UKMTO Reports Hijacking Attempt of Vessel East of Yemen’s Aden May 10, 2024 By Tala Ramadan and Nayera Abdallah The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) organization said on Friday it had received a report of a failed hijacking...
Update: Fuel Tanker Hijacking Revives Fears of Somali Pirate Threat March 16, 2017 By Felix Njini and Mohamed Ahmed The hijacking of a fuel tanker off Somalia’s coast shows the threat pirates still pose to one of the world’s...
Pirates Demand Ransom for Oil Tanker Hijacked off Coast of Somalia March 15, 2017 Pirates off the coast of Somalia, who hijacked an oil tanker with eight Sri Lankan crew on board, are demanding...
Somali Pirates Hijack Oil Tanker in 1st Commercial Attack in 5 Years March 14, 2017 By Katharine Houreld Pirates have hijacked an oil tanker with eight Sri Lankan crew onboard, a Somali official said on Tuesday, the first...
Growing Yemen War Risk Threatens Vital Sea Routes; Premiums Likely to Jump May 14, 2015 By Jonathan Saul With Middle East giants Saudi Arabia and Iran squaring up on opposing sides in the Yemen war, the dangers to...
Most Popular Insurance Journal International Stories of 2014 December 31, 2014 Listed below are 10 of the most popular articles that appeared in the international section on Insurance Journal in 2014...
Alabama Trial Over Somali Pirate Attack on Maersk Cargo Ship Delayed December 3, 2013 A judge has delayed the trial over a lawsuit filed after Somali pirates took over a U.S. cargo ship in...
Drop in Somali Piracy Attacks Reported; Violence Up in Gulf of Guinea October 23, 2012 The number of ships signaling attacks by Somali pirates has fallen this year to its lowest since 2009, according to...
Somali Pirates Free Greek Ship, Claim Ransom Was $5.7 Million October 12, 2012 Somali pirates have released the Greek-owned bulk carrier Free Goddess and its 21 Filipino crew members after holding the vessel...
Navy Actions Reduce Somali Pirate Hijackings: Maritime Bureau January 19, 2012 By Jonathan Saul Pre-emptive strikes by naval forces, the deployment of private armed guards and protective measures by ships helped to almost halve...