US Navy to battle and capture pirates

Up to till now the US Navy has only been disrupting the pirates off the coast of Somalia. But now the Navy is close to finalizing an agreement with a unspecified country to take the pirates. The Navy did not name the country it is in talks with but the country is near the horn [...]

Somali pirate’s body washes ashore with $153 000

The pure definition of poetic justice…AZ Central MOGADISHU, Somalia- The body of a Somali pirate who drowned just after receiving a huge ransom washed onshore with $153,000 in cash, a resident said Sunday, as the spokesman for another group of pirates promised to soon free a Ukrainian arms ship.[...] “One of them was discovered and [...]

Somalia pirates drown with their share of the $3 million loot

allah knows best. Lift from The Jawa ReportFox News Five of the Somali pirates who released a hijacked oil-laden Saudi supertanker drowned with their share of a reported $3 million ransom after their small boat capsized, a pirate and port town resident said Saturday. Pirate Daud Nure says the boat with eight people on board [...]

Somali pirates release Saudi oil tanker

The pirates are now $3 million richer. Reuters MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali pirates freed a Saudi supertanker seized in the world’s biggest ship hijacking for a $3 million ransom on Friday. The capture of the Sirius Star and its $100 million cargo of crude in November drew attention to a surge in piracy off Somalia [...]

US Navy creates a new task force dedicated to battling pirates

The US Navy finally getting back to its roots to start battling piratesCNN he U.S. Navy has started a force to battle pirates attacking ships in and near the Gulf of Aden off Somalia’s coast, the U.S. Fifth Fleet said Thursday. The unit — called Combined Task Force 151 — is a spinoff of an [...]

China to send warships to fight Somalia piracy

I doubt the Chinese will be afraid to use their guns to kill some islamic pirates. AFP BEIJING (AFP) — China is preparing to send warships to fight rampant piracy off the coast of Somalia, the government said Thursday, a day after one of its commercial vessels foiled an attack near the African state. “We [...]

U.S. Somalia peacekeeping idea hits resistance at U.N

I agree with this 100 percent ! It has to be the smartest thing anyone has come up with yet ! What you have in Somalia , Is a WAR , Islamic extremists are taking over And doing whatever they want ! It has been this way for over 15 years! If you send in [...]

Pirates seize four ships in Gulf of Aden

“WE WILL SINK THEM” , Pretty simple ! This should have been said from the start , why anyone would even consider for one second the feelings of a terrorist is beyond me ! Now we wait and see if anyone has the Gonads to do it ! Now that they have been granted permission [...]

Indian Navy Captures 23 Pirates in Gulf of Aden

Way to go Indian navy ! Now we wait and see if they are going to be held for a trial , or let go so they can continue playing “Pirates” Epoch timesNEW DELHI—Indian naval forces came to the rescue of a merchant vessel under attack by pirates in the Gulf of Aden on Saturday, [...]

Navy commander questions land attacks on pirates

Maybe we should just sit down and talk to the islamic pirates. That would stop the pirate attacks [end sarcasm]. AP MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — The commander of the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet expressed doubt Friday about the wisdom of launching attacks against Somali pirates on land — a proposal the U.S. is circulating to [...]

Somalia backs U.S. plan to hunt pirates

finally we have some one making some sense here ! I don’t think that fighting these Nimrods on land is the best thing to do ! I guess it would be o.k if we were allowed to do whatever necessary to get the job done but if there are restrictions on Anything , NO WAY [...]

Pirates threaten to scrap ransom deal

The only payment the islamic pirates should receive is a couple of bullets to the back of the head. Dawn MOGADISHU, Dec 7: Somali pirates holding an arms-laden Ukrainian cargo ship on Sunday accused the owners of stalling on a ransom payment and threatened to pull out of a deal for its release struck a [...]

Danish Navy Rescues Suspected Somali Pirates Adrift at Sea

A Danish warship responded to the distress calls of Somali pirates. The Danish sailors took the pirates onboard the HDMS Absalon, confiscated their AKs, and RPGs and sank their speed boat. However, the Danes cannot arrest the pirates because they were not caught in the act of piracy. Lieutenant Commander Jesper Lynge, a Danish Navy [...]

US warship backs off as pirate talks continue

This is what the US NAvy is today…spectators. The Navy has forgotten why it was created in the first place, TO BATTLE ISLAMIC PIRATES!!!!!! Now 200 years later, the Navy opts to back off and let negotiations take place between the pirates and the shipping company. Negotiations between Europeans and the US with the Barbary [...]

India. Pirate ‘mothership’ was fishing boat

WhoopsCanada.com The pirate “mothership” destroyed by the Indian navy in the Gulf of Aden was a hijacked Thai fishing boat and its crew was tied up below decks. The vessel, which was sunk by INS Tabar, an Indian frigate, on the night of Nov. 18, was the Ekawat Nava 5, a deep-sea trawler, rather than [...]

Somali pirates push for ransom bonanza

It sounds like the pirates are getting a little anxious to get some money and get on with “Hi-Jacking” more ships , Lowering the ransom on certain ships is a sure sign of that ! Still no-one can come up with a good Plan to Defeat these guy’s ! MOGADISHU (AFP) — Somali pirates Tuesday [...]

No links between Somali pirates, al Qaeda: US

The Africom commander General William Ward has stated that he has no evidence linking the piracy off Somalia’s coast with al Qaida. But earlier this year, al Qaida has stated that the increased pirates attacks in the Gulf of Aden are because of them! But General William War has no personal knowledge” of that. Even [...]

al Shabaab on trail of Somali pirates

I guess the pirates didn’t get the memo that Saudi Arabia is one their same side. But then again, islam does say that war is deceit and I wouldn’t be surprised if this is just smoke and screen. “Saudi Arabia is a Muslim country and hijacking its ship is a bigger crime than other ships,” [...]

India navy ‘to go after pirates’

The Indian navy , Already took out one ship ! Now that they have access to Somali waters , How long before they do it again ? The BBCThe Indian navy has been given formal approval by the United Nations to go after pirate ships in Somali waters, the BBC has learnt. The UN approval [...]

Major shippers skirt Gulf of Aden to avoid pirates

Somalia is probably the Biggest Cess pool in the world! the Pirates should be dealt with swiftly when they are seen!( I wonder what the Indian navy ,Guided missile ship is for?)As for going back into Somalia , Forget it ! with the Animosity towards the U.S.these days let someone else figure this one out! [...]

Pirate mother ship blown out of water by frigate as two more boats are seized

Well it’s about damn time ! Way to go Indian Navy !!! Times onlineThe battle with pirates operating off the coast of Somalia grew yesterday when raiders seized two more ships but lost one of their own in an uneven firefight with the Indian Navy. The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) described the situation yesterday as [...]

Iranian grain ship seized as Somali pirates hold world to ransom

Someone has got to take control here !!! Six of the worlds Navies together in one area of the ocean , And these jackass Pirates can still do whatever they want ? And nobody Knows the proper way to handle it??? SOLUTION = POINT AND SHOOT !!!! Times OnlineSomali pirates struck again yesterday, seizing an [...]

Pirates seize Saudi tanker off Kenya

Boy are these guys getting Brave , what is going to be the last straw before someone just shoots these nimrods out of the water or sinks a ship they seize? A bunch of tanks and ammo did not do it , about 200 Captive crew members from various ships have not done it , [...]

US Navy seeks people zappers to fight pirates

Somali pirates will face heat rays and really loud AC/DCTelegraph US vessels patrolling the Gulf of Aden and other waterways plagued by resurgent pirate gangs are to be fitted with “non-lethal people zappers,” according to the DefenseNews publication. Vice Admiral Bill Gortney has requested delivery of a range of systems for the Bahrain-based Fifth Fleet. [...]

British and Russian ships fight off Somali pirates

Battling the al Qaida backed pirates off the coast of Somalia will be one of the central fronts in the war against jihadists. Al Qaida has designated the Gulf of Aden to be integral in their goal of establishing islamic states in Somalia and Yemen. Guardian A British frigate and a Russian warship fought off [...]