Task Force Handled 25 Piracy Incidents in Six Months Off Horn of Africa
Combined Task Force 151 intervened in more than two dozen piracy incidents over six months as attacks off the Horn of Africa reached a ten-year high.
Hijacked Tanker Showed Years of Tracking Gaps Before Pirate Seizure
A tanker now held by Somali pirates went dark for stretches of up to 102 days across 2024 and 2025, long before the hijacking, tracking data shows.
Ransom Standoff Deepens Around Hijacked Somali-Held Coaster
A $2m ransom demand, unconfirmed reports of strikes on boats approaching the hijacked coaster Lutuf, and a regional warning against payment have complicated the standoff.
IMO Demands Release of More Than 90 Seafarers Held by Pirates
The IMO has demanded the immediate release of more than 90 seafarers held by pirates and armed robbers, with six vessels now detained after a resurgence of attacks.
India sentences 44 Somali pirates to life imprisonment
A court in India has sentenced 44 Somali men to life imprisonment for piracy.
Piracy and armed robbery in Asia fall to their lowest first half since 2019
Reported piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia fell to its lowest first-half level since 2019.
Suspected Somali pirates hijack tanker off Yemen
A tanker has been hijacked by suspected Somali pirates off Yemen and steered toward Somalia, security sources say.
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