GoA & Indian Ocean
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Pirate links to al-Shabab
The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Leon E. Panetta has told the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Terrorism that piracy off the coast of Somalia is possibly funding the […]
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EU NAVFOR disrupt pirates
On 19th June, EU NAVFOR Flag Ship, Portuguese frigate VASCO DA GAMA disrupted a skiff which was suspected of launching an attack on MV EJNAN in the Gulf of Aden […]
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Indians held hostage
Even after six of the Indians held onboard the MV Suez ship were released, it is calculated that there may be as many as 39 Indians still being held hostage […]
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Failure Rates
Pirates are becoming more daring but their success rate is tailing off, a new report says. Hijackings have fallen by one third this year thanks to the efforts of navies […]
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Safe Evacuation
Somali pirates say they have safely evacuated 19 crew members from “MV Orna” after a blaze on the hijacked vessel. The ship caught fire in the pirate stronghold of Harardhere, […]
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Naval Blazing
Somali pirates recently launched an attack on a Pakistani naval vessel, “PNS Babur”. Pak Navy commandos onboard the vessel responded and the pirates were forced to flee. The vessel had […]
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Hot Streak
Pirates are on a hot streak this season and the focus has returned back to the mechanism which makes it all happen the pirate stock exchange in Harardheere. Open 24 […]
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Low Point
There have been no successful hijackings since the end of May, and three vessels have been freed this month. This means pirates are holding the lowest number of vessels for some time, while also experiencing […]
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Heading North
The Bab-el-Mandeb strait has become the focus of pirate activity over the past few days, with a trio of attacks reported. A Cosco bulker and a North China Shipping tanker […]
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In Perspective
Richard Fenning, the chief executive of Control Risks has been speaking on the matter of Somali piracy. He sees this as a growing threat to world trade, in terms of […]
