MOGADISHU: Somali pirates have abandoned a hijacked lemon-laden Emirati dhow at sea after failing to use the vessel to attack other ships, security sources in Somalia’s Puntland state said.

The recent incidents mark the highest number of hijackings in Somali waters over a 10-day period since the peak of the piracy ...

The UKMTO has raised the threat level off the coast of Somalia to substantial, meaning that attacks on ships in the area are ...

Picture this: you’re a pirate scanning the horizon for your next target. Through the morning haze, you spot what appears to be a large cargo vessel moving slowly through international waters. Perfect.

Turkish officials say there has been no response from pirates who kidnapped 15 crew members after killing one and leaving three others to sail M/V Mozart off the coast of Nigeria.

The White House has accused Iran of acting like "a bunch of pirates" after its Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy fired on three ...

MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - A Kenyan court in the coastal city of Mombasa sentenced nine Somalis on Tuesday to five years in prison each for attempting to hijack the German merchant vessel MV Courier ...

A Turkish general cargo ship has been seized off the coast of Somalia. The 8,500-dwt Sward (built 1998) was hijacked by armed ...