African pirates copy ideas for ransom riches

Incident details: “Armed pirates chased, boarded and hijacked a fishing trawler underway” southeast of Mogadishu, Somalia. “Several persons armed with machine guns, rocket-propelled grenade launchers and machetes attempting to climb onboard with use of rope” at Lagos anchorage, Nigeria.

As piracy surges, U.S. warns of dangers off Somali coast

A sudden surge of pirate attacks off the coast of eastern Somalia in recent days has prompted the U.S. military to put out a new alert to mariners, warning of increased danger in the region.

Pirates seize British cargo ship in Gulf of Aden

A British-owned cargo ship on Monday became the latest vessel to be seized by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden.