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- Hijacking pirates exploit regional chaos to return to seas off Somalia
- Families of Pakistani sailors held by Somali pirates demand their release, warn of hunger strike
- Somali Pirates Seize Fourth Vessel in Three Months as Maritime Security Fears Grow
- Somali Pirates Jailed for Life in India Plead to Serve Sentences Closer to Home
- Somali Pirates Hijack Tanker ASANA
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Hijacking pirates exploit regional chaos to return to seas off Somalia
US-Israel war on Iran and political instability in Somalia lead to pirates targeting cargo ships off Horn of Africa The scourge of Somali piracy targeting cargo ships and smaller dhows off the Horn of Africa has returned to levels not seen in a decade, driven by a convergence of factors including disruptions to the shipping industry caused by the US-Israeli war against Iran and a resurgence of pol
ENOriginalThe Guardian Somalia1 min read
Families of Pakistani sailors held by Somali pirates demand their release, warn of hunger strike
KARACHI: Families of 10 Pakistani sailors, held by Somali pirates for more than four months, on Saturday protested in Karachi to demand their release, with one of the relatives warning they would go on a hunger strike if the government failed to secure release of their loved ones.
ENOriginalHiiraan Online1 min read
Somali Pirates Seize Fourth Vessel in Three Months as Maritime Security Fears Grow
EYL (WDN) – Somali piracy appears to be making a troubling comeback after another commercial vessel hijacked off the coast of Yemen was brought to the Puntland coastline, underscoring growing concerns that pirate networks are once again expanding their operations across the western Indian Ocean. The cargo vessel Asana, sailing under the Tanzanian flag, arrived... The post Somali Pirates Seize Four
ENOriginalWardheer News2 min read
Somali Pirates Jailed for Life in India Plead to Serve Sentences Closer to Home
Mogadishu WDN) – Forty-four Somali nationals sentenced to life imprisonment for piracy by a special court in Mumbai have appealed to Indian authorities to allow them to serve the remainder of their sentences in Somalia, citing the immense hardship of imprisonment far from their families, language, and culture. The men became the first individuals convicted... The post Somali Pirates Jailed for Lif
ENOriginalWardheer News2 min read
Somali Pirates Hijack Tanker ASANA
MOGADISHU – Somali pirates hijacked the oil tanker ASANA off Yemen’s eastern coast on Friday, marking the fourth vessel seizure in recent months and signalling a troubling resurgence of piracy in the Gulf of Aden. The Tanzanian-flagged chemical tanker was attacked approximately 26 nautical miles off the coast of Hadramout province and is now being sailed […] The post Somali Pirates Hijack Ta
ENOriginalRadio Dalsan2 min read