GoA & Indian Ocean

  • Pirates release tanker

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    Vessel released after negotiations with owner, local elders. Somalia ship hijack: Pirates release vessel without ransom Somali pirates who hijacked an oil tanker have released it without condition, according to […]

  • Piracy threatens to return

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    Aris 13 is currently off the Puntland coast. Somalia ship hijack: Maritime piracy threatens to return By Frank Gardner, BBC security correspondent The hijacking of a merchant fuel tanker by […]

  • Iran, Pakistan drill in Strait

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    News is bound to please the US. Iran, Pakistan to stage joint naval drills in Strait of Hormuz TEHRAN, March 15 (Xinhua) — Iran’s navy warships and a visiting flotilla […]

  • Pirates, PMPF exchange fire

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    Somali force and pirates aboard hijacked vessel exchange fire Somali maritime forces have exchanged gunfire with the hijackers of an oil tanker in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland, the head […]

  • Pirates demand ransom

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    Somali pirates return to old school ransom model. EU Naval Force Confirms Fuel Tanker Has Been Pirated off North Coast of Somalia The EU Naval Force, which is currently operating […]

  • Russia warns Saudi Arabia

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    Hodeidah port currently controlled by Houthi rebels. Russia warns against planned Saudi attack in Yemen Russia has warned against an imminent military attack by Saudi Arabia against the Yemeni port […]

  • Somali pirates hijack tanker

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    Comoros-flagged Aris 13 hijacked off Puntland. Somali pirates suspected of first ship hijacking since 2012 An oil tanker has been hijacked by suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia, reports […]

  • Navy’s 44th fleet returns home

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    Triumphant return after battling invisible pirates… Navy’s 44th fleet returns home TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – The Iranian Navy’s 44th flotilla of warships returned home on Saturday morning after a […]

  • Acquitted Somalis head home

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    Men won their appeal in December 2016. Seychelles repatriates five Somali nationals acquitted for piracy offences By: Betymie Bonnelame (Seychelles News Agency) – Five Somali nationals were repatriated Monday after […]

  • Yemeni CG vessel hits mine

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    Two killed off Yemen coast. Yemeni CG vessel hits mine UKMTO reports that a vessel belonging to the Yemeni Coast Guard struck a sea mine on Friday 10th off the […]

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