US Navy Captures Suspected Pirates Off Somalia
Manama (AFP) Jan 22, 2006
US Navy vessels captured an number of suspected pirates in the Indian Ocean off the Somali coast on Saturday after firing warning shots at their ship, the US Naval Forces Central Command said.
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Malaysia Indonesia Joint Straits Patrols A Success
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Dec 15, 2005
Malaysia on Thursday said joint patrols with neighbouring Indonesia against piracy in the busy Malacca Strait had cut down on pirate attacks.
Piracy In Malacca Strait Down Thanks To Indonesia Patrols
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Nov 30, 2005
Indonesia's efforts to boost naval and air patrols in the notorious Malacca Strait helped suppress piracy there this year, but any let-up will see the attacks quickly resume, a top official has warned.
Pirates Attack Cruise Ship Off Africa
Washington (UPI) Nov 07, 2005
The Nov. 5 pirate attack on the Seaborn Spirit cruise ship 100 miles off the Somali coast was the 25th such incident in the last six months. Six vessels are currently being held by pirates, one of them captured at a distance of 120 miles from the coast.
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Indonesian Fishermen Use Knives, Machetes Against Australian Customs
Sydney (AFP) Oct 19, 2005
Australian customs officers fought off knives, machetes and flaming missiles as they apprehended an illegal Indonesian fishing boat, Justice and Customs Minister Chris Ellison said Wednesday.
Pirates Take Control Of Somalia's Unpatrolled Waters
Mogadishu (AFP) Oct 13, 2005
Highly organized, well-armed and increasingly brazen pirates have turned the unpatrolled waters off the Somali coast into a maritime disaster zone and attack and seize merchant vessels seemingly at will.
Second UN-Chartered Ship Hijacked In Pirate-Infested Somali Waters
Nairobi (AFP) Oct 12, 2005
A second UN-chartered vessel carrying aid for hunger-stricken Somalis was hijacked Wednesday at a small port south of Somalia's coast, becoming the fourth ship to be seized in the region since June, the World Food Programme (WFP) said.
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Somali Pirates Abandon Hijacked UN-Chartered Food Aid Ship: Officials
Nairobi (AFP) Oct 02, 2005
Somali pirates who hijacked a UN-chartered ship carrying food aid for tsunami victims more than three months ago abandoned the vessel on Sunday and allowed its crew to sail to freedom, officials involved in the saga said.
WFP Accuses Somali Pirates Of Reneging On Deal To Release Hijacked Aid Ship
Nairobi (AFP) Sep 26, 2005
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday angrily accused Somali pirates of reneging on a deal to free a food aid ship hijacked nearly three months ago and renewed demands for the immediate release of the vessel, its crew and cargo.
Hijacked UN Food Ship Sails Again In Pirate Saga
Nairobi (AFP) Sep 23, 2005
A UN-chartered vessel hijacked by Somali pirates in June left the Somalian port of El-Maan on Thursday as the nearly three-month-old saga took a new turn with fresh demands from the gunmen, officials said.
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Gunmen Dock Hijacked Food Ship In Somalia, New Demands
Mogadishu (AFP) Sep 19, 2005
A UN-chartered vessel was hijacked in June as it carried food aid to Somalia has docked at a port near the capital Mogadishu and gunmen aboard issued fresh demands to release it and its crew, officials said Monday.
Somali Pirates Let Hijacked Food Ship Sail
Nairobi (AFP) Sep 15, 2005
Somali gunmen who hijacked a UN-chartered vessel carrying food aid for tsunami victims have let the vessel and crew sail to the port of El-Maan, north of the capital Mogadishu, UN officials said Thursday.
Aceh Rebels Still Engaged In Piracy: Indonesian Military
Jakarta (AFP) Sep 01, 2005
Separatist rebels in Indonesia's Aceh province are still carrying out pirate attacks despite an agreement with the government to end their insurgency, the military said Thursday.
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