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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 ...

US, British forces free hijacked italian ship off Somalia

British and US commandos on Tuesday freed an Italian vessel with a crew of 23, which had been hijacked by pirates off ...

Italian ship attacked by pirates off Somalia

An Italian ship came under attack by five pirates off the coast of Somalia on Monday, its owner said, and one pirate ...

Two Kenyan troops missing after chasing Somali kidnappers

Two members of Kenya`s navy were missing after their boat capsized while chasing suspected Somali gunmen who had ...

Suspected pirates attack Japan tanker in Red Sea

A Japanese chemical tanker came under rocket attack from a suspected pirate boat in the Red Sea but none of its crew ...

Somali pirates release greek-owned ship

Somali pirates have released a Greek owned bulk carrier with 24 crew members in the Gulf of Aden, about 490 nautical ...

Aceh police nab four suspected Malacca Strait pirates

Police in Aceh have arrested four men suspected of having committed piracy against ships passing through the Malacca ...

More aggressive action on pirates, EU

European Union states on Friday called for "more robust" action from the international fleet in the Indian Ocean to ...

Pirates say holding British hostage in central Somalia

A British woman, who was kidnapped in Kenya after her husband was killed, is in the hands of Somali pirates in the ...

Seven pirates held in rescue of French hostage: Spain

Troops from a Spanish warship Saturday detained seven pirates when they rescued a French hostage taken from her yacht ...

Four missing after French boat found off Yemen

Four people were thought to have been kidnapped by pirates after international forces found a French yacht lying ...

Somali pirates release Greek-owned tanker: company

A tanker seized by pirates in the Indian Ocean in October with 24 crew was released on Friday after a "long and ...

RI seizes 93 foreign ships: Bakorkamla spokesman

Indonesia, through its National Maritime Security Coordinating Board or Bakorkamla, has from January to August 2011 ...

Somali pirates free Maltese bulk carrier

Somali pirates have freed a Maltese owned and registered bulk carrier after the payment of a ransom by its owners, the ...

Indonesian movie fans hit by Harry Potter craze

The Harry Potter craze seems to have also hit Indonesian movie fans as evident from the long queues seen at ...