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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 attacked BW Lion when she was 400 nautical miles (740 km; 460 mi) northeast of the Seychelles and 1,000 nautical miles (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) off the coast of Somalia. The ship's crew managed to evade the attack. [126] [127] Marshall Islands ( Greece) MV Filitsa
Adado, a town in central Somalia where pirates once invested, earned the nicknamed "Blue City" because their newly built mansions often had blue-painted iron sheet roofs.
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 ...
Somali pirates caused chaos in the waters off the country's long coastline from about 2008 to 2018. (Reuters) -Somali pirates released a hijacked ship, MV Abdullah, and its crew of 23 early on ...
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 ...
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)