These ships discovered they faced another threat in that the Yemen rebels sent armed men in small boats to board these large cargo ships and force the crews to take them to towns on the nearby Somali ...

Khan, 39, was the chief officer of Bangladesh-flagged merchant vessel Abdullah when it was hijacked on March 12, 2024, roughly 550 nautical miles off the coast of Somalia. The MV Abdullah was ...

Piracy off the Somali coast peaked in 2011 when 237 attacks were reported. Somali piracy in the region at the time cost the world’s economy some $7 billion — with $160 million paid out in ...

The Indian Navy's INS Tarkash exemplified India's maritime commitment by rescuing an Iranian dhow near Somalia, addressing ...

In a display of India’s commitment to maritime security and regional cooperation, the Indian Navy’s warship INS Tarkash ...

Ambrey said early Tuesday “a suspected pirate action group has been sighted departing” off the coast of Eyl. Once-rampant piracy off the Somali coast diminished after a peak in 2011.

INS Tarkash provided assistance to an Iranian dhow after it was incapacitated by inclement weather off the coast of Somalia ...