Armed assailants attacked a commercial tanker off the coast of Mogadishu on Monday, firing at the vessel after attempting to ...

The Cayman Islands-flagged MV Stolt Sagaland, which had been coming from Saudi Arabia, had been sailing approximately 332 NM ...

Incident comes one week after authorities raised their piracy threat assessment following the abduction of a dhow ...

Armed assailants attacked a commercial tanker off the coast of Mogadishu on Monday, firing at the vessel after attempting to ...

The vessel's operator Stolt-Nielsen confirmed there was an attempted attack on the Stolt Sagaland. "Our crew are all safe, having responded swiftly and professionally to the incident," it said.

They may not fly skull-and-crossbones flags, but pirates are still out there. Modern piracy is alive and dangerous, targeting ...

JESSICA Buchanan woke up drenched in sweat as she prepared for a day out training in the south of Somalia. The 32-year-old ...

Last month Russia captured a pirate vessel with 29 people on board after it tried to seize a Liberian-flagged ship with a Russian crew. Somali gangs have made millions of dollars in ransom by seizing ...

Ships are advised that Pirate Action Groups (PAG) have been known to operate up to a 1000nm from the Somali coast and should comply with the guidance in Maritime Security, also considering the use of ...

Four unauthorised persons tried to board a ship off Somalia but retreated to their mothership after being challenged.