Piracy off the coast of Somalia - Wikipedia
Piracy off the coast of Somalia occurs in the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel, and Somali Sea, in Somali territorial waters and other surrounding places and has a long troubled history with different perspectives from different communities.
Pirates demand $10 million in ransom after hijacking Chinese ...
Dec 17, 2024 · An official says that the pirates who hijacked a Chinese-owned fishing vessel with 18 crew off the northeastern coast of Somalia last month are demanding $10 million in ransom.
Somalia piracy: Are we witnessing its return off the country ...
Hijackers are once again targeting ships off Somalia's coast and a recent spike in attacks has brought back memories from more than a decade ago. That was when armed Somali pirates scoured...
Somali pirates are back on the attack at a level not seen in ...
Feb 6, 2024 · Somali pirates are back on the attack, with piracy around the Horn of Africa rising sharply in recent months and adding to concerns for shipping vessels, government forces and private security...
Somali piracy, once an unsolvable security threat, has almost ...
Sep 27, 2023 · Armed pirates hijacked ships as far away as 1,000 nautical miles from the Somali coast. They held the ships and crews for ransom. The World Bank estimates that Somali pirates received in ransom...
Piracy off the coast of Somalia - ArcGIS StoryMaps
Mar 7, 2024 · The piracy crisis in Somalia has far-reaching consequences on a global scale, particularly in the realm of trade. Somali pirates wreak havoc on maritime trade by hijacking cargo ships, leading to major disruptions in shipping routes and causing substantial delays in the transportation of goods.
SY Quest incident - Wikipedia
The SY Quest incident [2] occurred in February 2011 when Somali pirates seized the American yacht SY Quest (s/v Quest) and four United States citizens. The United States Navy ordered the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise and three other ships to free the hostages. All four hostages were shot by their captors.