Pirates hijack tanker off Somali coast
Pirates off Somalia’s coast have hijacked a chemical tanker with a North Korean crew, European naval forces reported.
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Pirates seize Greek ship off Seychelles
Suspected Somali pirates hijacked a Greek-owned bulk carrier Wednesday with 22 crew members aboard, according to the European Union’s Naval Force for Somalia.
When pirates attack: What to do if the worst happens
Sailors who’ve been hijacked often say they never saw the pirates coming.
Spanish judge considers pirate prisoner swap
A Spanish judge would consider sending two Somali pirate suspects held in Madrid back to Africa, as demanded by pirates holding a Spanish fishing boat and its crew off the Somali coast, it was reported Friday.
Somali pirates take Spanish hostages ashore
Somali pirates holding a Spanish fishing boat captive for the past month suddenly transferred three of the crew members to land Thursday, Spanish Defense Minister Carme Chacon said.
Pirates demand $7 million for yacht couple, Britain says
Somali pirates demanded a $7 million ransom for a British couple kidnapped aboard their yacht last week, a British agency said Friday.
Pirates may have captured couple, yacht
Naval forces from several countries were searching Tuesday for a British couple and their missing yacht, which may have been hijacked by pirates off the coast of Africa, military sources told CNN.
Pirates hijack cargo ship near Seychelles
Pirates seized control of a cargo vessel near the Seychelles Thursday, one of two attacks that took place within minutes of each other off the coast of east Africa, according to the European Union Naval Force.
Global pirate attacks on the increase
The first nine months of this year has seen more pirate attacks than all of last year. And more than half of those attacks were carried out by suspected Somali pirates, an international maritime watchdog group said Wednesday.
China vows to rescue 25 crew aboard hijacked merchant ship
China plans to make “every effort to rescue” a merchant ship and crew hijacked in the Indian Ocean, the country’s state news agency reported on Tuesday.