked by Somali Pirates, Evacuating Crew March 18, 2024 The Indian navy said late Saturday that it had taken control of a bulk carrier hijacked by Somali pirates and...
Twenty Armed People Board Cargo Ship off Coast of Somalia, Security Firm Says March 14, 2024 By Bhargav Acharya and George Obulutsa Twenty armed people have boarded a cargo ship off the coast of Somalia and have taken control of it, a...
UK Navy Warns of Piracy Menace to Ships in Indian Ocean January 31, 2024 By Alex Longley The UK Navy posted an advisory to merchant ships in the Indian Ocean warning of pirate activity, a sign of...
Houthi Attacks Awaken Somali Piracy on Ships Avoiding Red Sea January 26, 2024 Piracy off Somalia’s coast has increased since maritime security was disrupted by Houthi militants’ attacks on ships in the Red...
Indian Ocean Off Coast of Somalia to Lose ‘High-Risk Area’ Designation as Piracy Drops August 25, 2022 By Mohamed Sheikh Nor and Simon Marks The global shipping industry agreed to declassify the Indian Ocean coastline off Somalia as a “high-risk area” following years of...
Nations Are Working Together to Fight Piracy in Waters Off West Africa August 17, 2021 By Libby George LAGOS – Helicopters hover above a patrol vessel in Nigeria’s frenetic Apapa port as attack boats zoom past. On the...