With a continued downward trend in Somali piracy incidents, a group of the leading shipping organizations have agreed to reduce the geographic boundaries of the ‘High Risk Area’ in the…
Somali piracy
Pirate Attack Reported Off Somalia -UKMTO
Pirates have attacked a vessel off the east coast of Somalia, UK Maritime Trade Organization said in an advisory Friday. The attack took place Friday, August 13, at approximately 7:45…
U.S. Navy Destroyer Seizes Weapons Cache from Dhows Off Somalia
A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer has seized a cache of illicit of weapons from two dhows in international waters off the coast of Somalia. The seizures took place February 11…
Crew Kidnappings in Gulf of Guinea Hit Record in 2020 -IMB Annual Report
Crew kidnappings in the Gulf of Guinea surged to a new record in 2020, the International Maritime Bureau reported in its annual piracy report. Worldwide, the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre…
Iranian Hostages Released By Somali Pirates After Years In Captivity
The International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) welcomes the release of three Iranian hostages by Somali pirates after nearly five and half years in captivity.
The three Iranian hostages, who were held for 1,975 days by Somali pirates, have been released and arrived safely at Tehran. They are the last three crew members of FV Siraj, an Iranian fishing vessel with 19 crew, which was hijacked by Somali pirates on 25 March 2015.
Last year, one other crew member was released by...
Piracy: Aegean II Is Safe And Underway
by Katharine Houreld (Reuters) – The M/V Aegean II, a Panama-flagged ship boarded by Somali police, is safe and underway, the EU Naval Force said on Saturday, after conflicting reports two days earlier about whether it had been hijacked by Somali pirates. The Aegean II had originally altered its...
Somali Pirates Release Three Hostages From MV Aegean
by Katharine Houreld (Reuters) – Somali pirates have released three Iranian hostages held for five years, a maritime security official said on Thursday, as conflicting reports emerged whether another ship had been seized after a three-year hiatus in hijackings. The three Iranians are the last of...
Pirates Attack Stolt Tanker in Gulf of Aden
By Lisa Barrington and Jonathan Saul DUBAI/LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) – Armed pirates attacked a British-flagged chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday but were repulsed, the ship’s manager Stolt Tankers said. The pirates approached the Stolt Apal in two speedboats some 75 nautical miles off...
Hostages by Somali pirates: A four-year timeline until freedom
A documentary series ‘The negotiators’ is focusing on a hijacking case concerning the crewmembers of the Naham 3 fishing trawler who were taken hostages by Somali pirates back in 2012; the episode begins from the day of the piracy attack, explaining how the negotiations proceeded, the difficulties the negotiators faced and how it all ended.
How it all happened
In March 2012, a Taiwanese-owned trawler called Naham 3 was fishing a few hundred kilometres off the Seychelles with 29 crew onboard....
https://safety4sea.com/hostages-by-somali-pirates-a-four-year-timeline-until-freedom/
Somali-piracy affected seafarers can receive fund to recover
ISWAN operates the Piracy Survivor Family Fund on behalf of the United Nations Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) for seafarers and families who have been affected by Somali piracy.
ISWAN encourages any seafarer, seafarers’ welfare organisation, or seafarers’ families that have been affected by Somali piracy.
The PSFF helps the seafarers to rehabilitate and supports those and their families who have received no or only very limited support since their attack.
Moreover, anyone...
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