MOGADISHU, Somalia, July 18 (UPI) -- Somali pirates Saturday released a German-owned cargo ship and its 11 crew members they commandeered in the Gulf of Aden in two months ago, an official said.
VICTORIA, Seychelles, May 2 (UPI) -- Somali pirates Saturday hijacked a British ship southwest of Seychelles, the Maritime Safety Center said.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 23 (UPI) -- Two boats of pirates fired upon a Japanese cargo ship off the Somali coast but no one was injured, the Japanese Transportation Ministry said.
ATHENS, Greece, March 20 (UPI) -- The Greek government announced Friday that Somali pirates are holding a Greek-owned cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Somali pirates have released a cargo ship loaded with wheat they commandeered nearly two months ago, authorities said Saturday.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Somali pirates have released a Yemeni cargo ship without ransom after negotiating with local elders, a Somali official said Wednesday.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Somali pirates demanded $25 million in ransom for the hijacked Saudi-owned supertanker Sirius Star and set a 10-day deadline, authorities said Thursday.
BOSSASSO, Somalia, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Somali pirates have seized a Danish cargo ship with a largely Russian crew, maritime officials reported Sunday.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Pirates who have seized a Ukrainian ship and its crew have threatened to blow up the ship, which is laden with weapons, if they are not paid $8 million.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- The U.N.-chartered MV Semlow, hijacked two months ago by Somali pirates, has returned to the the port of Elmaan north of Mogadishu.
