Somali pirates now operating in Nigeria, says NIMASA DG

  The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Bashir Jamoh, has raised the alarm…

Somali pirates launch first successful attack in 3 years 

  Somali pirates have attacked a Panama-flagged chemical tanker off the Horn of Africa. This is…

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…

EU Naval Force captures five Somali pirates who attacked vessels

Somalia Operation Atalanta otherwise known as European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) has arrested five suspected Somali pirates…

Somali pirates launch first attack in two years 

For the first time in two years, suspected pirates have attacked two fishing vessels in the…

Iran deports 13 Somali pirates

13 Somali nationals have been deported to their country after serving several years in Iranian jails…

EU Forces destroy vessel used by Somali pirates to attack ship 

Military personnel with the EU Naval Forces have destroyed a whaler that was used by Somali…

Somali pirates attack ship 

A merchant vessel was attacked in the Gulf of Aden, offshore Somalia, while transiting the area…

Somali pirates attack chemical tanker 

By Jite Eriabie  Singapore-flagged oil/chemical tanker MT Leopard Sun was attacked by pirates on February 22, some…

Somali pirates ditch planned attack on cement carrier

By Jite Eriabie  A cargo vessel was approached by a group of armed pirates on Sunday,…

6 suspected Somali pirates held in Seychelles face 30 years in prison

By Jite Eriabie  Six Somali nationals who were transferred to Seychelles after being caught attacking a…

India jails 15 Somali pirates for murder, kidnapping

A court in Mumbai on Tuesday convicted 15 Somali pirates who had hijacked a fishing boat and taken…