Industry Sector
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Death Toll
62 seafarers have died in the past four years as a direct result of piracy in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean. The deaths have been brought about through deliberate […]
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Terror Links
Lloyd’s Underwriters are reviewing US assertions that ransoms paid to Somali pirates may fund terrorism. Kenya’s government estimates 30 percent of the ransoms are channelled to al-Shabaab. “We would not […]
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Problems Grow
The arrest of personnel involved in paying ransoms has certainly puzzled some in the industry, and has created yet another problem for shipowners In jailing six foreigners after they took £2.2m ($3.6m) into […]
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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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Locked Up
Three Britons have been sent to prison and fined for smuggling millions of dollars into Somalia allegedly intended to pay ransoms to pirates. Authorities said the Britons, along with an […]
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Abandon Ship
Somali pirates released the MV Suez last week, but its crew members were forced to abandon the ship Sunday, officials said. The crew members of the MV Suez boarded a […]
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Nabbed Ashore
14 Somali pirates and 3 Yemen nationals were nabbed by police off the Indian coast on Monday (June 20). The group had landed ashore in a boat after it ran […]
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Arms Debate
Britain is poised to allow merchant ships formally to carry arms in a dramatic effort to tackle the escalating threat of international piracy. The move is designed to protect UK […]
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Susan K Freed
Somali pirates have freed a German-owned cargo ship, seized in April, after they received a ransom. According to independent sources the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged “Susan K”, and with its crew of […]
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Heading Ashore
The Dutch navy will be allowed to fight pirates on Somali territory. A majority in Dutch parliament agreed with Defence Minister, Hans Hillen, that the anti-piracy effort has to be […]
