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‘No contact’ from pirates over hijacked bulker despite $5m ransom rumours

Published  14 March 2024 9:20 GMT

Armed guards would have saved bulker from pirates, say security experts

Published  13 March 2024 12:00 GMT

Hijacked bulker officer: ‘If pirates are not paid, they are ordered to kill us one by one’

Published  13 March 2024 8:49 GMT

Return of Somali piracy opens up a second front in the war on shipping

Published  13 March 2024 7:37 GMT

Pirates ‘take 23 seafarers hostage’ in bulker hijacking off Somalia

Published  12 March 2024 10:58 GMT

India calls for extra powers from UN to tackle Somali piracy

Published  29 February 2024 13:59 GMT

Pirate ‘mother boat’ threat off Somalia rising, warns EU naval mission

Published  26 February 2024 12:44 GMT

Rerouted Red Sea ships face rising threat of piracy, warns IMO chief

Published  22 February 2024 10:27 GMT

Somali pirates using hijacked fishing boats to launch attacks, shipping warned

Published  31 January 2024 14:30 GMT

Outcome of ransom talks on hijacked bulker key to future of Somali piracy, says EU

Published  31 January 2024 9:24 GMT

Two piracy groups on the prowl in Indian Ocean, warns UKMTO

Published  31 January 2024 7:45 GMT

Emergency UN anti-piracy meeting called for by Indian Ocean Commission

Published  30 January 2024 11:00 GMT

Pirates switch focus from ships to fishing boats in the Indian Ocean

Published  29 January 2024 11:47 GMT

‘Exchange of fire’ erupts between bulker and skiff in possible piracy incident

Published  27 January 2024 14:08 GMT

Spiral of Somali piracy attacks ‘highly likely’, says safety think tank

Published  22 January 2024 11:45 GMT

Greek shipowner wins ransom legal fight in key ruling for Red Sea crisis

Published  17 January 2024 16:02 GMT

US seizes Houthi-bound anti-ship weapon components in dramatic night raid

Published  16 January 2024 12:05 GMT

Somali pirates set for new attacks after breaking six-year hijack drought

Published  11 January 2024 14:04 GMT

Comment: How worried should shipping be about the resurgence of Somali piracy?

Published  9 January 2024 23:04 GMT

‘Crew safe’: Hijacked bulker stormed by commandos after Somali attack

Published  5 January 2024 13:38 GMT