A European Union vessel has reached a ship taken by pirates off the coast of Somalia and found all its 24 crew members safe.

Piracy off the Somali coast peaked in 2011, when 237 attacks were reported. Somali piracy in the region in 2011 cost the ...

A European naval force is en route to help a ship that was hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, as another vessel ...

European Union naval forces have rescued 24 sailors from a Maltese-flagged oil tanker that was attacked by pirates off the ...

“After an early show of force of the Pirate Action Group (PAG) abandoned the merchant tanker. The flagship ESPS Victoria with ...

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A recent surge in piracy off Somalia has renewed concerns for global shipping routes. The EU naval mission Atalanta thwarted ...

A European Union anti-piracy force has reached the Maltese-flagged merchant tanker Hellas Aphrodite, which pirates had boarded off Somalia on Thursday, the EU naval mission Operation Atalanta said.

The EU naval mission, Operation ATALANTA, successfully freed the Maltese-flagged tanker Hellas Aphrodite from pirate control off Somalia. All 24 crew members are safe without any reported injuries.

Pirates boarded the Hellas Aphrodite, a Malta-flagged vessel carrying gasoline, as it was headed from India to South Africa.

A Malta-flagged tanker heading from Sikka, India, to Durban, South Africa, is targeted by suspected Somali pirates.

European Union naval forces under Operation Atalanta have successfully liberated the Maltese-flagged merchant tanker Hellas ...