Attacks by Somali pirates have risen more in the past three months than at any other time during the past six years, ...

Foreign ships arrived — as did Somali pirates who targeted them. By the early 2010s, Somali piracy had declined. A main reason for this was the entry of international navies sent into Somali ...

The Chinese Embassy in Somalia announced the rescue, achieved through consistent efforts by the Chinese government, despite the pirates' ransom demand. Maritime security remains a challenge in the ...

Somali pirates have released a Chinese-owned fishing vessel, the Liaoning Daping 578, three months after hijacking it. The pirates had seized the vessel in the waters of Xaafuun district in the ...

A Chinese fishing boat hijacked by armed Somali robbers at the end of November ... boardings or hijackings. Dhows, which pirates often seize to subsequently use as a mother ship for attacks ...

January 23, 2025: The Somali pirates are back in action. It’s been eleven years since the last outbreak of piracy in the Red Sea. Violence against commercial shipping in the Red Sea region began in ...

A Chinese fishing vessel, reportedly hijacked by pirates in Somali waters near Puntland last month, has been freed, says the EU's anti-piracy naval force. According to the Chinese embassy in Somalia, ...

Atalanta then confirmed it was under the control of alleged pirates, some armed with AK-47s and machine guns. Information provided to Atalanta has it no crew members were injured and the vessel is in ...

3D seamlessly animated illustration of a Jolly Roger flag which used to be flown to identify a pirate ship preceding or during an attack, during the early 18th century 3D Jolly Roger Pirate Galleons ...

On December 14, 2023, Somali Pirates hijacked the Ruen at a location about 380 nautical miles east of Socotra Island, in the Arabian Sea. They took 17 crew members hostage and sailed the vessel ...

All 18 crew members aboard the vessel are reportedly safe. SLSUN: Suspected Somali pirates have released a Chinese-owned vessel that they captured towards the end of last year. The release of the ...