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Somalia: Somali Pirates Release Hijacked Ship and 17-Member Crew After Ransom Payment
15+ hour, 36+ min ago (387+ words) Bosaso — Somali pirates have released the MV Sward and its 17-member crew after holding the ship for months, security sources in Somalia's Puntland region told AFP. The sources said a ransom was paid, but did not say how much. The…...
Letter from Mogadishu: Pirates holding eight ships off Somali waters
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (775+ words) An aerial view of Port of Mogadishu in Somalia. [Getty Images] Last week I wrote about the Federal Government of Somalia and the Turkey allegedly paying ransom to secure the release of the Cameroon-flagged cargo ship and its crew that…...
Somali Piracy Was Under Control, Then Came The Iran War...
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (493+ words) ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero...
Somali pirates free hijacked vessel: security sources
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (346+ words) Somali pirates have freed a vessel they hijacked in April with its 17-men crew and used as a mothership, security sources in the Somali state of Puntland told AFP adding a ransom was paid. The Gulf of Aden and Somalia…...
Somali Pirates Still Spell Horrors for Merchant Ships | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (782+ words) Donna PatriciaSomali piracy, once regarded as one of the world's most serious maritime security threats, continues to cast a shadow over commercial shipping despite years of international efforts to suppress it. While piracy attacks have fallen dramatically from their peak…...
Somali Pirates Sustain Hijackings; DRC Strengthens Ties with Israel: Africa File, September 10, 2026
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (134+ words) To receive the weekly Africa File or Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on X, LinkedIn, and BlueSky. Figure 1. Africa File, September 10, 2026 Author: Michael DeAngelo with Liam Karr Figure 2. Pirates Sustain Hijackings in Northern Somalia…...
Seychelles concerned by renewed Somali piracy and emerging threats along key shipping routes
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (625+ words) New forms of maritime security threats are emerging across key shipping routes, including vessels being struck by projectiles in the Red Sea and around the Strait of Hormuz, as Seychelles closely monitors growing insecurity across the wider Indian Ocean region....
Africa: Ships and Seafarers Increasingly Caught in the Crossfire of Unrelated Wars
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (849+ words) The global shipping industry is facing a "genuinely unprecedented" convergence of maritime crises, with vessels and seafarers increasingly used as "leverage" in conflicts that have nothing to do with them. Four regions - the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea, the…...
Beyond Piracy: The Emerging Contest for Somalia’s Maritime Security - MP-IDSA
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (462+ words) The International Maritime Organization (IMO) reported that, as of late August 2026, six vessels and over 90 seafarers remained in the custody of pirates and armed robbers operating in the region.[3] Figures from the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) tell a similar story…...
Somali piracy threat resurfaces
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (364+ words) Piracy incidents have increased off Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden with several vessels hijacked or targeted during 2026. The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) says two dhows and two vessels were hijacked in the region this year. Another two vessels…...