(AP) The spokesman for the European Union’s anti-piracy force says Somali pirates have hijacked a Pakistan-flagged fishing vessel.  Source

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• 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.

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Somali pirates release 17 Filipinos from Hijacked Ship

    Pirates have released more than a dozen Filipino workers from a hijacked fishing vessel off the coast of Somalia. In a statement, the Philippine Foreign Affiars Department said 17 Filipino crew members of the FV Win Far 161 were released on Thursday. The seafarers are in good condition and are

• Pirates Release Thai ship after payment

     (CNN)  Pirates released a Thai-flagged fishing vessel Sunday after a ransom was paid, a European Union anti-piracy force said. It did not say how much money was handed over.  Source

• Somali Pirates Free Hijacked Pakistani fishing vessel register

     (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

• Somali pirates attack ships in the Indian Ocean

    Somali pirates on Thursday seized a Singapore-flagged container ship in the Indian Ocean near the Seychelles, maritime sources told AFP. “The Singapore flagged and owned boxship Kota Wajar was seized around 300 nautical miles north the Seychelles,” said Andrew Mwangura, who heads the Kenyan chapter of East African Seafarers Assistance

• Piracy in Yemen foiled

    The Greek coast guard command clarified on Sunday that a Greek-managed bulk carrier was attacked by armed pirates off the coast of Yemen on Nov. 16, but the attempts to board the vessel were unsuccessful.

• Singapore operator says no contact with hijacked ship

    The Singapore-based operator of a chemical tanker hijacked by pirates off the coast of Madagascar said Saturday it was trying to make contact with the vessel. The UBT Ocean’s Singaporean operator, Nautictank Pte Ltd, said it had received no word from the vessel since it was boarded late Friday. “We

• Somali pirates hijack-flagged vessel in Kenya

    Pirates have seized a Kenyan-flagged fishing vessel off the Somali coast for possible use as a “mother ship” to launch more attacks, a maritime official said yesterday. Andrew Mwangura of the East African Seafarers’ Assistance Programme said pirates captured the Spanish-owned FV Sakoba last week. “I think the pirates have

• Somali pirates attack tanker, cargo ship

    Striking into the heavily patrolled Gulf of Aden, Somali pirates seized a British-flagged chemical tanker — the first merchant vessel to be hijacked there in nearly six months, the same day that a ship was taken by brigands in the Indian Ocean, officials said Tuesday. The double hijacking late Monday

• Pirates attack ship captain RI

     (turntoten)  The EU’s anti-piracy force says Somali pirates have again attacked the Maersk Alabama, the U.S.-flagged ship hijacked last spring.  Source

• Somali Pirates Take Spanish fishing boat

     (Reuters)  Somali pirates have hijacked a Spanish fishing boat in the Indian Ocean, Spain’s La Ser radio said Friday.The “Alacrana” operates out of a port in the Basque Country in northern Spain, La Ser said.  Source

• UK by Somali pirates on ship sailed without a naval escort

     (telegraph)  A British-flagged chemical tanker is under the control of a Somalian pirate gang after it was hijacked in an audacious raid on a shipping corridor designated as a safe passage for international shipping.  Source