The European Council has extended its counter-piracy mission, Operation ATALANTA, for two additional years, reinforcing…
Tag: Somali
Renewed Somali Pirate Threats Emerge After Five-Month Lull
The European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) has issued a warning of a potential resurgence in…
Pirates attack Liberian ship off Somalia
A Liberian-flagged cargo ship, M/V Basilisk, has been attacked by pirates while sailing approximately 380…
Somali pirates moved to Seychelles for prosecution
An EU warship is transferring six suspected pirates to the Seychelles for possible prosecution following…
Indian court remands 35 Somali pirates till April 4
An Esplanade court on Sunday sent the 35 arrested Somali pirates in police custody till April 4. The pirates, captured…
India to prosecute 35 Somali pirates for hijacking MV Ruen
India will bring in and prosecute 35 Somali pirates its navy captured on a hijacked…
IMB expresses concern over rising piracy, Somali-based hijacking
The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reported an increase in maritime piracy incidents in 2023, including…
Somali pirates launch first successful hijacking tanker in 3 years
Somali pirates have attacked a Panama-flagged chemical tanker off the Horn of Africa. This is…
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…
Seychelles charges Somali pirates detained in November
By Jite Eriabie Six Somali nationals, who were apprehended in late November, have been charged with ‘committing…
Somali region once riddled with pirates sees peaceful power transfer
By Abdiqani Hassan and Omar Mohammed A region of war-ravaged Somalia elected a new president on…