#piracy

Collection of piracy news, found 240 news.

RI to focus on promoting ASEAN comprehensive maritime cooperation

Indonesia in 2012 is planning to focus more on promoting comprehensive maritime cooperation in ASEAN, spokesman for ...

indonesia rescues hijacked tug boat

Indonesian authorities have rescued a tug boat with nine crew believed to have been hijacked in the Straits of ...

Indonesia rescues hijacked tug boat

Indonesian authorities have rescued a tug boat with nine crew believed to have been hijacked in the Straits of ...

Piracy rate in Malacca Strait down sharply : Defense minister

Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said the incidence of piracy has dropped very sharply in the Malacca Strait ...

Twelve former Somali pirate hostages back in Indonesia

Twelve of 13 Indonesian nationals released recently by Somali pirates who had taken them hostage arrived at Jakarta`s ...

Sunda Strait prone to piracy : Police

The Sunda Strait, a waterway separating Java island from Sumatra island, is prone to piracy, police said. ...

Seychelles invites China to set up anti-piracy base

The Seychelles on Friday invited Beijing to set up a military base on the archipelago to beef up the fight against ...

Britain detains seven suspected pirates in Seychelles

The British navy has detained seven suspected pirates in the Seychelles, using a team of police dogs to detect the ...

ASEAN leaders agree on "common voice" by 2022

ASEAN leaders have agreed to adopt and implement a joint platform to form a "common voice" in responding to global ...

ASEAN leaders sign Bali Concord III

ASEAN leaders here Thursday signed a Bali Concord III declaration containing their resolve to assume a role in ...

Crew recapture Taiwan ship from Somali pirates

The crew of a Taiwanese fishing vessel fought against armed Somali pirates to retake their ship after it was hijacked ...

Pirates seize tanker off coast of Nigeria

Pirates seized an oil tanker with over 20 crew off the coast of Nigeria, an official of the International Maritime ...

Somali pirates hijack Greek-owned chemical tanker

Somali pirates have hijacked a Greek-owned chemical tanker with 22 people on board in the Gulf of Aden and are taking ...

RI, Japan share same views on maritime issues

Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said that Indonesia and Japan had the same views on the handling of maritime ...

Two Spanish aid workers kidnapped in Kenya

Somali Islamist Shebab rebels on Thursday kidnapped two female Spanish aid workers from Kenya`s Dadaab refugee camp, ...