Piracy off the coast of Somalia declined after peaking in 2011, but resumed at a faster pace in the past year.

The Liao Dong Yu was “liberated”, the European Union’s Atalanta naval force (EUNAVFOR) said in a social media post, citing ...

The maritime security firm Ambrey said the attack saw the suspects steal three small boats equipped with 60-horsepower ...

MOGADISHU, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Suspected pirates have hijacked a Yemeni-flagged fishing boat off Eyl, northern Somalia, the European Union naval force said on Tuesday. EU Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) ...

But the pirates suffered a reversal of fortunes when international navies began to patrol the seas off Somalia and these days the Puntland Maritime Police Force has a base in Eyl. Most people in ...

*The names of the hijackers are pseudonyms on condition of speaking to Al Jazeera. Mogadishu, Somalia – Liban Hassan* has spent most of his adult life fishing off Somalia’s northeast coast ...

But the pirates suffered a reversal of fortunes when international navies began to patrol the seas off Somalia and these days the Puntland Maritime Police Force has a base in Eyl. Most people in the ...