Piracy News

Op-Ed: Somali Pirates Are Back, But a Full-Scale Return is Unlikely

  An Iranian fishing vessel, Almeraj 1, was reportedly hijacked by Somali pirates in November 2023. According to&nbsp...

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Re-Imagining Africa’s Agency in Global Maritime Security

Published Dec 10, 2023 3:59 PM by Brian Gicheru Kinyua

  Over the past month, the global maritime community has woken up to the possible re-emergence of Somali piracy, foll...

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Hijacked Car Carrier's Crew Treated "As Well As Can Be Expected"

Published Dec 5, 2023 5:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

The crew of the hijacked car carrier Galaxy Leader are being allowed to have a limited amount of contact with their families, and...

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Israeli-Linked Tanker Captured and Released in Gulf of Aden

Published Nov 26, 2023 3:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

An unidentified group has seized an Israeli-linked chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden, about 30 nm off Yemen's southern coast...

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Satellites Spot Hijacked Car Carrier at Port of Hodeidah

Published Nov 21, 2023 12:37 PM by The Maritime Executive

Open-source intelligence analysts say that the hijacked car carrier Galaxy Leader has reappeared at anchor off the port of Hodeida...

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Bulker's Master Injured in Armed Robbery in Strait of Malacca

Published Oct 30, 2023 2:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

Pirate boardings are a regular occurrence in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, and usually amount to petty theft targeting sof...

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Nine Migrants Arrested for Piracy After Rescue by Offshore Vessel

Published Oct 3, 2023 3:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

Spanish authorities have arrested nine migrants on allegations of piracy for threatening the crew of the ship that rescued them of...

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Why Did So Many Nations Join Forces to Fight Somali Piracy?

Published Oct 1, 2023 9:40 PM by The Conversation

[By Peter Viggo Jakobsen] In 2011, pirates carried out 212 attacks in a vast area spanning Somali waters, the In...

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The Surprising Link Between Piracy and COVID-19

Published Oct 1, 2023 10:22 AM by The Maritime Executive

By Jade Lindley and Dhiyaul Aulia Huda] The Singapore Strait is experiencing a spike in maritime piracy attacks, with the incid...

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Singaporean Tech Firm Uses Lasers to Spot Pirates

Published Sep 25, 2023 11:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

Singaporean tech firm Zycraft, known historically for its unmanned surface vessels, has branched out into technology for fighting...

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