(RTTNews)  Somali pirates have freed a Pakistani fishing vessel they
seized last month and used as a “mother ship” to hijack a
British-flagged cargo ship in the Indian Ocean, according to the EU
anti-piracy mission.  Source

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• Say Somali pirates seized two more vessels

    Somali pirates said on Wednesday they had hijacked a fishing vessel and another ship in the Indian Ocean believed to be carrying oil. Pirate Hassan said by telephone from the coastal town of Haradheere that three gunmen were wounded while seizing the second vessel overnight on Tuesday. “They hijacked it

• EU rescue fleet, Pakistan abandoned ship by Somali pirates

    A European Union warship rescued a Pakistan-flagged fishing vessel Somali pirates had seized last month and used to hijack another ship, EU naval force Navfor said in a statement.

• Pirates thwarted twice in the Indian Ocean: EU

    A US cargo ship and a Dutch tanker were attacked by pirates in the Indian Ocean but managed to fend off their aggressors, the European Union’s Atalanta anti-piracy mission said Tuesday. The two incidents happened within hours of each other on Tuesday some 360 nautical miles (670 kilometres) off the

• Pirates seize Panama-flagged bulk carrier from Somalia

    Pirates have hijacked a Panamanian-flagged carrier in waters off Somalia, taking 26 crew hostage, almost all of them Indian, a NATO spokeswoman said. “The MV Al Khaliq, a Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier, has been hijacked early this morning off Somalia,” said a spokeswoman for NATO’s anti-piracy mission in London. “There were 26 crew on

• EU and the Seychelles signs anti-piracy agreement

    The Seychelles and the European Union signed an agreement on Tuesday that would allow the deployment of EU troops on the Indian Ocean islands to counter a maritime crime wave by Somali pirates. Attacks on merchant vessels and private yachts off the archipelago have surged in recent weeks as Somali

• No report of injuries or losses of the two abducted ships: IMF Officer

    There was no report about any injuries and casualties so far on the two ships kidnapped by Somali pirates on Monday, an officer of the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said here on Wednesday.

• Navy foils pirate attack on tankers in the Gulf of Aden

    The Indian Navy on Monday prevented a pirate attack on a US-owned tanker in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia’s coast. A Navy spokesperson here confirmed the attack on a private tanker that was flying a Norway flag

• Talks with Somali pirates to free Bulgarian Sailors Home

    Negotiations with Somali pirates to free the two hijacked ships, both with Bulgarian sailors aboard – UK-flagged cargo ship “The Asian Glory” and the chemical tanker “St James Park,” have already started. The information was revealed by Captain Prodan Prodanov, the Bulgarian-based manager of the UK Zodiac company, which operates

• Singapore ship seized by pirates

     (BBC) Somali pirates have seized a Singapore-flagged container ship in the Indian Ocean, a maritime official says.  Source

• Pirates adjust the security on the high seas

    Anti-piracy measures off the coast of Somalia appear to be forcing pirates to extend their range to strike deep into the Indian Ocean, shifting the menace even further from the protection of international naval forces. Gunmen on Monday launched their longest-range hijack attempt yet by opening fire on a big

• Somali pirates are u0026quot part of a multi-million pound

    These pirates are part of a multi-million pound “business” from the lawless north east of Somalia.

• Freed Greek-owned bulk carrier comes in Salalah

    A Greek-owned freighter that was released by Somali pirates earlier this week arrived at the Port of Salalah yesterday on a roughly four-day stopover in the Sultanate. The Navios Apollon, a 52,000 DWT bulk carrier, was freed on February 27, just over two months after its seizure off the Seychelles

• Freed Greek-owned bulk carrier comes in Salalah

    A Greek-owned freighter that was released by Somali pirates earlier this week arrived at the Port of Salalah yesterday on a roughly four-day stopover in the Sultanate. The Navios Apollon, a 52,000 DWT bulk carrier, was freed on February 27, just over two months after its seizure off the Seychelles

• Asian Glory Pirates provide car carrier as the mother ship

    A giant car carrier, operated by Eukor and owned by Zodiac Maritime Agencies, is reportedly being deployed by Somali pirates as a mother ship on raids out into the Indian Ocean.

• Somali pirates hijack Iranian ship, keeping the crew

    Iran says pirates off the coast of Somalia have struck to hijack an Iranian vessel, holding its 29 crewmembers onboard hostage. Deputy Managing Director for Maritime Affairs Saeed Izadian said an Iranian fishing vessel was attacked in free waters by Somali pirates on Sunday