International Maritime Bureau
latest news & developments
Piracy takes a dive in Somalia
Somali piracy has fallen to a three-year low because of co-ordinated action by international navies and the enlistment of armed security guards.
Ships warned to steer clear of Nigerian waters
A maritime watchdog has warned ships to steer clear of Nigerian waters due to a trio of recent piracy attacks including an assault still underway.
Maritime agency sounds West Africa piracy alarm
A spate of ship hijackings off West Africa indicates the region could emerge as a new piracy "hotspot", a global maritime watchdog has warned.
Continued increase in piracy incidents ‘alarming’
Pirates kidnapped a record number of seafarers in 2010 in an "alarming" escalation of the crisis centred on Somalia, a maritime watchdog says.
Surge in number of pirate attacks
Pirate attacks worldwide more than doubled in the first half of 2009, amid a surge of raids in the Gulf of Aden and the east coast of Somalia.
Somali pirates hijack British, Taiwan vessels
Pirates seized a British-owned ship and a Taiwan-registered fishing boat after taking three vessels last weekend, officials said on Tuesday.
Pirates haul tankers to Somali coast
Pirates were taking two European-owned tankers to Somali coastal havens on Friday and are likely to demand ransoms soon.
Somali pirates in spate of new attacks
Heavily armed Somali pirates attacked six ships earlier this week but all managed to escape, a global maritime watchdog said on Friday.
Somali pirates hijack Malaysian, Turkish ships
Pirates have hijacked a Turkish cargo ship and a Malaysian tug boat and attacked three other vessels in the Gulf of Aden in the past week.
Somali pirates demand $25m for Saudi oil tanker
Somali pirates who hijacked Saudi oil supertanker Sirius Star on Thursday demanded -million in ransom and set a 10-day deadline.
Egypt calls urgent meeting to fight Somali piracy
Egypt has called an urgent meeting of Arab countries bordering the Red Sea to combat piracy off Somalia, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
India sends warships to Somali waters
India has deployed its navy in the Gulf of Aden near Somalia to protect Indian commercial vessels from pirates, news reports said on Friday.
Somali pirates hijack another ship, says watchdog
Somali pirates hijacked a Philippines-managed bulk carrier with 21 sailors aboard on Wednesday, a maritime watchdog said.
Somali pirate attacks ‘at a critical level’
Somali pirates attacked four ships in what a maritime piracy watchdog said on Friday was a ”critical level” of attacks in the Gulf of Aden.
Piracy threatens Suez Canal trade
The increase in piracy in the Gulf of Aden could trigger a humanitarian and environmental disaster in the Horn of Africa, a report warns.