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Somali pirates took North Korean sailors hostage, prompting the United States to come to its aid—an uncommon occurrence between both nations at the time. A U.S. Naval vessel helped North Korean sailors get back their ship. Some Somali pirates were wounded during the operation. North Korea thanked the U.S. for its help shortly afterwards. [48]
Island Splendor (Oil) Attack failed. 2013-10-11: unknown: Attack failed. unknown: On 11 October at 0918 UTC, pirates in two skiffs fired upon the tanker Island Splendor and attempted a boarding approximately 237 nautical miles (439 km) east of Hobyo, Somalia. The armed security team aboard the tanker fired flares and warning shots, whereupon ...
Somali pirates captured Maran Centaurus some 800 nautical miles (1,500 km; 920 mi) east of Somalia. [131] The ship was carrying US$140 million in crude oil at the time of its capture. [ 132 ] The ship was released on 19 January after a ransom of between US$5,500,000 and $7,000,000 was paid.
General area off the coast of Somalia where the pirates operate Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Somali pirates have threatened international shipping with piracy since the beginning of the Somali Civil War in the early 1990s. This list documents those ships attacked in 2011: for ...
On 12 October 2008, Somali security forces engaged in a shoot-out with the pirates, resulting in a death of a pirate and of a Somali soldier. [55] The security forces also captured two pirate speedboats. Two days later, Somali forces liberated the ship, and 10 hijackers were arrested. [56] Panama ( Greece) MV Action (chemical tanker) 20 (unknown)
The pirates opened fire first at the Chrystal Arcti ... likely part of a growing number of piracy attacks emanating from Somalia. The attack on the Marshall Islands-flagged Chrystal Arctic comes ...
Ten pirates were taken into custody while the Taipan ' s crew was released unharmed. [33] United States: USS Ashland (Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship) Unknown (N/A) Attack failed, six pirates captured: April 10, 2010: unknown: None: Pirates fired shots at the USS Ashland 330 nmi (610 km; 380 mi) off the coast of Djibouti. The United ...
List of ships attacked by Somali pirates in 2008; List of ships attacked by Somali pirates in 2009; List of ships attacked by Somali pirates in 2010; List of ships attacked by Somali pirates in 2011; List of ships attacked by Somali pirates in 2012; MV Sinar Kudus hijacking; MV Sirius Star; German tanker Spessart; KD Sri Indera Sakti; MV Stolt ...