120 Somali ‘pirates’ freed from India

Source: Middle East Monitor  The last batch of 120 Somalis touched down at Mogadishu’s international airport Monday after…

Pirates strike again in Cotonou, seize two ship crew members 

Heavily armed pirates on Monday, February 26, reportedly attacked a product chemical tanker named ST Marseille…

Pirates attack two ships in one day off Bonny

  Armed pirates attacked two vessels in separate incidents on February 24 off the coast of…

Niger Delta pirates launch fresh attack on ship 

  Six pirates armed with AK-47 rifles in a speed boat repeatedly attempted to board a crude…

Ship crew pour hot water on pirates

Some quick thinking by the crew of a Philippine-flagged cargo ship helped fend off a pirate…

Pirates release MT Marine Express hijacked off Cotonou 

By Jite Eriabie  Pirates in the Gulf of Guinea have released a Panama-flagged oil tanker and…

Pirates kidnap 22 crewmembers from ship anchored off Benin 

By Jite Eriabie  UK-based tanker owner and operator Union Maritime confirmed that 22 crew member from…

Intercargo deeply concerned for 10 seafarers kidnapped by pirates off Nigeria

By Jite Eriabie  Intercargo has expressed deep concern over the latest piracy attack off Nigeria in…

Pirates kidnap 10 crew from ship in Niger Delta 

  Pirates have kidnapped ten crew members from a bulk carrier off the coast of the…

Seychelles charges Somali pirates detained in November

By Jite Eriabie  Six Somali nationals, who were apprehended in late November, have been charged with ‘committing…

EU Naval Force marks 9 years fighting pirates off Somalia

The European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) on Friday marked the ninth anniversary of its Operation Atalanta, the…

Six suspected Somali pirates transferred to Seychelles for trial

By Jite Eriabie   Six suspected Somali pirates have been transferred to Seychelles after they were caught…