Mid-ocean pirate attack on tanker
Somali pirates have attacked an oil tanker some 1,000 nautical miles off the coast - the furthest yet away, the EU's anti-piracy mission reports. The Hong Kong-registered BW... More »
BBC - Nov. 9, 2009
Somali Pirates Seize Weapons Ship, Attack Tanker
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali pirates have seized a United Arab Emirates-flagged cargo ship loaded with weapons bound for the anarchic Horn of Africa nation in contravention... More »
ABC News - Nov. 9, 2009
Somali pirates seize weapons ship, attack tanker
By Abdi Guled and Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali pirates have seized a United Arab Emirates-flagged cargo ship loaded with weapons bound for the anarchic Horn of... More »
Reuters - Nov. 9, 2009
Somali pirates attack oil tanker
Somali pirates have attempted one their most audacious hijackings, attacking an oil tanker more than 1,800 kilometres off the coast. The pirates opened fire on a Hong Kong... More »
ABC Online - Nov. 9, 2009
Pirates seize UAE weapons ship
Mogadishu - Somali pirates have seized a United Arab Emirates-flagged cargo ship loaded with weapons bound for the anarchic Horn of Africa nation in contravention of a UN... More »
News24.com - Nov. 9, 2009
Somali pirates hit oil tanker in long-range attack
NAIROBI, Kenya --The European Union Naval Force says Somali pirates have launched an attack on an oil tanker farther out at sea than any previous assault. The force says... More »
Boston Globe - Nov. 9, 2009
Pirates kick, spit on hostages
Madrid - Somali pirates holding a Spanish trawler crew captive have kicked and spat on their hostages, the trawler captain said on Monday.Ricardo Blach, the skipper of the... More »
News24.com - Nov. 9, 2009
Somalia sees end to Spain hostage crisis in 3 weeks
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's government expects a settlement in about three weeks with pirates holding hostage 36 crew of a Spanish fishing vessel, a source close to the... More »
Reuters Africa - Nov. 9, 2009
Somali pirates hit oil tanker in mid-ocean attack
Somali pirates on Monday attacked an oil tanker some 1,000 nautical miles off the coast of Somalia. Published: 5:34PM GMT 09 Nov 2009 The assault was further out at sea than... More »
Telegraph - Nov. 9, 2009
Somalia sees end to Spain hostage crisis in 3 weeks
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's government expects a settlement in about three weeks with pirates holding hostage 36 crew of a Spanish fishing vessel, a source close to the... More »
Reuters - Nov. 8, 2009