Piracy News
Report: Tanker "Hijacked" Near Strait of Hormuz
Iranian forces have intercepted a foreign-flagged tanker near the Strait of Hormuz, according to British maritime securi...
Read More >>Crewmembers Arrested in Connection With Pirate Attack on Their Own Vessel
Police in Ghana have arrested four people in connection with the kidnapping of Chinese crewmembers from a Ghanaian-regis...
Read More >>NGOs Warn That Sustainable Seafood Label May Hide High-Seas Labor Abuses
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) finds itself under fire again over its vetting standards, this time for allegedly o...
Read More >>IMB: Piracy Declined in 2024, But Seafarer Hostage-Taking is on the Rise
Piracy at sea is less common than it used to be, according to the ICC's International Maritime Bureau, but the risk...
Read More >>Convicted Nigerian Pirate Charged Again for Second Hijacking
A Nigerian pirate who was convicted and sentenced for hijacking a Dutch freighter has been charged again in connection w...
Read More >>Two Somali Pirates Get 30 Years in Prison for Kidnapping a Journalist
Two Somali pirate leaders have been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for their role in kidnapping and holding an...
Read More >>Two Floating Armories Report Run-Ins With Houthis, Shots Fired
Private maritime security guards play an important role in defending merchant ships from Houthi rebel attacks in the Red...
Read More >>Guards Shoot and Detonate Houthi Bomb Boat Just Yards Away From Impact
A team of private maritime security contractors aboard a merchant ship recently shot and destroyed a Houthi suicide drone boat as...
Read More >>Op-Ed: Lightly-Armed Guards Are No Solution for Houthi Attacks
The world’s main shipping artery is under persis...
Read More >>One Injured in Robbery Aboard Heavy Load Carrier Off Batam
Indonesian maritime security agency Baklama has reported another daring robbery at sea off the Riau Islands, adding to a...
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