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 ...
Read More >>Re-Imagining Africa’s Agency in Global Maritime Security
Over the past month, the global maritime community has woken up to the possible re-emergence of Somali piracy, foll...
Read More >>Hijacked Car Carrier's Crew Treated "As Well As Can Be Expected"
The crew of the hijacked car carrier Galaxy Leader are being allowed to have a limited amount of contact with their families, and...
Read More >>Israeli-Linked Tanker Captured and Released in Gulf of Aden
An unidentified group has seized an Israeli-linked chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden, about 30 nm off Yemen's southern coast...
Read More >>Satellites Spot Hijacked Car Carrier at Port of Hodeidah
Open-source intelligence analysts say that the hijacked car carrier Galaxy Leader has reappeared at anchor off the port of Hodeida...
Read More >>Bulker's Master Injured in Armed Robbery in Strait of Malacca
Pirate boardings are a regular occurrence in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, and usually amount to petty theft targeting sof...
Read More >>Nine Migrants Arrested for Piracy After Rescue by Offshore Vessel
Spanish authorities have arrested nine migrants on allegations of piracy for threatening the crew of the ship that rescued them of...
Read More >>Why Did So Many Nations Join Forces to Fight Somali Piracy?
[By Peter Viggo Jakobsen] In 2011, pirates carried out 212 attacks in a vast area spanning Somali waters, the In...
Read More >>The Surprising Link Between Piracy and COVID-19
By Jade Lindley and Dhiyaul Aulia Huda] The Singapore Strait is experiencing a spike in maritime piracy attacks, with the incid...
Read More >>Singaporean Tech Firm Uses Lasers to Spot Pirates
Singaporean tech firm Zycraft, known historically for its unmanned surface vessels, has branched out into technology for fighting...
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