Somali Pirates

• Cargo ship attacked off Yemen in the Gulf of Aden: authorities

  A cargo ship travelling past Yemen in the Gulf of Aden came under attack in unclear circumstances, maritime authorities said Saturday.

  World

  Dec 5, 2020
  
• Somali pirates suspected of hijacking bulk carrier ship

  Somali pirates are suspected of hijacking a bulk carrier ship, the head of a maritime security company said on Saturday, the latest in a string of attacks after years of calm.

  Crime

  Apr 8, 2017
  
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• Who are these pirates who hijacked the oil tanker in Somalia?

  Pirates have hijacked an oil tanker off the coast of Somalia. But who are they, what are their motives, and why did they come back out of the blue?

  News

  Mar 15, 2017
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• Somali pirates demand ransom for oil tanker, EU force says

  Armed men are demanding a ransom for the release of an oil tanker they have seized off the coast of Somalia and the crew is being held captive.

  World

  Mar 14, 2017
• U.S. court rejects appeal of pirate depicted in Hollywood movie

  A pirate depicted in the movie "Captain Phillips" can't withdraw his guilty plea on the grounds that he was 16 during the 2009 attack on the Maersk Alabama.

  Crime

  Feb 26, 2016
• ‘Notorious’ Somali pirate leader arrested, lured to Belgium with movie project

  Belgian authorities say they have arrested an alleged kingpin of modern-day piracy by luring him from Somalia on the promise of participating in a movie project on high-seas crime.

  World

  Oct 14, 2013
• Jury recommends life sentences for Somali pirates in killing of 4 Americans

  A U.S. jury has recommended that three Somali pirates be sentenced to life in prison in the killing of four Americans aboard their yacht off the coast of Africa.

  World

  Aug 2, 2013