Somali Piracy: An Al Jazeera Reportage

On June 17, 2009 Al Jazeera aired a reportage about Somali Piracy. East Africa correspondent Mohammed Adow interviewed Somali pirates at Garowe, Eyl to give first hand information on the world of modern day pirates.
After viewing the videos, MarineBuzz.com correctly stated that “anyone can understand that the present war against piracy by the international warships [...]

Fighting Piracy in the Gulf of Aden and Beyond

The Heritage Foundation’s Maritime Security Working Group published on June 24, 2009 Special Report #59, examining the issue of piracy in the Gulf of Aden and the appropriate U.S. response. Though the report’s proposals are focused on the Gulf of Aden, they have implications for combating piracy worldwide as the recent successes of the Somali [...]

German Navy Thwarts Pirate Attack on Cruise Ship

According to German newspaper Deutsche Welle, The German Navy warded off a suspected piracy attack on a German cruise ship in the Gulf of Aden, a spokesman for the mission has confirmed . Germany has troops in the area to combat piracy.

Armed guards plan to tackle piracy

Vulnerable cargo ships off the coast of Somalia may be given armed guards by an EU task force being sent to combat the huge surge in piracy there. The British naval commander in charge of the operation, vice admiral Philip Jones, said the EU’s warship flotilla would seek to place “vessel-protection detachments” on board some [...]

Cruise Lines react to threats of piracy

Luxury cruise operators are the latest industry to react to threats of piracy off the coast of Somalia and other unrest in South Asia. At least one luxury cruise line has altered their scheduled itinerary, and another has taken the step of evacuating passengers from it’s ships prior to transiting the gulf of Aden and [...]

Piracy Update: Pirates attack Cruise Liner MS Nautica

The Associated Press is reporting that the MS Nautica, an Oceanic Cruise Lines passenger liner, was en route from Egypt to Oman when two small vessels in the Gulf of Aden attacked it Sunday (Nov. 30, 2008). The ship’s Captain observed the approach of the attackers at approximately 1,000 yards and increased speed. The attacking [...]

UNOSAT published Piracy Map

The Operational Satellite Applications Program of the UN (UNOSAT) published a satellite map of the pirate attack density in the Gulf of Aden. This 3D perspective map illustrates the relative spatial density of reported pirate incidents in the Gulf of Aden for 2008 (current as of Nov. 21, 2008). Incidents that have occurred within 5km [...]

Somali Pirates hijack chemical tanker Biscaglia

Somali pirates have hijacked yet another tanker on Friday, November 28, 2009. The Liberian-flagged chemical tanker MS Biscaglia was sailing through the Gulf of Aden, between Somalia and Yemen, when it was boarded by five pirates in in broad daylight. The MS Biscaglia was staffed by a crew of three Indonesians, 25 Indians, two British [...]

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 [...]

U.S. Marines Conduct Counter Piracy Training

31st MEU Marines Retake Stolen Vessel in Training Exercise.
By Lance Cpl. Kevin M. Knallay
A group of role players took control of the ship MV 1st Lt. Alex Bonnyman (T-AK 3003) when they threw the captain and the crew overboard during a training exercise Feb. 8.
Shortly after an ally’s ship rescued the drifting crew, Marines and [...]

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