Somali pirates are in the news again for a few reasons. There was the release of 26 hostages after 5 years, along with warnings that pirates could make a resurgence and the frightening prospect of ...

By Vladyslav Bondarenko, maritime security specialist and Global Voices contributor.

The USS Zumwalt, one of the most advanced and expensive warships in the U.S. Navy’s fleet, was patrolling the waters off the ...

Somali pirates are in the news again for a few reasons. There was the release of 26 hostages after 5 years, along with warnings that pirates could make a resurgence and the frightening prospect of ...

“Somali pirates are trying to make hay while the sun shines,” says Cyrus Mody of the International Maritime Bureau, a non-profit group that monitors piracy. Map: The Economist.

From 2012, the number of Somali piracy attacks declined sharply as counter-piracy measures – a greater international naval presence; legislation to prosecute suspected pirates within the region ...

Somali Pirates Have Escalated The Global Shipping Crisis By Alex Kimani - Mar 23, 2024, 6:00 PM CDT. Arsenio Dominguez, secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization, warned ...

Once-rampant piracy off the Somali coast diminished after a peak in 2011, but concerns about new attacks have grown in recent months. In December, at least two incidents were reported.

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 the ...