KARACHI: A two-member delegation of Indian women will arrive in Pakistan on August 26 to thank the people of Pakistan, media and Ansar Burney Trust International chairman Ansar Burney for their role in getting released crew from the captivity of Somali pirates. The delegation consists of Sampa Arya, a noted poetess who is known for […]
Counter-piracy warship ‘HNLMS Rotterdam’ frees captives from pirated dhow, the accused to face trial in The Netherlands. After a three day hunt by NATO and EU counter piracy forces, HNLMS Rotterdam in close cooperation with EU unit FGS Sachsen, has successfully disrupted a pirated dhow. The end game took place in the coastal waters of Somalia. The crew […]
DOJ press release More Charges for Alleged Somali Pirates Indicted for Attack of the USS Ashland. A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia has returned a second superseding indictment, charging five men from Somalia with engaging in piracy and related offenses pertaining to the attack on the Navy ship, the USS Ashland. […]
Chittagong, Aug 11 (bdnews24.com) — Families of seven Bangladeshi sailors, who were taken hostage by Somali pirates from a Malaysian ship 21 months back, have urged the government to raise the $0.3-million ransom for their release. Aminul Islam and Jakir Hossain’s families made the request at a press conference at Chittagong Press Club on Saturday. […]
Anand Bodh SHIMLA: For the past 21 months, Aman Kumar (23) is in the clutches of Somali pirates while parents at Kardial village of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh are knocking at every possible door to seek the release of their son. The poor parents are worried as the last deadline of 45 days given by the pirates will […]
As the trade winds shift on the Indian Ocean and Force 7 gales kick up fierce swells, all but the hardiest of Somalia’s notorious pirates stay home with their boats pulled up on the beach. There have always been a few, however, who continued to roam what have become the world’s most dangerous waters, continuing […]
As the trade winds shift on the Indian Ocean and Force 7 gales kick up fierce swells, all but the hardiest of Somalia’s notorious pirates stay home with their boats pulled up on the beach. There have always been a few, however, who continued to roam what have become the world’s most dangerous waters, continuing the hijacks even […]
MOMBASA, Kenya, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — A Kenyan court on Wednesday sentenced seven Somali pirates to 20 years each in prison for hijacking Sri-Lanka fishing trawler almost three years ago. The suspects – Barre Ali Farah, Abdi Mohammed, Ali Hussein Hassan, Abdulkarim Nur Shire, Bashir Mohammed Ehmi, Abdulrazak Abdullahi Ali and Abdulfaruk Hussein Ali – […]
The fate of seven suspected Somali pirates will be known today. The seven were arrested in October 2009 after they attempted to hijack a fishing trawler off the Gulf of Aden. Magistrate Joyce Gandani on Monday afternoon told Barre Ali Farah, Abdi Mohammed, Ali Hussein Hassan, Abdulkarim Nur Shire, Bashir Mohammed Ehmi, Abdulrazak Abdullahi Ali […]
FOR this Royal Navy man spending months tackling Somali pirates on the high seas has been worth it. Lieutenant commander Chris Haley spent five months last winter in the Indian Ocean as part of a Nato mission to capture the criminals. He left his Cheltenham home for the Seychelles to give evidence at the trial […]