Tag: somali pirates

  • IMB issues report

    IMB issues its annual report. IMB: Global Piracy at 22-Year Low, Somalian Dangers Rise A total of 180 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported to the […]

  • Somali suspects charged

    Suspected Pirate (out of) Action Group members charged. Somali Pirates Detained by EU NAVFOR charged in the Seychelles The Seychellois Attorney General announced on 18 December that six Somali nationals apprehended […]

  • EUNAVFOR marks 9th anniversary

    This anniversary comes soon after EU NAVFOR successfully apprehended, detained and transferred suspected pirates. EUNAVFOR Ninth Anniversary Friday 8th December 2017 marks the ninth anniversary of EU Naval Force Somalia’s Operation […]

  • Somalia signs Djibouti Code

    U.N. Security Council urged Somali authorities to continue passing comprehensive anti-piracy laws. Somalia Signs Jeddah Amendment on Illicit Maritime Activity Somalia has become the 14th signatory to the Jeddah Amendment […]

  • Iran allegedly repels pirates

    No official report on incident. Iran Naval Forces Repel Pirate Attack On Merchant Vessel in Gulf of Aden Iranian naval forces have repelled pirates who were attacking one of the […]

  • Suspected pirates transferred

    Men captured after series of incidents. 6 suspected Somali pirates transferred to Seychelles for possible trial By: Daniel Laurence Edited by: Betymie Bonnelame (Seychelles News Agency) – Six suspected Somali pirates […]

  • Somali pirates arrested

    Recent series of incidents sees arrests. EUNAVFOR’s Italian ship Virginio Fasan Chases and Captures Suspected Pirates EU NAVFOR Somalia’s Flagship, the Italian vessel ITS Virginio Fasan, has apprehended six suspected pirates […]

  • PLAN scares pirates off

    Pirate action groups still in region. Suspected pirate vessels in Gulf of Aden dispersed by Chinese navy by Weida Li On November 15, a destroyer from the 27th Chinese naval escort […]

  • UN calls for piracy action

    Onus placed on Somalia to continue fight. UN Security Council asks for comprehensive response to piracy off Somali coast The Security Council Tuesday adopted a resolution to condemn the acts […]

  • India offers intel sharing

    Moves to increase domain awareness welcomed. India offers to share real-time maritime data Dinakar Peri India has made an offer to share intelligence of maritime movements in the Indian Ocean […]