Fox News - Fair & Balanced

Somali Pirates

More Headlines »« Less Headlines

RelatedTopics

  1. Pirate Hostages
  2. Operation Octave Fusion
  3. Somalia
  4. Jessica Buchanan
  5. Mauritius
  6. Kenya
Get updates on Somali Pirates
Somali pirate attack thwarted by EU Naval Force

The European Union Naval Force says Somali pirates who took control of a cargo vessel with 14 Indian sailors on board fled after counter piracy ships from the EU and NATO responded.The EU Naval Force says 14 Indian sailors aboard a dhow alerted officials Wednesday that their craft was under attack from 12 armed pirates. Swedish and Dutch warships responded. The pirates then steered the hijacked vessel toward the coast and abandoned it.Somali pirates once held dozens of ships and hundreds of hostages. But the number of attacks has dropped considerably due to anti-piracy patrols and armed guards on ships.The EU Naval Force says Somali pirates haven't hijacked a ship since May 2012. The force says pirates have attacked four ships this year, none successfully....

Read More ›

  1. Somali pirates release 4 South Korean crewmen

    South Korea's Foreign Ministry says Somali pirates have released four South Korean crewmen from 19 months of captivity after a ransom was paid.The four were among 25...

  2. Somali pirates free 7 Pakistani crew under ransom deal; 15 others still held

    A negotiator says seven crew members of a Malaysian-owned ship held by Somali pirates since late 2010 are heading home to Pakistan under a partial ransom deal that s...

  3. Kenya can try Somali pirates , appeal court says

    Kenya's Court of Appeal says the country's courts have jurisdiction to try Somali pirates caught on international waters.In 2010, the High Court ruled that Kenyan co...

  4. Clergy, relatives seek to raise $1 million to free Sri Lankan crewmen held by Somali pirates

    Sri Lankan religious leaders have joined with the families of seven crewmen held by Somali pirates to launch a fundraising drive to pay a ransom of more than $1 mill...

  5. 3 Suspected Somali Pirates Charged With Murder

    Three suspected Somali pirates were charged with murder Friday in the slayings of four Americans aboard a hijacked yacht off the coast of Africa in February.Ahmed Mu...

  6. UK, Mauritius strike deal on prosecuting Somali pirates captured by British navy

    Prime Minister David Cameron says the U.K. has signed an agreement for Mauritius to prosecute suspected Somali pirates captured by the British navy in the Indian Oce...

  7. Somali pirates release Greek-owned ship for ransom

    A Liberian-flagged Greek-owned ship and its crew of 21 Filipinos who were held hostage by pirates for eight months have been released following the payment of a $2.3...

  8. Party appears to be ending for Somali pirates

    The empty whiskey bottles and overturned, sand-filled skiffs littering this once-bustling shoreline are signs the heyday of Somali piracy may be over. Most of the pr...

  9. Jessica Buchanan recounts hostage nightmare

    Woman captured by Somali pirates reflects on rescue

  10. Malaysia, SKorea seek to charge 12 Somali pirates

    Malaysia and South Korea announced plans Tuesday to prosecute 12 captured Somali pirates in what maritime officials praised as a move that might deter the hijacking ...

  11. Navies may take tougher line against Somali pirates after recent success of commando raids

    Two daring commando raids by two nations in one day against Somali pirates show that some naval forces are taking a harder line, perhaps because nothing else they've...

  12. Somali Pirates , French Fishing Vessel Exchange Fire

    Somali pirates fired on a French fishing vessel and guards on board returned fire, prompting a military helicopter and warship to rush to the scene, authorities said...

  1. Somali pirates free 3 Syrian hostages

    A Somali official says three Syrian hostages held by Somali pirates have been released after more than two years in captivity.Mohamed Aden Ticey, an administrator ba...

  2. Somali pirates release sailors as piracy reports reach five-year low

    Somali pirates released a Greek-owned oil tanker and its 26 sailors after seizing the vessel in the Arabian Sea last year in an increasingly rare hijacking on the hi...

  3. No hijacking by Somali pirates in nearly a year

    A U.S. diplomat says the fight against Somali pirates has been so successful that there hasn't been a hijacking off the Somali coast, in the Red Sea or the Indian Oc...

  4. Somali Pirates kill hostage over delayed ransom

    Somali pirates who have been holding a hijacked ship for nearly two years killed a Syrian hostage crew member and wounded another to protest delayed ransom payment, ...

  5. Pirate boss: Somali pirates kill Syrian hostage and wound another over delayed ransom payment

    Somali pirates who have been holding a hijacked ship for nearly two years killed a Syrian hostage crew member and wounded another to protest delayed ransom payment, ...

  6. Taiwan fishing vessel, 26-member crew freed after being held by Somali pirates for 19 months

    Taiwan's foreign ministry says a Taiwanese fishing vessel and its 26-member crew were freed after being held by Somali pirates for almost 19 months.The ministry says...

  7. Germany arrests alleged Somali pirate accountant

    German police have arrested an asylum-seeker alleged to have acted as an accountant for Somali pirates who seized an oil tanker in 2010.Lower Saxony state police say...

‹ Prev12345…Next ›