Somali Pirate Gang May Be Holding British Tourist
Witnesses said that a group of pirates had recently arrived with a female hostage in a notorious [tag]pirate[/tag] den hundreds of miles inside Somalia.
Archive for September, 2011:
Pirates Hijack Tanker And 23 Crew Members Off Benin
The hijacking was the latest in a series of increasingly brazen assaults on commercial shipping in a coastal region of Africa that had been considered relatively safe until this year.
West Africa Pirates Hijack Tanker And 23 Crew Members
The hijacking was the latest in a series of increasingly brazen assaults on commercial shipping in a coastal region of Africa that had been considered relatively safe until this year.
Crossbones – By Nuruddin Farah – Book Review
Nuruddin Farah’s novel offers a close look at Somalia, and its pirates.
U.s. And Europeans Unite Against Illegal Fishing
The Obama administration puts the global cost of illegal fishing to legal fishermen and coastal communities at up to $23 billion of seafood and seafood products annually.
Somali Pirates Free 7 Danes
Seven Danish citizens, including a family with three children, had been held hostage in Somalia since February.