Somali pirates hijack German-owned ship May 6, 2009
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A U.S. Navy spokesman says Somali pirates have hijacked a German-owned ship with its 11 Romanian crew members in the Gulf of Aden. Lt. Nate Christensen, a spokesman for the Bahrain-based U.S. 5th Fleet, says the ship was seized Tuesday afternoon in an area 75 miles (120 kilometers) south of Yemen. (KOLD.com, AZ)
SKorean warship rescues NKorean vessel off Somalia May 5, 2009
The two dramatic rescues in the Gulf of Aden come as piracy grips the lawless coast off Somalia ... The incident took place 23 miles (37 kilometers) south of the Yemeni port of Aden, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff ... Somalia and Yemen are separated by the Gulf of Aden. (FOX 11, AZ)
S. Korea chases pirates from N. Korean ship May 5, 2009
Sailors of North Korean vessel Dabaksol wave their hands to South Korea's Lynx helicopteron Monday, south of the Aden port in Yemen ... The incident took place 23 miles south of the Yemeni port of Aden, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff ... Somalia and Yemen are separated by the Gulf of Aden. (MSNBC -- International)
Is'haq Modibbo Kawu of Nigeria's Daily Trust May 5, 2009
But the pretext deployed was the need to protect the busy shipping trade routes of the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean from Somali pirates who threaten to disrupt these international water ways. The collapse of the Somali state since the fall of the Siad Barre regime in 1991, has led to the massive illegal foreign fishing regime of poaching and destruction of Somali marine resources which has not been part of the international concern in the same why that the menace of piracy has been... (allAfrica.com)
Fears Of Yemen Turning Into Another Afghanistan May 4, 2009
It also lies just across the Gulf of Aden from Somalia, an even more tumultuous nation where the U.S. has said militants from the terror network have been increasing their activity ... In January, militants announced the creation of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, a merger between the terror network's Yemeni and Saudi branches, led by Naser Abdel-Karim al-Wahishi, a Yemeni who was once a close aide to Osama bin Laden ... Yemen, the ancestral home of bin Laden's family, has long been an... (CBS News -- World)
3 die in clashes in south Yemen; US calls for end to tension May 4, 2009
ADEN, Yemen - Three people were killed yesterday in clashes between security forces and anti-government protesters in southern Yemen, where separatist sentiment is strong, officials and witnesses said ... Officials said opposition groups killed two civilians and wounded 20 in protests in the Raffan district of Lahej province near Aden in the south. (Boston Globe)
He fights pirates from his Navy helicopter May 3, 2009
In the Gulf of Aden, the waterway between Somalia and Yemen where Urkowitz spent many nights on-call, 111 ships were attacked in 2008. The International Maritime Bureau says 61 more attacks occurred around Somalia during the first quarter of this year. (NJ.com -- Times)
Somalia: Potential Migrants Gather in Puntland Apr 30, 2009
Nairobi Thousands of Somalis and Ethiopians have gathered in Bosasso, commercial capital of the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland, with the aim of attempting the perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen, officials told IRIN.. Mohamed Ahmed Ugas, a local government regional coordinator, said Puntland authorities had been sending many migrants back to their homes "but they keep coming back; for now we are not sending them back. "Our estimate is that there are between 2,000 and... (allAfrica.com)
Pirate protection Apr 29, 2009
The threat of pirates taking over a cruise ship is relatively low for two major reasons: It isnt so easy to do, and there arent many cruise ships that service the area near the Gulf of Aden, where the recent incidents involving Somali pirates have taken place ... But Seabourn does have cruises through the Gulf of Aden, and those are done with extra security precautions, he said ... Last year, more than 130 merchant ships were attacked by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden, an increase of... (MSNBC -- Travel)
ENCORE: Closing Gitmo Doesn't Make America Safer Apr 28, 2009
In 1998, al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and leading Muslim militants announced the formation of a coalition called the International Islamic Front for Jihad Against the Jews and Crusaders ... Subsequently, al-Qaeda launched its war against America by bombing two US embassies in East Africa killing more than 200 people and bombing the USS Cole, an American guided-missile destroyer, at Aden, Yemen. (Human Events Online)
$13.4 million released to USS Cole families Apr 28, 2009
Rockport-Fulton High School graduate Gary Swenchonis Jr., along with 16 other sailors, were killed when terrorists attacked the USS Cole in Port Aden, Yemen. His parents, Gary and Debbie, will believe the money has been released when they see it. (Rockport Pilot, TX)
Hijacked oil tanker freed from pirates Apr 28, 2009
The vessel had been hijacked earlier in the day while heading between the two southern Yemeni ports of Mukalla and Aden ... Yemen, an impoverished country on the southwestern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, is across the treacherous Gulf of Aden from Somalia, on the Horn of Africa ... It's the first time Yemen's forces have successfully battled a hijacking since piracy began to surge in the Gulf of Aden a year ago. (MSNBC -- International)
Pirates shoot at cruise ship with machine guns Apr 28, 2009
A Yemeni official said the vessel belonged to Aden refineries ... According to the official, the tanker was on its way back to the southern port city of Aden from Al-Mohra province, where it had unloaded its cargo. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Yemeni troops free hijacked oil tanker Apr 28, 2009
Oil tanker was seized Sunday on its way to Yemeni port of Aden ... (CNN) -- A Yemeni oil tanker hijacked in the Gulf of Aden was freed Monday and 11 Somali pirates were arrested, Yemen's official news agency said ... The tanker was seized Sunday on its way to Aden, SABA said. (CNN -- World)
Nato foils Somali pirates' attack Apr 20, 2009
An attempted attack by Somali pirates on a Norwegian tanker was foiled by Nato warships and helicopters after an overnight pursuit in the Gulf of Aden ... US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently unveiled a plan to tackle piracy in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean off Somalia. (BBC News -- Africa)
No Surrender to Somali Pirate Thugs Apr 18, 2009
This year pirates have attacked dozens of vessels in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden, which leads into the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. Egged on by generous ransom payments, they're holding more than 300 sailors hostage. (Time.com)
U.S. Military Ponders Options to Combat Piracy Apr 18, 2009
A: Pentagon leaders are considering whether to add Navy ships to the patrol force in the Gulf of Aden and the wider Horn of Africa ... These options could be done in concert with other countries already patrolling the Gulf of Aden area. (Newsmax)
A pirate's world Apr 18, 2009
Every year, 22,000 ships pass through the Gulf of Aden to or from the Indian Ocean, carrying about 8% of the world's trade. Since piracy has escalated, at least nine countries have sent naval vessels to patrol the region. (BBC News -- Europe)
* US seeks to freeze pirate assets in four-point plan Apr 17, 2009
The French navy on Wednesday also intercepted a pirate mother ship in the Gulf of Aden and detained 11 fighters, the French defense ministry said. RESCUED CAPTAIN. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Al Qaeda Urges Somalis To Attack Ships Apr 17, 2009
(CBS)A senior Saudi Arabian al Qaeda operative has called on Somali jihadists to step up their attacks on "crusader" forces at sea in the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden, and on land in neighboring Djibouti, which hosts Frances largest military base in Africa ... "The crusaders, the Jews and the traitorous rulers did not come to the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden except to wage war against you in Somalia and abolish your newly established emirate, and by Allah, they shall be defeated. They shall... (CBS News)
Paying off pirates Apr 16, 2009
Nick Davis, chief executive of Aden Group Tranists ... " Roger Middleton, Royal Institute of International Affairs Rising insurance costs "The average ship of the type that are being hijacked, are going to be losing charter value of anywhere between $20,000 and $100,000 per day," says Nick Davis, chief executive of Aden Group Transits, who provide security for merchant ships in the area. Then there is the cost of employing international lawyers who make sure whatever deal is done with the... (BBC News -- Business)
Symptom of a bigger problem Apr 16, 2009
What we are seeing in the Gulf of Aden and western Indian Ocean is just the visible tip of a complex web of challenges inside Somalia, a web that reaches across the country, the region and the world ... Boats laden with desperate refugees fleeing the war in Somalia leave almost daily heading towards Yemen. (BBC News -- Africa)
Somali Pirates Promise Revenge After U.S., French Commando Raids Kill Five Apr 14, 2009
Attacks have surged this past month as pirates struck off the east coast of Somalia to avoid naval patrols in the Gulf of Aden ... About 25 warships from the EU, the U.S., Turkey, China, India, Russia and Malaysia are in the Gulf of Aden to protect a shipping route that carries about one-tenth of world trade. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
US weighs tough action on pirates Apr 14, 2009
"We need a multinational force to take down these pirate areas and destroy their resources, logistics, and ability to project power to sea," said Kurt S. Lippold, the retired Navy officer who was commander of the USS Cole when it was attacked by Al Qaeda suicide bombers in Aden harbor in Yemen in 2000. "We can put surveillance assets in that region to observe where the pirate vessels come out from. We can pinpoint their bases, ships, and take down their ability to operate.". (Boston Globe)
FEATURE-Portugal joins pirate hunt in perilous Gulf of Aden Apr 12, 2009
The bi-weekly drill aboard the escort frigate Corte-Real, patrolling the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden, is vital to defend against the risk of either fire or suicide attack, like that which hit the USS Cole off the coast of nearby Yemen in 2000 ... Ship's captain Antonio Alexandre, 44, has no doubts about the strategic importance of the shipping route that runs through the Gulf of Aden to the Suez Canal, linking Europe to Asia. (AlertNet)
Ship reaches Kenya; pirate lifeboat drifts toward land Apr 12, 2009
Phillips is just one of about 270 hostages from a variety of countries being held by Somali pirates preying on the busy sea-lanes of the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean ... Earlier, attackers fired a rocket-propelled grenade and guns at another ship in the Gulf of Aden between Somalia and Yemen ... Insurance premiums have risen and some shippers just avoid the area, sending cargoes round South Africa to Europe instead of through the Gulf of Aden into the Suez Canal. (AlertNet)
* US standoff with pirates continues, French storm yacht Apr 12, 2009
Yesterday, NATO staff said pirates had attacked a Panama-flagged bulk carrier in the Gulf of Aden between Somalia and Yemen. An unexploded grenade had landed in the commanding officers cabin and bullets were fired at the ship before it repelled the attack with water hoses, said the officials, aboard a Portuguese warship in the area. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Somalia: Pirates Try to Hijack North Korean Ship Apr 11, 2009
Pirates have made another attempt to hijack a ship, this time north of Somalia in the Gulf of Aden, the Nato Shipping Centre reports. The agency said on Friday that the Motor Vessel Ryu Gyong, a bulk carrier sailing under the North Korean flag, was attacked late on Thursday east of Mukalla, Yemen. (allAfrica.com)
Captain of U.S. Ship Still Hostage Apr 9, 2009
In 2008, there were 42 incidents in which ships were seized in the region around the Gulf of Aden. There were 80 attempts during the same time period. (W-USA News, DC)
Somalia: Boat Capsizes Off Coast, 30 Feared Dead Apr 8, 2009
Some 30 Somalis escaping across the Gulf of Aden are feared dead after one boat capsized and another hit rough seas this weekend in two separate smuggling incidents, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported today ... Those who make the Gulf of Aden crossing are fleeing desperate situations of civil war, political instability, poverty and famine in Somalia and the region. (allAfrica.com)
Canadian frigate thwarts suspected pirates in Arabian Sea Apr 6, 2009
HMCS Winnipeg sent its Sea King helicopter to assess the situation, and found the skiffs closing in on the tanker, which was headed west in the Gulf of Aden to the Suez Canal. The helicopter hovered above the boats and lowered its stop sign written in Somali and measuring three metres by one metre beside its machine gun. (Globe and Mail)
Yemen court condemns 'Iran spies' Apr 1, 2009
The three were arrested in the southern city of Aden in June last year for "illegal contact" and went on trial in October. Media barred. (BBC News -- Africa)
Pirate-Chasers Find Busting Brigands Is Easier Than Bringing Them to Trial Mar 27, 2009
European Union and U.S. naval forces have captured dozens of presumed brigands in recent months after beefing up their presence in the Gulf of Aden, the worlds most dangerous waters. Most have been let go or dumped on the shores of neighboring Somalia because of a lack of evidence or confusion over what jurisdiction can prosecute them. (Bloomberg)
* World News Quick Take Mar 23, 2009
At least eight Africans drowned, and several others were injured, as a migrant-laden boat capsized at the southern Yemeni port of Aden after a French navy ship pulled the drifted boat to the port, Yemeni coast guard sources said ... A French Navy ship rescued the boat about 100km from Aden, after it drifted due to an engine failure. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
With counterterror program, Saudis have turned the tide Mar 23, 2009
Five new prisons were built last year as it happens, by the bin Laden family company that hold 1,200 to 1,500 prisoners each ... East Africa Bureau Chief Jeffrey Gettleman reports on efforts to combat piracy in the Gulf of Aden. (International Herald Tribune)
U.S. Navy releases suspected pirates Mar 22, 2009
U.S.-led international naval effort patrols a million square miles in Gulf of Aden ... A Yemeni Coast Guard boat patrols the Gulf of Aden for pirates who threaten shipping ... The attack on the Bison Express was the second one Friday on commercial shipping vessels in the Gulf of Aden, the Navy said. (CNN -- World)
What's behind frequent terrorist attacks in Yemen? Mar 19, 2009
SANAA, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Two latest terrorist attacks on foreign tourists in Yemen not only reminded people of the series of attacks on foreign targets in the country since 2000 when the USS Cole was bombed in the port of Aden, but also prompted people to ask why terrorism lingers in the non-focal Middle East state. Four South Korean tourists were killed in a suicide blast on Sunday when they were visiting an ancient town in southern Yemen's Hadramawt province. (Xinhuanet, China)
Timeline: Yemen Mar 19, 2009
1839 - Aden comes under British rule, and when the Suez Canal opens in 1869 serves as a major refuelling port ... 1967 - Formation of southern Yemen, comprising Aden and former Protectorate of South Arabia ... 1993August -Vice-President Ali Salim al-Baid withdraws to Aden, allegingthat south is being marginalised and that southerners are being attacked by northerners. (BBC News -- Africa)
Tourists die in Yemen explosion Mar 16, 2009
Other previous attacks include the suicide bombing of the USS Cole in the port of Aden in 2000, which killed 17 US soldiers. Last month, Yemen released 176 men suspected of ties to the militant network al-Qaeda on condition of good behaviour, officials said. (BBC News)
Yemen Bombing Kills 4 South Korean Tourists, Local Guide at Historic Site Mar 16, 2009
His group has attacked and killed westerners in the country on several occasions including the October 2000 suicide bombing of the USS Cole off the port of Aden that killed 17 American sailors. South Korean embassy officials have been sent to ascertain the safety of the tourists, according to the statement. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
S.Korean tourists killed in Yemen blast Mar 16, 2009
Yemen is the ancestral homeland of Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda has launched many operations there -- notably the 2000 attack on the USS Cole in the port of Aden that killed 17 sailors. The US embassy in the capital was targeted last September by a double car bomb attack claimed by Al-Qaeda that killed 19 people, including seven attackers. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Gandhi Items Sold To Indian Co. For $1.8M Mar 6, 2009
The sandals were apparently given to a British military officer who photographed the leader in the Yemen port city of Aden, where Gandhi had stopped en route to England. "Nothing makes me happier than allowing these items to be in India, to support nonviolence and Gandhi's great works," Otis said. (CBS News)
Gandhi items sold at auction, then withdrawn Mar 6, 2009
The sandals were apparently given to a British military officer who photographed the leader in the Yemen port city of Aden, where Gandhi had stopped en route to England. In 2007, a letter written by Gandhi was withdrawn from a London auction to allow the Indian government to acquire it. (MSNBC -- International)
Yemen to buy Russian weapons Feb 28, 2009
Russian warships have been patrolling the Gulf of Aden since the end of last year as part of international efforts to protect the shipping waterway off Somalia's coast from attacks by pirates ... East Africa Bureau Chief Jeffrey Gettleman reports on efforts to combat piracy in the Gulf of Aden. (International Herald Tribune)
Africa: Legal Experts Prosecute Pirates Feb 28, 2009
The Associated Press reports that unmanned aerial drones equipped with night-vision gear recently provided the evidence of pirate paraphernalia needed for the U.S. Navy to apprehend nine pirates in the Gulf of Aden on February 12 ... The document, aimed at repressing armed robbery against ships off Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden, remains open for signature by all countries in the region. (allAfrica.com)
Sudan: Car Accident Kills 23 Somalis Feb 26, 2009
The 52 Somali and Ethiopian passengers in one of seven boats crossing the Gulf of Aden were made to jump after the smugglers spotted police and refused to sail closer to shore, the U.N's refugee agency UNHCR said in a statement ... Almost 10,000 people have made the perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen this year. (allAfrica.com)
Swenchonises seek justice in sons death Feb 24, 2009
Published: Monday, February 23, 2009 7:03 PM CST Editor s note: This is the first in a series of stories about Gary and Debbie Swenchonis fight for justice in the death of their son who was serving on the USS Cole when it was attacked Oct. 12, 2000 in Port Aden Yemen. For more than eight years Gary and Debbie Swenchonis have mourned the loss of their son, Gary Graham Swenchonis Jr., who was killed Oct. 12, 2000, along with 16 other sailors, when terrorists attacked the USS Cole in Port Aden,... (Rockport Pilot, TX)
Total's audacious path to success, and more oil Feb 23, 2009
It will soon start shipping liquefied natural gas from the Gulf of Aden, completing a $4 billion project begun less than four years ago. Those shipments will make Yemen the newest member of the world's small club of natural gas exporters - and earn the government as much as $50 billion in tax revenue over the next 25 years. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Relative upset over auction of Gandhi's items Feb 23, 2009
The sandals were apparently given to a British military officer who photographed the leader in the Yemen port city of Aden, where Gandhi had stopped en route to England. "The people who had taken these objects from him would never have agreed to their sale. It's only because they are no more that their heirs are looking at it from a purely monetary outlook, and that is reprehensible," Tushar Gandhi said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Pirate patrol diary Feb 22, 2009
The BBC's Jonah Fisher has joined British Royal Navy frigate HMS Northumberland as it patrols the Gulf of Aden in an EU taskforce to deter Somali pirates ... For the last two days I've been shown the British navy's search and respond capabilities in the Gulf of Aden. (BBC News -- Africa)
U.S. Navy, Russians seize 26 pirates Feb 14, 2009
11: As part of a new strategy to counter pirate attacks, 20 warships from 14 countries now patrol the Gulf of Aden, where Somali pirates staged 120 attacks on cargo ships last year ... The MV Chemstar Venus, owned by a Japanese shipping company and registered in Panama, was seized by armed Somali gunmen on Nov. 15 in the Gulf of Aden between Somalia and Yemen ... Piracy off lawless Somalia reached record levels last year when pirates seized 42 vessels, mainly in the key shipping lane of the Gulf... (MSNBC -- International)
Obama To Meet 9/11, Cole Victims' Families Feb 8, 2009
Get the details on the explosion of the destroyer USS Cole in the Yemeni port city Aden ... Seventeen U.S. sailors died on Oct. 12, 2000, when al Qaeda suicide bombers steered an explosives-laden boat into the Cole, a guided-missile destroyer, as it sat in a Yemen port. (CBS News -- US)
Somali pirates quit mystery ship Feb 7, 2009
However, it remains unclear whether the pirates have been deterred by recent poor weather in the Gulf of Aden, the area between Somalia and Yemen where most attacks take place, or have been put off by the in the area since the turn of the year. The most recent ship to be seized was the M/V Longchamp. (Financial Times)
Guantánamo detainee resurfaces in terrorist group Feb 7, 2009
East Africa Bureau Chief Jeffrey Gettleman reports on efforts to combat piracy in the Gulf of Aden. The leader of the East Congalese rebel forces says they aren't responsible for the mass killings in November. (International Herald Tribune)
Somalia: Number Seeking Asylum On the Rise Mar 29, 2008
Once in Djibouti, many Somalis attempt to cross the Gulf of Aden to Yemen. Some 200 of them are intercepted daily and are detained in an old jail in the port city of Obock, which was built to hold 20 detainees but now houses 200 at a time. (allAfrica.com)
al-Qaida Blamed in Failed US Site Attack Mar 22, 2008
The group was blamed for the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole destroyer in the Yemeni port of Aden that killed 17 American sailors and an attack on a French oil tanker that killed one person two years later. Written By AHMED AL-HAJ You need to be a registered member of ABC 7 News to leave comments on news stories. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Rise in people smuggling Mar 5, 2008
Most of those crossing the Gulf of Aden are Somalis. The United Nations refugee agency says there has been a dramatic increase in the number of people crossing the Gulf of Aden in smugglers' boats ... Charges to cross the Gulf of Aden range from $50 to $150. (BBC News -- Africa)
Chaotic Somalia keeps U.S. on terrorism watch Mar 5, 2008
Yet it is only a relatively short boat trip across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen and the Arabian Peninsula. Page 1. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Somalia: Deaths Increase in Gulf of Aden Mar 5, 2008
com: Somalia: Surge in Number of Migrant Boats - And Deaths - in Gulf of Aden, UN Reports (Page 1 of 1) ... Somalia: Surge in Number of Migrant Boats - And Deaths - in Gulf of Aden, UN Reports ... The number of migrants making the hazardous journey across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen has spiked this year, but so too has the number of deaths, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported today. (allAfrica.com)
US warship stirs Lebanese fear of war Mar 4, 2008
departed in June 2007 for the Middle East for the first time since an Oct. 12, 2000, Al Qaeda attack on the ship in Yemens port of Aden killed 17 sailors. Mark Wilson/Getty Images/File. (Christian Science Monitor)
Terrorist's case shows Yemen's flexible justice Mar 1, 2008
American officials are skeptical, and often express indignation at the release of men like Elbaneh, or Jamal al-Badawi, who is wanted in the attack on the Cole in 2000 in Aden. Badawi, released in October on lenient terms similar to those offered to Elbaneh, was quickly put back in prison after the U.S. government threatened to withdraw aid. (International Herald Tribune)
USS Cole Heads to Lebanon in 'Show of Support' Feb 29, 2008
Al Qaeda operatives bombed the USS Cole in 2000, killing 17 U.S. sailors and nearly sinking the $1 billion warship in Aden Harbor, Yemen. This month the United States expanded economic sanctions on Syria, saying it is responsible for destabilizing Lebanon. (Fox News)
US send ships to eastern Med Feb 29, 2008
The Cole was rebuilt after nearly being sunk in a terrorist attack in Aden, Yemen, in October 2000 that killed 17 sailors aboard. It was recommissioned in April 2002 and went on its first post-attack deployment in November 2003. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Somali human traders face death Feb 28, 2008
The boat people of the Horn of Africa set off from this bustling port of Bossasso on the Gulf of Aden. They hope to make the perilous two or three-day sea journey to Yemen. (BBC News)
Yemen says foils attempt to bomb oil pipeline Feb 25, 2008
It has one large oil refinery at Aden with a throughput capacity of about 100,000 bpd. Yemen has been widely seen in the West as a haven for Islamist militants, including al Qaeda supporters. (International Herald Tribune)
