LONDON, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Somali pirates seized a Panamanian-flagged merchant ship near the Seychelles islands Thursday, European naval officials confirmed.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, June 6 (UPI) -- The Dutch Defense Ministry said Saturday a Nigerian tugboat has been released by Somali pirates after being held for 10 months.
VICTORIA, Seychelles, May 2 (UPI) -- Somali pirates Saturday hijacked a British ship southwest of Seychelles, the Maritime Safety Center said.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, April 30 (UPI) -- An Italian-flagged merchant ship evaded an attack by Somali pirates and its 24-person crew was unharmed, shipping line officials 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.
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, 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.
BARGAL, Somalia, June 4 (UPI) -- Somali pirates are asking more ransom money for the crew of a Dutch-owned vessel than the ship owner will pay.
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.
