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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...

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...

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...

India concerned over piracy menace from Somalia

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

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...

Britain may try, jail Somali pirates

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

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...

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 ...

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.

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.

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...

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 ...

Pirates hijack chemical ship with 21 Filipino crew

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

Pirates release tanker, sailors seized off Nigeria

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

Italian vessel with 6 Indians hijacked by pirates

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

Surveillance on suspected pirate-manned dhows

The operation was launched after the Indian Navy was informed about the presence of unidentified cra...

Anti-piracy device installed on Indian warships

The Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD), as it is called, shouts, threatens and warns in a variety of ...

Somali pirates appealing conviction in US court

Five Somali men who launched an attack on a Navy warship off the coast of Africa sought to reverse...

Somali pirates release Vietnamese ship

Somali pirates have released a hijacked Vietnam-owned bulk carrier with 24 crew members on board, a ...

After terrorists, Pak training Somali pirates?

India has found material evidence proving Pakistani link to Somali sea pirates.

21 sailors including 9 Indians freed by pirates

Ending a six-month ordeal, the crew of 9 Indian and 12 Iranian sailors of cargo ship MV Sinin was ...

Somali pirates hijack UAE vessel with 5 Indians

A UAE-based vessel carrying 16 members on board including five Indians were hijacked by Somali pir...

Somali pirates hijack UAE-owned ship

Somali pirates have hijacked a United Arab Emirates-owned oil tanker with 16 crew members on board.

Ansar Burney demands action against Somali pirates

Burney alleged that some African countries were supporting the pirates for their own interests.

`Piracy activities getting closer to India`

The Southern Air Command of IAF would "add more teeth" to its capabilities to combat the menace of p...

Somali pirates detained in Gujarat

On June 19, fourteen Somalian pirates had landed on the Una coast of Junagadh district.

Official sent to repatriate Indians in Suez crew

Sindh Governor Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan will greet the freed sailors who were held by the Somali pirates ...

India prepared for global efforts to tackle piracy

India has expressed readiness to join any international efforts to tackle the threat of piracy and a...

Suspected Somali pirates nabbed in Gujarat quizzed

The 17 were arrested in Junagadh district after their vessel ran out of fuel and drifted to the Indi...

Pirates target two tankers near Kerala coastline

Two incidents of piracy were reported in about half-an-hour only a couple of kilometres from the Ind...

MV Suez crew shifted to PNS Babur

Pakistan and India have exchanged angry charges over an incident allegedly involving PNS Babar and t...

MV Suez runs out of fuel

The arrival of Egyptian cargo vessel MV Suez, which was released by Somali pirates after ten months ...

Indian Navy to escort ship freed by Somali pirates

An Indian Navy warship will escort the Egyptian merchant vessel MV Suez to Salalah port in Oman wi...

Thanks to Pak, Indian sailors gain freedom

Six Indian sailors held captive by Somali pirates for 10 long months are finally free, thanks to a r...

India welcomes release of sailors by pirates

India Tuesday welcomed the release of six of its sailors held captive by Somali pirates on board a...

Somali pirates release six Indian hostages

Somali pirates released 22 crew members, including six Indians.

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