India navy defends piracy sinking Nov 27, 2008
India is one of several countries currently patrolling the Gulf of Aden, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, amid increasing attacks by Somali pirates. Almost 40 ships have been seized this year, the biggest the Saudi oil tanker, Sirius Star, which is still being held off the Somali coast. (BBC News -- Africa)
Destroyed pirate ship was hijacked fishing vessel Nov 27, 2008
The alleged pirate ship that was blasted out of the water by the Indian Navy in the Gulf of Aden last week was actually a legitimate Thai fishing trawler that had been seized by pirates earlier in the day, the boat's owner said Wednesday. The hijacking of the Ekawat Nava 5 far out at sea; its apparent and immediate conversion to a "mother ship" for the pirates; the gunfight that led to its fiery nighttime sinking; and the harrowing tale of a lone surviving crewman illustrate the dangers and the... (International Herald Tribune)
Pirates strike again off Somalia Nov 26, 2008
Dozens of ships have been attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden ... NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- A Yemeni freighter has become the latest commercial vessel to be attacked in the pirate-plagued Gulf of Aden, a Kenyan maritime official said Tuesday ... A French frigate shadows a commercial ship leaving Djibouti harbor on its way to the Gulf of Aden. (CNN -- International)
Indian navy 'sank Thai trawler' Nov 26, 2008
He said one of the crew had been found alive after six days in the Gulf of Aden, but that another 14 were missing ... Mr Wicharn told reporters in Bangkok that the Ekawat Nava 5 had been headed from Oman to Yemen last Tuesday to deliver fishing equipment when it was approached by Somali pirates in two speed boats in the Gulf of Aden ... India is one of several countries currently patrolling the Gulf of Aden, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. (BBC News)
Somali forces vow to rescue hijacked Yemeni ship Nov 26, 2008
Gunmen seized the MV Adina and its seven crew in the Gulf of Aden last week in the latest of scores of attacks this year that have brought the sea gangs millions of dollars in ransoms ... The November 15 capture of the Sirius Star -- loaded with oil worth $100 million and 25 crew from Britain, Poland, Croatia, Saudi Arabia and the Philippines -- has focussed world attention on the dangers in the Gulf of Aden, which links Europe to Asia ... The ship that was blasted out of the water by the Indian... (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
News Analysis: Surge in piracy raises concerns over maritime terrorism Nov 26, 2008
Al Qaeda has initiated or planned several seaborne attacks in the past decade - notably the suicide bombing in Yemen of the U.S. Navy destroyer Cole in 2000, which killed 17 American sailors, and a similar attack two years later on the French supertanker Limburg off the southeastern coast of Yemen, which killed one crewman and spilled 90,000 barrels of oil into the Gulf of Aden ... The corporate security firm BGN Risk estimates that the special risks insurance levy for crossing the Gulf of Aden... (International Herald Tribune)
Security: Russia's Challenge On The High Seas Nov 26, 2008
It's bolstered its foothold at the strategically perched Tartus base in Syria, and is moving to secure a naval base in Yemen, a former Soviet beachhead, across from the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden, gateway to the Suez Canal, where 7% of global oil trade passes. Two Russian warships sailed into Aden on the same day the Russian ships entered Venezuela, in what they said were routine naval maneuvers ... But about a week ago, Russia said it would divert ships from its Baltic fleet to the Gulf of... (Investors Business Daily)
Pirate 'Mother Ship' or Innocent Victim? Nov 26, 2008
Anti-piracy operations by the Indian navy's warship INS Tabar in the Gulf of Aden ... The Indian navy said the Tabar encountered the vessel in the Gulf of Aden during an anti-piracy mission ... There has been increasing pressure by the shipping community and by states whose commerce depends on the Gulf of Aden, such as Egypt, for the Combined Maritime Forces and the United Nations and NATO to do more. (ABC News)
* Thais ask India about sunken ship Nov 26, 2008
The Indian Navy frigate INS Tabar sank a suspected pirate vessel on Nov. 18 in the Gulf of Aden ... The Thai Foreign Ministry said it was convinced the pirate ship was in fact the Ekawat Nava 5 because the owner of the vessel lost contact with his ship on Nov. 18 while it was in the Gulf of Aden and one of the crewmen, a Cambodian, who survived the attack has provided details of the incident from his hospital bed in Yemen, Tharit said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Thai company says INS Tabar sank its vessel Nov 26, 2008
But it appears the Navy's hot pursuit off the Gulf of Aden may have led to some collateral damage ... Wicharn Sirichaiekawat, owner of the Ekawat Nava 5, claimed one Cambodian crewman was found alive after six days adrift in the Gulf of Aden, and one is confirmed dead ... "We don't know in what context such claims were being made," he said, adding the ship that attacked the Tabar was laden with ammunition. (India Times, India)
Shipping Group Urges Anti-Piracy Blockade Nov 25, 2008
NATO Rejects Naval Barricade Proposal In Gulf Of Aden Off Somalia's Coast ... Peter Swift, managing director of the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, said stronger naval action - including aerial and aviation support - is necessary to battle rampant piracy in the Gulf of Aden near Somalia ... "The other option is perhaps putting a blockade around Somalia and introducing the idea of intercepting vessels leaving Somalia rather than to try to protect the whole of the Gulf of... (CBS News)
Pirates were 'animals,' former captive says Nov 25, 2008
Stolt Valor tanker was hijacked in the Gulf of Aden -- a piracy hotspot ... The Stolt Valor, a chemical tanker, was hijacked in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Yemen on September 15 and was one of several vessels hijacked in recent weeks by pirates. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)
'Navies should sanitise Gulf of Aden' Nov 25, 2008
Navies should sanitise Gulf of Aden: Stolt Valor captain - Sify ... Navies should sanitise Gulf of Aden: Stolt Valor captain ... New Delhi: Stressing that the Gulf of Aden, which controls the access to the Suez Canal, is vital for the global economy, the Indian captain of the cargo vessel MV Stolt Valor that was held captive by Somali pirates for two months, on Tuesday stressed the need for global navies to "sanitise" the waterway and stage "hot pursuit" raids against the brigands. (Sify.com, India)
Somali pirates hijack cargo ship Nov 25, 2008
Nairobi: Somali pirates have hijacked a Yemeni cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden, a maritime official said on Tuesday ... "A Yemeni cargo ship MV Amani has been hijacked by sea pirates in the Gulf of Aden," Mwangura said without further details ... The Gulf of Aden which connects the Indian Ocean with the Mediterranean and the Pacific oceans through the Suez Canal to be one of the busiest maritime trade routes, has seen an alarming rise in piracy, mostly by Somali insurgents who have been... (Sify.com, India)
Somali Pirates Say They May Reduce Ransom Demand for Hijacked Saudi Tanker Nov 25, 2008
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- The Somali pirates who hijacked an oil-laden Saudi Arabian supertanker said they may reduce their demand for a $25 million ransom and vowed to defend themselves if an attempt is made to free the ship ... Spurred by the willingness of ship owners to pay ransoms, hijackings in the Gulf of Aden region and elsewhere leaped this year ... A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, Europes largest shipping line, said Nov. 20 it would halt shipments through the Gulf of Aden, which is flanked by... (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Pirate Victims Fund More Attacks With $100 Million in Ransom Since 1990s Nov 25, 2008
A fresh example of owners acceding to ransom demands emerged on Nov. 22, when said it had paid a sum it declined to disclose to free its Greek chemical tanker, the MV Genius, and 19 crew members almost two months after Somali pirates seized them in the Gulf of Aden ... Hijackings in the Gulf of Aden region and elsewhere leaped this year ... Since January, at least 91 vessels have been attacked in the Gulf of Aden, an area almost twice the size of Alaska flanked by the Arabian Peninsulas Yemen... (Bloomberg)
Obama's Next Arab Headache Nov 25, 2008
In October 2000, 17 U.S. soldiers died in Aden harbor when the USS Cole was bombed during a refueling stop ... Piracy and smuggling in the Gulf of Aden would escalatewith implications for the security of shipping routes and the transit of oil through the Suez Canal to Europe and North America. (Slate)
Fight fire with fire Nov 24, 2008
In the treacherous Gulf of Aden between Yemen and Somalia, pirates attack about 1 in 10 ships traveling this route from countries that produce about 7 percent of the world's oil. It's only a small step to the possibility of alliances with ideological terrorists, who would have no second thoughts about destroying oil supplies in the region. (Montana Standard, MT)
Ransoms bring wealth to Somali pirate bases Nov 24, 2008
Some analysts trace the gangs' roots to ties forged with criminal networks across the Gulf of Aden in Yemen during years of people-smuggling operations. Others say the buccaneers began life as a rag-tag "coast guard" formed by elders enraged by European fishing fleets illegally trawling Somali territorial waters for tuna, and even more clandestine craft dumping deadly toxic waste on its shore. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Root cause of Somali pirates' rampancy Nov 22, 2008
Eyes across the world recently have been staring at the Gulf of Aden, an area almost twice the size of Alaska flanked by Yemen and Somalia, where Somali pirates are making newspaper headlines by capturing several vessels within a few days including the largest oil tanker Sirius Star ever kidnapped ... The Gulf of Aden is a major route leading to Egypt's Suez Canal, one of the major waterways linking Europe and Asia ... On Wednesday, a Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship was confirmed to have been... (Xinhuanet, China)
World Struggles With Somali Piracy Solution Nov 21, 2008
One of the few victories against the pirates was chalked up by the Indian navy on Tuesday when the warship INS Tabar sank a suspected pirate "mother ship" in the Gulf of Aden and chased two attack boats ... On Wednesday, Norwegian shipping group Odfjell SE ordered its more than 90 tankers to avoid the Gulf of Aden because of the risk of attack by pirates ... The Gulf of Aden, off Somalia, connects to the Red Sea, which in turn is linked to the Mediterranean by the Suez Canal. (Fox News)
Somalia 'to become pirate magnet' Nov 21, 2008
With Britain's Royal Navy co-ordinating the European response to the incident, Mr Miliband said: "There is a fundamental problem in the Gulf of Aden. That is why the deployment of the European force is the right thing to do." ... Earlier this month, one of its frigates, the Neustrashimy, scared away pirates who were trying to hijack ships in the Gulf of Aden ... In a rare victory against the organised gangs, the Indian navy said it had sunk a suspected pirate "mother ship" after it failed to... (BBC News -- Africa)
Arab countries meet to tackle Somali pirate threat Nov 21, 2008
Earlier in the day, major international shipping firm A.P. Moller-Maersk announced plans to reroute some of its fleet around South Africa's Cape of Good Hope to avoid the possibility of pirate attacks in the Gulf of Aden ... For Egypt, whose economy relies heavily on tolls paid for travelling through the Suez Canal, it is of paramount importance that shipping companies continue to see the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea as safe routes. (Christian Science Monitor)
Egypt calls meetings on stopping piracy Nov 21, 2008
The tactics have made perilous the shipping routes in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen that lead to the Red Sea, the Suez Canal and finally the Mediterranean. In October, Egypt collected $467. (AZCentral -- News)
Pirates send shipping firms on costly detour Nov 21, 2008
Dozens of vessels this year have been hijacked in the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and Somalia this year, and increasingly pirates are extending their reach farther south along Africa's coastline ... We believe that piracy in the Gulf of Aden is a threat to important international trade lanes and therefore an international security issue, Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk AS said yesterday from Copenhagen ... Maersk, Europe's largest shipping line, said its oil tankers will now steer clear of the Gulf... (Globe and Mail -- Business)
High risk on the high seas Nov 21, 2008
Seventy nautical miles north of Cape Guardafui, in the Gulf of Aden, a second speedboat with four more pirates appeared on his port side and he knew there was no escape ... In the past year, Somali pirates have collected an estimated $US30 million ($48 million) in ransoms for hijacked boats and crews, mainly in the Gulf of Aden, a funnel-shaped stretch of water between Yemen and Somalia that guards the entry to the Red Sea and Suez Canal ... " The Piracy Reporting Centre is in Kuala Lumpur for a... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
U.S. sanctions against Somalian terrorists Nov 21, 2008
On Wednesday, a Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship was confirmed to have been hijacked in the Gulf of Aden near the coast of Yemen ... NAIROBI, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Somalia pirates have hijacked a Hong Kong cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden near the coast of Yemen, a regional maritime official confirmed on Wednesday ... At the beginning of December, five or six warships will begin patrolling in the Gulf of Aden where pirates infest. (Xinhuanet, China)
Red Sea Arab countries call for more co-op to combat piracy Nov 21, 2008
The delegates expressed their concern over the phenomenon of piracy off the Somalia coasts, Gulf of Aden and the western part of Indian Ocean ... Most attacks have been in the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and north Somalia, a major route leading to Egypt's Suez Canal, one of the most important international waterways linking Europe and Asia. (Xinhuanet, China)
Negotiations underway for release of Saudi oil tanker Nov 21, 2008
One of Europe's largest shipping companies already has said it will reroute some oil tankers around the Gulf of Aden and the canal to reduce the piracy risk ... Since January, at least 91 vessels have been attacked in the Gulf of Aden, an area almost twice the size of Alaska flanked by Yemen and Somalia ... On Wednesday, a Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship was confirmed to have been hijacked in the Gulf of Aden near the coast of Yemen. (Xinhuanet, China)
'Experts' lead Saudi tanker talks Nov 21, 2008
In a rare victory against the organised gangs, the Indian navy earlier said it had sunk a suspected pirate "mother ship" after it failed to stop for an inspection in the Gulf of Aden, several hundred kilometres north of the location where the hijackers boarded the Sirius Star ... Shipping companies are now weighing up the risks of using the short-cut route to and from Europe via the Gulf of Aden and the Suez Canal ... Maersk, one of the world's biggest shipping firms, announced on Thursday that... (BBC News -- Africa)
Somali pirates turn villages into boomtowns Nov 20, 2008
According to Kenyan prosecutors, the eight hijacked a Yemen fishing vessel, Waadi Omar 2, on Nov. 9 in the Gulf of Aden and held its crew hostage until the British navy intervened. . (MSNBC -- International)
India sinks suspected pirate 'mother ship' Nov 20, 2008
The Indian navy said the pirates in the Gulf of Aden fired on the INS Tabar after the officers asked to search it ... Last week, Indian navy commandos operating from a warship foiled a pirate attempt to hijack a ship in the Gulf of Aden ... Separate bands of pirates also seized a Thai ship with 16 crew members and an Iranian cargo vessel with a crew of 25 in the Gulf of Aden, where Somalia-based pirates appear to be attacking ships at will, said Noel Choong of the International Maritime Bureau's... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
World grapples with pirate problem Nov 20, 2008
Like the globe's other piracy hot spot, the narrow Strait of Malacca between Malaysia and Indonesia, the Gulf of Aden is one of the most sensitive choke points in global commerce, a passageway for an array of valuable cargo such as oil, weapons and manufactured goods shuttling between Europe and Asia. While the stable, comparatively wealthy Southeast Asian countries that line the Malacca Strait have committed their naval and coastal forces to stamping out hijackings and piracy, the Gulf of Aden... (Los Angeles Times)
India leads fight against Somali pirates Nov 20, 2008
With nearly $100 billion of cargo passing through the pirate-laden Gulf of Aden each month, India cannot afford to let the threat go unchecked ... Since January, at least 91 ships have been hijacked in the Gulf of Aden, a 1 million-square-mile waterway between Somalia and Yemen ... While warships from eight different countries, including India, have deployed to the Gulf of Aden to combat piracy, the issue is particularly important for India. (Christian Science Monitor)
Warship shells pirates Nov 20, 2008
The Indian frigate INS Tabar, one of dozens of warships from several countries protecting shipping lanes in the Gulf of Aden, attacked the pirate ship late on Tuesday after coming under fire, navy spokesperson Nirad Sinha said ... We will mechanically count the money and we have machines that can detect fake money," the man said on an audio tape produced by the Arab television network. Vela International, the owners of the ship, would not comment on the report. Seized in the Indian Ocean some... (iAfrica.com)
Pirates demand $39m ransom Nov 20, 2008
An EU naval fleet under British command will sail to the Gulf of Aden next month to "disrupt and tackle the scourge of piracy", Britain's Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, said in Beirut ... Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal, said that while countries did not like to negotiate with hijackers, the final decision was with the owners of the supertanker, which is laden with $US100 million worth of oil and was hijacked at the weekend. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
INDIA FIGHTS BACK Nov 20, 2008
Here, the Tabar is seen in the Gulf of Aden on Nov. 11, escorting a ship back to safety after rescuing it from a hijack attempt. NEW DELHI (AP) An Indian naval vessel sank a suspected pirate "mother ship" in the Gulf of Aden and chased two attack boats into the night, officials said Wednesday, as separate bands of brigands seized Thai and Iranian ships in the lawless seas ... Last week, Indian navy commandos operating from a warship foiled a pirate attempt to hijack a ship in the Gulf of Aden. (USA Today)
Pirates 'out of control'; more ships seized Nov 19, 2008
18: With the Saudi supertanker seized Sunday by pirates now anchored within sight of Somalia, the Chinese News Agency reports a Hong Kong cargo ship has been hijacked today by pirates in the Gulf of Aden ... NEW DELHI, India - Separate bands of pirates hijacked two ships and captured their crews, while yet another opened fire on an Indian navy ship before being driven off clear signs that the brigands roaming the Gulf of Aden are becoming bolder and more violent, officials said Wednesday ...... (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)
Pirates pass open water test Nov 19, 2008
An international naval force patrols the Gulf of Aden ... Many previous attacks have focussed on the Gulf of Aden - the narrow waterway between Somalia and Yemen ... "It's probably because of increased pressure from foreign navies in the Gulf of Aden. The pirates have moved further south.". (BBC News -- Africa)
Hijacked Saudi tanker reaches Somalia Nov 19, 2008
Increasingly brazen pirate activity in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean waters off Somalia has driven up insurance costs, forced some ships to go round South Africa instead of through the Suez Canal, and secured millions of dollars in ransoms ... But underlining the difficulty of containing the problem, China's official Xinhua agency said on Tuesday a Hong Kong ship loaded with grain and bound for Iran was hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Tanker in pirate lair Nov 19, 2008
But international security fears were heightened further on Tuesday when a Hong Kong cargo ship was hijacked in the Gulf of Aden near the Yemen coast ... The majority of attacks by Somali pirates have taken place in the Gulf of Aden over the past year, around the tip of Somalia which juts into the Indian Ocean and commands access to the Red Sea and the Suez Canal ... It made another spectacular catch in September when it hijacked a Ukrainian cargo ship laden with combat tanks for southern Sudan,... (iAfrica.com)
Hijacked supertanker moors off Somalia Nov 19, 2008
Most attacks have been in the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and north Somalia, a major route leading to the Suez Canal linking Europe and Asia. BEIJING, Nov. 18 -- Somali pirates have captured a fully laden Saudi supertanker far off east Africa, seizing the biggest vessel ever hijacked with a cargo of oil worth over 100 million U.S. dollars in an attack that pushed world crude prices higher. (Xinhuanet, China)
Film buffs rescue 1930s Mayfair Theatre Nov 19, 2008
A Thai fishing boat taken hostage in the Gulf of Aden is now one of three vessels that have reportedly been hijacked off the coast of Somalia this week. U.S. auto executives took their case for a $25-billion US industry bailout to Congress on Tuesday, warning that the industry was teetering on the brink of disaster as they work to overcome political opposition. (CBC.ca)
Somali pirate attacks 'out of control': watchdog Nov 19, 2008
Choong said that in the latest incident, a Thai-operated fishing boat registered in Kiribati was seized off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden on Tuesday while en route to the Middle East ... Since January the IMB said 94 ships have been attacked in the Gulf of Aden and Somalia. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Hijacked oil tanker nears Somalia Nov 18, 2008
Hijackings off the coast of East Africa and the Gulf of Aden - an area of more than 1m square miles - make up one-third of all global piracy incidents this year, according the International Maritime Bureau ... The route around the Cape of Good Hope is a main thoroughfare for fully-laden supertankers from the Gulf. (BBC News)
Mandate keeps NATO from hijacked Saudi tanker Nov 18, 2008
The four-ship contingent was dispatched to the region under a U.N. mandate to escort vessels chartered by the WFP to Somali ports, and to conduct patrols designed to deter pirates from attacking merchant ships transiting through the Gulf of Aden ... A Turkish frigate, the TOG Gokova, and the British frigate HMS Cumberland are conducting deterrence patrols in the Gulf of Aden, where they engaged in a firefight last week with pirates attempting to hijack a Danish ship ... A number of shipping... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Pirates hijack Saudi supertanker Nov 18, 2008
An oil-laden Saudi Arabian supertanker with 25 crew members on board that was hijacked by Somali pirates is being taken to a region in the Horn of Africa used by gangs seeking ransoms for ships, the US Navy said ... The attack may be the most brazen in a year in which piracy in the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and Somalia has doubled to at least 60 incidents, according to London-based Chatham House, which does analysis on international affairs ... About 11% of the world's seaborne petroleum passes... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Pirates hijack Saudi Arabian-owned oil tanker Nov 18, 2008
The U.S. Navy said the Saturday's hijacking of the oil tanker occurred in the Indian Ocean far south of the zone patrolled by international warships in the busy Gulf of Aden shipping channel, which leads to and from the Suez Canal ... Most attacks have been in the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and north Somalia, a major route leading to the Suez Canal linking Europe and Asia. (Xinhuanet, China)
Somali pirates have hijacked a Saudi Arabian-owned oil tanker,00004000 the largest vessel ever seized, loaded with crude and carrying 25 crew members off the Kenyan coast, a regional maritime official said on Monday. • Somali pirates release Japanese vessel with 18 Indians Nov 18, 2008
Most attacks have been in the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and north Somalia, a major route leading to the Suez Canal linking Europe and Asia. Editor: An. (Xinhuanet, China)
Pomegranate: Fruit of the Ancients Nov 18, 2008
There is a small island off the northeast coast of Somalia, directly across the Gulf of Aden from Yemen and the Arabian peninsula, and which is part of the Republic of Yemen ... It is the arils that are laden with the juice around the seeds which can be eaten or not, says the Pomegranate Council and which are used in recipes, unless only juice is called for. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Chinese Fishing Boat Seized Off Kenya, Xinhua Says Nov 17, 2008
Most attacks have been in the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and north Somalia, a major route leading to the Suez canal linking Europe and Asia. (Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Paul Tait). (Planet Ark, United States)
Pirates Seize Japanese-Owned Chemical Tanker, Crew of 18, Off Yemen Coast Nov 17, 2008
Pirates Seize Japanese Ship in Gulf of Aden off Coast of Yemen ... Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- A Japanese-owned chemical tanker was seized by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, Japan's Foreign Ministry said, adding officials are trying to find out more information on the incident ... Pirate attacks climbed fivefold in the Gulf of Aden in the first nine months of this year as ransom payments spurred raiders to seize more ships, according to the International Maritime Bureau's piracy reporting center in... (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Al-Qaida's budget slips through cracks Nov 15, 2008
2000 USS Cole, Aden, Yemen -- $5,000 to $10,000 to cover the cost of explosives, and inflatable boats as well as a camera to record the event ... No one wants to be placed on the U.N. list of 503 people and entities or OFAC's 404-page list of "Specially Designated Nationals," a voluminous compilation of everyone from Cuban tourist agents to Osama bin Laden. (MSNBC -- International)
British and Russia warships repel pirates Nov 14, 2008
MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- Russian and British ships repelled a pirate attack on a Danish ship in the Gulf of Aden, the Russian navy said Wednesday ... The Gulf of Aden, which connects the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea, has become a treacherous stretch for ships, particularly along the Somali coast. (CNN -- World)
The Suffering Of Somalia Nov 14, 2008
Shortly after midnight on Friday, Nov. 7, pirates seized a Danish cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden; on Saturday night an aid worker was shot and killed as he walked home from evening prayers in a village 270 miles (435 km) from Mogadishu; on Sunday, fighting between insurgents and African Union peacekeepers left at least seven dead in the capital, and a senior government official was killed in the south of the country; and in the early hours of Monday, bandits crossed the border into Kenya, where... (Time.com)
Russian, British ships repel Somali pirate attack Nov 13, 2008
The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution in June allowing ships of foreign nations that cooperate with the Somali government to enter their territorial waters "for the purpose of repressing acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea." About 20,000 ships sail through the Gulf of Aden each year, compared to 13,000 that pass through the Panama Canal and 50,000 that traverse the Straits of Malacca formerly the most pirate-infested waterway in the world. Indian navy prevents... (MSNBC -- International)
UK navy kills suspected pirates Nov 13, 2008
HMS Cumberland, a Plymouth-based Type 22 frigate, is currently deployed on a piracy-fighting mission in the Gulf of Aden as part of a Nato taskforce. There has been a rise in attacks on merchant shipping and aid shipments in the area. (BBC News)
Turkish tanker hijacked off Yemen Nov 13, 2008
There have been dozens of attacks and hijackings in the Gulf of Aden this year, making it one of the most dangerous sea routes in the world ... The Gulf of Aden is among the world's most perilous shipping channels ... The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) says 63 of 199 incidents of piracy worldwide recorded in the first nine months of this year had taken place off eastern Somalia and the Gulf of Aden. (BBC News -- Europe)
India navy 'stops pirate attack' Nov 12, 2008
Commandos operating from a warship of the Indian navy have prevented an attempt by pirates to hijack a ship in the Gulf of Aden, the navy says ... The Indian navy last month sent its warships to the Gulf of Aden on an anti-piracy patrol ... The navy has been conducting "anti-piracy patrols" in the Gulf of Aden since 23 October, because a "sizeable portion of our country's trade" flows through it, the navy statement said. (BBC News -- South Asia)
African refugee situation worsening, U.N. says Nov 6, 2008
More than 38,000 people have made the perilous journey across the Gulf of Aden from Somalia to Yemen during the first 10 months of this year, a "considerable increase from the 29,500 who made the same journey during the whole of last year," UNHCR said Tuesday ... In late September, at least 52 Somalis died when the boat smuggling them across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen broke down, and they were left adrift with no food or water for 18 days, according to the U.N.. (CNN -- World)
Dozens dead or missing in Gulf of Aden tragedy Nov 5, 2008
GENEVA, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Some 40 Africans have been confirmed dead or remain missing after they were forced overboard by smugglers in the Gulf of Aden, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday ... Over 600 African migrants have been reported dead or missing so far this year trying to cross the Gulf of Aden from Somalia to Yemen in smugglers' boats, according to UNHCR figures. (Xinhuanet, China)
Bodies of 60 Migrants Wash Ashore in Yemen Nov 4, 2008
The migrants were the latest victims among the thousands of Africans who have attempted the perilous journey this year across the Gulf of Aden, which is also a hotbed for piracy. "A lot of attention has been paid lately to tackling the issue of piracy in the waters off the Horn of Africa," said the head of MSF in Yemen, Francis Coteur, in a statement released Monday. (Fox News)
60 African refugees found dead on Yemen beach Nov 4, 2008
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said the latest victims on the notoriously perilous smuggling route had came across the Gulf of Aden from the Somali port city of Bosasso, fleeing war and poverty at home ... Sixty three out of a total 199 incidents of piracy worldwide between January and September this year were in the Gulf of Aden and off the Somali coast, according to the International Maritime Bureau. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Tropical storm hits southern Yemen coastline Oct 24, 2008
The storm formed in the Indian Ocean this week, circumvented the Horn of Africa and crossed the Gulf of Aden, where it weakened to a tropical depression before heading to Yemen. . (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
NATO fleet sails toward Somalia to guard against piracy Oct 23, 2008
About 20,000 ships pass annually through the Gulf of Aden, a strategic body of water off the coasts of Somalia and Yemen. Somalia, caught up in an Islamic insurgency, has not had a functioning government since 1991 and cannot guard its coastline. (International Herald Tribune)
