Fourteen Indian sailors on a hijacked cargo vessel have been safely rescued as Somali pirates on board the ship fled after counter piracy ships from the EU and NATO launched a mission in the Gulf of Aden following an SOS message.
June 7 2013, 8:45 pm
Read MoreSunship Schiffahrtskontor KG says the captives, all Polish and Russian citizens, were seized Friday from the container ship City of Xiamen about 160 kms southwest of Bonnie Island, Nigeria.
April 30 2013, 5:48 pm
Read MorePirates stormed a cargo ship off Nigeria`s southern coast and kidnapped five foreign sailors, including three Sri Lankans, a military spokesman said on Monday.
April 30 2013, 9:20 am
Read MoreFashion designers may soon have a new tool in their fight against pirated knockoff garments, thanks to an "invisible thread" developed by Swedish researchers.
May 7 2013, 6:45 pm
Read MoreScientists have discovered a new ant species from the Philippines and named it the `pirate ant` because of a distinctive dark stripe across its eyes that resemble a pirate eye patch.
May 22 2013, 5:58 pm
Read MoreHaving kept the Danish coaster -- M/V Leopard -- in their custody for two years, Somali pirates have released it along with six crew members, a Kenyan maritime official said Wednesday.
May 2 2013, 9:33 am
Read MorePirates have killed 16 Bangladeshi fishermen in the Bay of Bengal, police said on Monday.
April 1 2013, 6:06 pm
Read MoreArmed pirates have kidnapped six foreigners, including two Indians, after storming an oil service ship in southern Nigeria and demanded a ransom of USD 1.3 million, officials said Wednesday.
February 20 2013, 8:01 pm
Read MoreMost of the 28 Indian seafarers rescued from Somali pirates after their vessels were hijacked last year are returning to India on Monday.
March 18 2013, 8:42 am
Read MoreFive Indian sailors kidnapped off Nigeria`s oil-rich southern delta and held captive for more than a month have been released by the pirates.
January 26 2013, 7:22 pm
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