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UAE-owned vessel snatched off Oman amid claims it could be exploited as a mothership.
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Pirates facing Italian trial
Nine Somalis due in court in March over attack on new D'Alesio bulker Montecristo last October.
Guards charged with Indian murder
Two Italian military personnel from Dolphin Tanker vessel arrested over shooting of fishermen off India.
Dolphin tanker in double death drama
Two Indian fishermen shot after armed guards on Italian ship mistook them for pirates.
Shih Wei ship in shooting tragedy
Taiwanese owner’s bulker identified as the vessel caught up in Lagos drama.
Piracy increases in January
Number of incidents jumped 170% compared to December says UK-based maritime risk company AKE.
Fatal gun battle erupts off Somalia
Somali hijackers abandon corpse in the Gulf of Aden as Spanish warship responds to attack with gunfire and arrests.
Pirates' ransom split emerges
Two Somali factions at odds over size of payment being demanded for release of Greek tanker Liquid Velvet.
Mario Monti in tanker plea
Italian PM asks Somali leader to help free Marnavi vessel Enrico Ievoli from pirates.
Naval forces in mothership drama
Warship frees a dhow and puts an end to the wanderings of a pirated Marnavi tanker.
Skaugen plans to join gun club
Norgas vessels likely to be equipped with armed guards in the face of “organised crime” off Somalia.
Navy SEALS spring pirate hostages
Seafarers on alert amid fears of retaliation as gun battle between Somali pirates and elite US military unit ends in bloodshed.
Navies curb Somali hijackings
Somali pirates seized 40% fewer ships in 2011 as naval forces turned up the heat.
Somali pirates miss out again
Montanari aframax saved by armed guards following Indian Ocean attack.
Expert fires mothership warning
Use of staging vessels to launch attacks off West Africa is on the increase, Bergen Risk warns.
Kidnapped master tells of "torment"
Freed captain of tanker Olib G reveals hell of 18 months in captivity, while Georgia denies ransom was paid to pirates.
Dutch marines foil pirate attack
Military personnel from the Netherlands prevent hijacking by opening fire on armed assailants in the Gulf of Aden.
Mothership rumbled by Royal Navy
Pirated Greek tanker which had gone walkabout is forced back to the Somali coast.
Citadel saves Spar bulker from attack
Security forces free Spar Rigel off Nigeria after crew hide from pirates in safe room.
Greek tanker freed off Somalia
Pirates release Olib G and 18 crew for reported $3m ransom after more than a year in captivity.
Piracy puzzler encircles Iran
Security alerts and reports out of Tehran fuel speculation surrounding alleged attack on Iranian chemical carrier.
Enrico Ievoli crew safe and well
Master of hijacked Marnavi products tanker says all 18 men on board are fine.
Meadway supramax escapes attack
Greek bulker with armed guards survives a clash with pirates in the Gulf of Aden.
Pirates free D’Amato products tanker
Fratelli D’Amato crew assumes command as Somali hijackers spring Savina Caylyn after 11-month ordeal.
When is it ok to kill pirates?
Government needs to lay out clear guidelines on the use of deadly force by armed guards, report finds.
Taiwan eyes armed guards
Government hints at legislation to give shipowners more protection in pirate-infested waters.
Marnavi tanker taken by pirates
Italian owner says a product carrier vessel was snatched this morning in the Gulf of Aden
Hijacked tug rescued off Indonesia
Indonesian authorities recover vessel believed to have been seized in Straits of Singapore last week.
‘Pirates increasingly brutal and desperate’
Norden warns shooting back at pirates is no longer enough to fight off an attack.
Pirates target Nordic tanker
US Navy comes to the rescue as Nordic American Tanker suezmax is fired upon by pirates off Somalia.
Volvo Ocean tackles pirate threat
Race splashes more than a million dollars on secretive anti-piracy plan that includes armed guards and heavy-lifting.
Korean crew held after pirated ship is freed
Singapore chemical carrier is released by pirates but detention continues for four crew members caught in bargaining standoff.
Greece clears way for armed guards
Security ministry drafting law to allow armed personnel on board one of the world's biggest fleets.
Somalia mulls legal move against piracy
War-torn East African country to build legal framework to counter piracy threat.
Two crew freed in West Africa
Seafarers released by kidnappers following raid on Edison Chouest supply ship off Nigeria last month.
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