Piracy experts said Thursday that most of the hijacked ships off the coast of Somalia had ignored safety precautions, and at least 25 percent of the commercial ships that pass through the Gulf of Aden continue to do so. An informal band of nations and organizations fighting ...

Somali pirates on Monday freed the Greek supertanker Maran Centaurus, its owners said, after a plane dropped a ransom of seven million dollars in cash on deck. Pirates said two of their gang were killed in a clash over the share-out of the spoils, delaying the release of the tanker and its crew of 28 hijacked in the Indian Ocean ...

Somali pirates freed the Greek supertanker Maran Centaurus, one of the largest ships ever hijacked, after a plane dropped a record ransom on the deck. The ransom sparked a deadly feud within the group of pirates, delaying the release of the ship and its crew of 28 who were taken in the Indian Ocean on November 29. "Maran Tankers Management ...

A Turkish frigate Saturday staved off an armed attack on an Indian commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden and captured six pirates, the Turkish army said here. The M/V Jal Layak came under machine gun fire as it was sailing 105 miles (195 kilometres) off shore through the warship-patrolled transit corridor that vessels are encouraged to use for ...