9 March 2010, 3:55 pm
Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has said that progress is being made to secure the release of a British couple seized by pirates. . Follow us on twitter at twitter.com .... Read More »
6 March 2010, 1:13 am
RANSOM DEMANDS - In compensation for roughly half the total cash value of all fish stocks taken illegally from Somali waters in the past twenty years, the authors of 'The Somali Pirate' call for an immediate restitution by the international community of US$2.5 billion to be paid directly back to the... Read More »
27 October 2009, 6:55 pm
International naval forces hunted on Tuesday for a British couple feared taken by Somali pirates while sailing from the Seychelles islands, and as night fell units were trailing three suspicious vessels. (Oct. 27)... Read More »
6 July 2009, 3:02 am
July 2009 Piracy outside Somalia has more than quadrupled in the past few months. Better trained and funded, the pirates now succeed in every 3rd attempt on commercial vessels. We hear from the captives of the Faina. Last September the Ukrainian freighter M/V Faina was captured by Somali pirates. Th... Read More »
16 June 2009, 4:57 am
Somali pirates seek haven in Eyl, the capital of Puntland, where support for piracy is widespread. But who exactly is benefitting from the million dollar ransoms that are being paid out? Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow gives an exclusive report from the 'pirate hideout.'... Read More »
22 April 2009, 8:02 am
IN THE FIELD: A teenage Somali pirate captured after a thwarted hijacking of a US container ship will be tried as an adult in a US court and faces a mandatory life sentence. His next court appearance is scheduled on May 21.... Read More »
21 April 2009, 5:31 pm
It's the "Top Ten Thoughts Going Through The Somali Pirate's Mind While In New York City."... Read More »
21 April 2009, 8:01 am
Wali-I-Musi, the lone surviving Somali pirate, is in a New York court to face the first piracy charges against the US in more than 100 years, reports Michelle Gielan.... Read More »
20 April 2009, 9:47 pm
The sole surviving Somali pirate from the hostage-taking of an American ship captain arrived in New York on Monday, smiling for a gaggle of cameras and reporters as federal agents led him into custody to face charges in the attack. (April 21)... Read More »
20 April 2009, 9:46 am
A Canadian warship, the Winnipeg, helped chase down pirates off Somalia who had tried to attack a Norwegian tanker. The frigate pursued the pirate ship for seven hours after the British vessel scared it away from the 80000-ton tanker on Saturday. The pirates were finally caught early Sunday after th... Read More »
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