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Iranian Navy saves US vessel from pirates

In line with international efforts against piracy, Iran`s Navy has been conducting anti-piracy patro...

MPs for intervention into hijacking of oil tanker

A strong plea was made in the Lok Sabha for urgent govt intervention into the hijacking by Somali pi...

EU forces strike at Somali pirates land bases

The attack marks a first time that international forces have gone in to strike at private assets of ...

Pirates seize oil vessel with 11 Indians aboard

Striking yet again, Somali pirates have seized a Liberian oil tanker off the coast of Oman with 11 I...

India for demarcation of piracy-hit Indian Ocean

Indian Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma also raised the issue of deployment of armed guards on-board ...

`War planes strike suspected Somali pirate base`

War planes fired several missiles at a suspected Somali pirate base in the north of the war-torn cou...

Danish Navy frees hostages from pirates off Somali

The Danish Navy captured 16 Somali pirates and freed 12 captives when it intercepted a vessel off th...

Captured ship with Indians not registered in UAE

The ship which was hijacked in the coast of Oman by Somali pirates with 22 hostages, 17 of them Ind...

Now, US Navy drones can spot pirates on sea

The US Navy plans to upgrade its drones with electronic brains enabling them to automatically recog...

Family seeks release of Indian sailor from pirates

Family members of a Kerala sailor is among 17 Indians on board a Nigerian vessel hijacked by Somali ...

Crew of hijacked Chinese cargo ship rescued

The cargo ship, Xianghuamen, was hijacked by Somali pirates Friday morning in the Sea of Oman near I...

‘Chinese Navy`s Somali missions successful’

China has dispatched eleven batches of 28 warships for undertaking escort missions for 4,543 vessels...

Seychelles: 17 jailed pirates move to Somaliland

Seychelles transferred 17 convicted Somali pirates to a jail in Somaliland because of overcrowding i...

US transfers Somali pirate suspects to Seychelles

The island nation of Seychelles says it has agreed to accept 15 Somali pirate suspects from US cust...

Seychelles to transfer pirates to Somalia

The tiny island nation of the Seychelles is punching far above its weight in the fight against Soma...

Nigerian pirates rob ship, kidnap 2 crew

An international maritime watchdog says armed pirates have robbed a cargo ship anchored in a Nigeria...

India concerned over piracy menace from Somalia

India pledged to help Somalia in its economic development as New Delhi underlined the need for stabi...

Efforts on for release of Indians held by pirates

Expressing concern over piracy off the coast of Somalia, the Centre today said various ministries an...

Nigeria: Pirates kill Captain, chief engineer of cargo ship

Hijacking and attacks on ships by pirates are common in Nigeria waters.

Gujarat awaits govt`s order on Somali Pirates

The Gujarat govt is waiting for Centre`s instruction over the release of 14 Somali pirates,still in ...

Pirates demand $7.5 mn ransom for Lankan fishermen

Fisheries Minister Rajitha Senaratne said the Somali government has not been able to secure the fish...

Mamata hands over cheques to fishermen families

Mamata Banerjee handed compensation cheques to families of fishermen, who came under attack from Ban...

Britain may try, jail Somali pirates

Pirates operating from the Somali coast have raked in hundreds of millions of dollars in ransoms fro...

Pirates kill 3 Indian fishermen, kidnap 14

The captured sea brigands were handed over to the West Bengal police by the fishermen.

US military raid in Somalia frees American, Dane

US military forces barged into Somalia in a nighttime raid and freed two hostages while killing nine...

Somali pirates held last year released

Fourteen Somali pirates and three Yemeni fishermen captured off the Saurashtra coast last year hav...

World sea piracy drops in 2011, Somali attacks up

Number of attacks dipped to 439 last year from 445 cases in 2010, International Maritime Bureau`s pi...

43 Pakistanis held by pirates released: Khar

Hina Rabbani Khar said that 43 Pakistani nationals taken hostage by pirates have been released by pa...

Somali pirates free crew of Maltese-flagged ship

Somali pirates have freed the 18-man crew of a Maltese-flagged chemical tanker after the payment of ...

21 Indian sailors released by pirates

21 Indian sailors aboard the ship MV Fairchem Bogey, which was hijacked last August, have been rel...

British Navy nabs 13 Somali pirates in Indian Ocean

The British Royal Navy has captured 13 Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean, Defence Ministry said.

18 sailors released by pirates arrive in Istanbul

The leaders of Georgia and Turkey have welcomed 15 Georgian and three Turkish sailors who were rel...

Sailor recalls hijack "nightmare" after release

There were 22 seamen, including 17 Indians and five Italians, on board when the vessel was taken ho...

Pirates hijack Iranian ship in Gulf of Aden

Somali sea gangs have seized vessels and crews across the Gulf of Aden, extracting millions of dolla...

Freed 17 Indian sailors return home

Seventeen Indian sailors, after spending nearly 11 months in captivity, have finally returned home.

NATO warships free Indian vessels held by pirates

The NATO operation came days after the US navy saved 13 Iranian fishermen who were held hostage by ...

Iran praises `humanitarian` US Navy

A US Navy team from the USS Kidd was taken by a helicopter to the Iranian boat on Thursday.

Iran welcomes US rescue of nationals from pirates

The Iranian government welcomed a US navy rescue of 13 of its nationals from pirates near the entr...

US Navy rescues Iranians held by pirates

US does not have formal diplomatic ties with Iran, which is at odds with Washington and other wester...

Lawmakers urge UK to mull trying Somali pirates

Pirates operating from the Somali coast have raked in hundreds of millions of dollars in ransoms fro...

Pirates hijack Italian tanker, 7 Indians on board

An Italian tanker with 18 people, including seven Indians on board was hijacked in an area where Som...

Somali pirates free Italian tanker hijacked in Feb

The 105,000-ton tanker was seized on February 8 after five pirates aboard a skiff opened fire.

Somali pirates release tanker, keep 4 hostages

Somali pirates have kept back four South Korean crew members of the ship including its captain.

`Italian ship hijacked by pirates in April freed`

An Italian merchant ship hijacked by Somali pirates in April in the Arabian Sea near Oman with six ...

India, Maldives to act together against pirates

India and Maldives decided to undertake coordinated patrolling and aerial surveillance to guard st...

Pirates hijack chemical ship with 21 Filipino crew

The MT Liquid Velvet was seized on Monday as it approached the gulf heading to India.

Armed guards to protect British ships from pirates

UK PM Cameron said he wanted to combat the risks to shipping off the coast of Somalia.

Pirates release tanker, sailors seized off Nigeria

Pirates released an oil tanker, freeing the 20-member Eastern European crew unharmed after five days...

Pirates hijack tanker off Nigerian coast: Report

Pirates have hijacked an oil tanker and its crew off the Nigerian coast, the International Maritime...

Italian vessel with 6 Indians hijacked by pirates

The owners of the MV Montecristo said the crew comprised Italian, Ukrainian and Indian nationals.

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