Maritime Piracy Attacks
Latest Piracy and Threats to Shipping Report - April 14, 2008
The Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) and the ICC Commercial Crime Services released their latest Maritime Safety Information on April 9 and April 14, 2008. The following maritime security incidents took place between April 7 and April 14, 2008.
Somali Pirates free the hostages of the Le Ponant
According to France officials, the France and Philippine crew, which was held on the France yacht Le Ponant (Somali pirates snatch luxury cruise yacht), has been freed. Hijacked in the Gulf of Aden, the pirates had sailed the yacht south alongside Somali coast and finally moored it at Garaad, near the town of [...]
Latest Piracy and Threats to Shipping Report - April 7, 2008
The Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) and the ICC Commercial Crime Services released their latest Maritime Safety Information on April 2 and April 7, 2008. The following maritime security incidents took place between March 31 and April 7, 2008.
Somali pirates snatch luxury cruise yacht
Somali pirates took over French luxury cruise yacht, Le Ponant, in the Gulf of Aden on Friday March 4, 2008. The pirates are currently holding 30 crew members hostage, no passengers were on board. The yacht was boarded by the pirates while sailing from Somalia, where it had refueled, to the port of Aden, Yemen. [...]
Latest Piracy and Threats to Shipping Report - March 24, 2008
The Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) and the ICC Commercial Crime Services released their latest Maritime Safety Information on March 19 and March 24, 2008. The following maritime security incidents took place between March 18 and March 24, 2008.
Latest Piracy and Threats to Shipping Report - March 17, 2008
The Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) and the ICC Commercial Crime Services released their latest Maritime Safety Information on March 12 and March 17, 2008. The following maritime security incidents took place between March 3 and March 17, 2008.
Tug boat Svitzer Korsakov released after Ransom Payment
Somali pirates released the Svitzer Korsakov, Danish-owned tugboat. The tug was hijacked in the Gulf of Aden on February 1, 2008 and held for ransom for more than a month. According to Ahmed Said Aw-Nur, Puntland’s isheries and ports minister, the tug and its crew was freed after the Danish owner paid $700,000 ransom. According [...]
Piracy Report by Nick Rankin
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Latest Piracy and Threats to Shipping Report - March 4, 2008
The Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) and the ICC Commercial Crime Services released their latest Maritime Safety Information on February 27 and March 3, 2008. The following maritime security incidents took place between February 26 and March 3, 2008.
