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The Somali pirates are back in action. In late April the Somalis seized an oil tanker and a cargo ship. These attacks involved new groups mostly composed of impoverished young men who are heavily ...
Modern cargo ships cross some of the world’s most dangerous waters, yet most sail without heavy weapons or armed crews.
As the global economy focuses on the Strait of Hormuz crisis, another shipping crisis looms in the region -- the return of Somali pirates.
ARMED to the teeth with AK-47s, Somali pirates are advancing with new tactics and “military” training as they expand their ...
Between 2005 and 2012, Somali pirates carried out more than 1,000 attacks on foreign ships. They successfully hijacked 218 ...
In recent days there have been several attacks against vessels sailing off the coast of the African country, including four kidnappings ...
Concerns have grown over an uptick in Somali pirate attacks against cargo ships, after four vessels were targeted in a single week in April. BBC News reports that the U.K. Maritime Trade Operations ...
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - In high seas and heavy rain, the supertanker Kasagisan was steaming through the Malacca Strait in February when it was suddenly surrounded by six small boats. The crew of the ...
The incident saw a ship chased by smaller vessels that opened fire on it, the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre says.