A maritime piracy attack occurred on the night of Jan. 31 in Gabonese waters, highlighting ongoing security concerns in the ...

Sam Gumble was working as security to defend against Somali pirates on the MS Lana - a superyacht previously used by Beyoncé ...

Foreign ships arrived — as did Somali pirates who targeted them. By the early 2010s, Somali piracy had declined. A main reason for this was the entry of international navies sent into Somali ...

Mogadishu (Commentary ) — One month ago, Mogadishu welcomed Mohamed Abdi (aka Afweyne), a former pirate kingpin. He served ...

After seven-week hijack, Puntland locals say they are victims of foreign trawlers. But China calls the attack ‘vicious’.

Attacks by Somali pirates have risen more in the past three months than at any other time during the past six years, ...

Israel is considering plans to send Gazans to Puntland, an autonomous region of Somalia, after Donald Trump’s pledge to ...

January 23, 2025: The Somali pirates are back in action. It’s been eleven years since the last outbreak of piracy in the Red Sea. Violence against commercial shipping in the Red Sea region began in ...

Somali pirates have released a Chinese-owned fishing vessel, the Liaoning Daping 578, three months after hijacking it. The pirates had seized the vessel in the waters of Xaafuun district in the ...

The Chinese Embassy in Somalia announced the rescue, achieved through consistent efforts by the Chinese government, despite the pirates' ransom demand. Maritime security remains a challenge in the ...