World news about “Piracy”, including breaking news and archival articles published by euronews.
Counter-piracy in the Gulf of Aden The international community is mobilising against the Somali pirates. NATO, the EU and various other industrialised… 24/07/2009 - tags: NATO, Somalia, Piracy
Ordeal over: Hijacked Spanish crew back homeThe crew of the Spanish tuna trawler freed by Somali pirates are back home after their seven week ordeal. The 36… 21/11/2009 - tags: Piracy, Controversy
Freed sailors speak of death threatsThe 36 crew of the Basque owned fishing boat Alakrana freed by Somali pirates this week say their captures threatened… 20/11/2009 - tag: Piracy
Hijacked Spanish trawler arrives in the Seychelles The 36 crew of the Basque owned fishing boat the Alakrana hijacked by Somali pirates has arrived safely in the… 20/11/2009 - tags: Piracy, Somali pirates
Families and friends celebrate as hostages freedIn Spain, a vigil which lasted 47 days by family and friends of a Basque owned fishing boat hijacked by Somali pirates… 18/11/2009 - tags: Piracy, Somali pirates
All 36 crew ‘safe’ as pirates let tuna boat goAll 36 crew members of a Basque owned fishing boat hijacked by Somali pirates have been freed. The owners of the… 17/11/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy
Spain plans fast=track trial for ‘pirates’Two men suspected of being part of a gang which hijacked a Spanish fishing boat off Somalia could be tried in Spain… 16/11/2009 - tags: Piracy, Somali pirates
Spain calls for blockade of pirate portsSpain is calling for Europe to take a tougher stance in dealing with piracy on the high seas. It wants… 12/11/2009 - tags: European Union, Somalia, Piracy
Spaniards rally for release of pirate-held crewBraving heavy rain in the Basque Country, thousands have demanded freedom for the crew of a Spanish trawler seized by… 07/11/2009 - tags: Demonstration, Piracy
Families fear for fate of captured fishermenThe families of 36 kidnapped Spanish fishermen, under threat of death by Somali pirates, have come together to urge… 07/11/2009 - tags: Demonstration, Piracy, Somali pirates
Spanish hostage families urge government to actThe families of Spanish fishermen who Somali pirates have threatened to kill have urged their government to give in to… 06/11/2009 - tag: Piracy
Somali pirates threaten to kill Spanish hostagesSomali gunmen have threatened to kill three Spanish sailors abducted from a fishing vessel if two suspected pirates… 06/11/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy
British hostages in Somalia speak of ordealOne of two Britons being held by Somali pirates has been speaking about their ordeal. In a brief phone interview with… 29/10/2009 - tags: Piracy, United Kingdom, Somali pirates
Pirates demand ransom for Spanish boatPirates who seized a Spanish tuna fishing boat off Somalia have demanded a ransom of more than 2.5 million euros for… 14/10/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy
Two Somali pirates put before Spanish judgeTwo of the 36 pirates who were captured earlier this month have appeared in a Madrid court facing hijacking charges… 13/10/2009 - tags: Justice, Piracy
Somali appear in Madrid court on piracy chargesTwo Somalis suspected of taking part in hijacking a Spanish fishing boat have appeared before a judge in Madrid on… 13/10/2009 - tags: Justice, Piracy
French naval vessel repels Somali piratesSomali pirates in two small boats bit off more than they could chew when they attacked the French navy. They apparently… 08/10/2009 - tags: France, Somalia, Piracy
Spanish navy captures Somali piratesPirates continue to call the shots on the Alakrana, a Spanish tuna fisher hijacked off the coast of Somalia. But… 05/10/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy
Mexico plane hijacker inspired by divine missionA man is being held by Mexican police after threatening to blow up an airliner unless he could warn the president of an… 10/09/2009 - tags: Mexico, Piracy
Pirates attack US helicopterPirates off the Somali coast are getting bolder with this evidence of a patrol helicopter under fire. Marines… 27/08/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy, Attack
Eight charged but Arctic Sea enigma unresolvedEight men suspected of hijacking the Arctic Sea cargo ship are being questioned by Russian investigators after their… 20/08/2009 - tags: Russia, Piracy
Arctic Sea ‘hijackers’ jailedThe suspected hijackers of the Arctic Sea cargo ship have been flown to Russia. Most of the all-Russian crew were… 20/08/2009 - tags: Russia, Piracy
Russia arrests eight over Arctic Sea hijackingRussia says it has arrested eight people in connection with the hijacking of the merchant ship, Arctic Sea. And… 19/08/2009 - tags: Russia, Piracy
Suspected ship hijackers arrestedRussia has arrested eight people in connection with the missing merchant ship Artic sea. Its disappearance left… 18/08/2009 - tags: Russia, Piracy
NATO launches new anti-piracy operation… to fight piracy off the Horn … observers say piracy will only be … 18/08/2009 - tags: NATO, Piracy, Somali pirates
Russia finds mystery merchant shipRussia says it has found a missing cargo ship off the Cape Verde Islands, ending a saga that has baffled maritime… 17/08/2009 - tags: Russia, Piracy
Ransom demand of $1.5m made for Arctic SeaMystery continues over the fate of the missing cargo ship, the Arctic Sea – a financial newspaper internet site is… 16/08/2009 - tags: Russia, Piracy
Mystery ship-owners receive ransom demand… have included piracy, foul play or … believe the piracy scenario is … 15/08/2009 - tags: Finland, Russia, Piracy
Mystery still surrounds missing shipThe Russian-manned cargo ship that vanished in the Atlantic last month is said to have been found near Cape Verde… 14/08/2009 - tags: CapeVerde, Piracy
Arctic Sea reappears off Cape VerdeThe freighter Arctic Sea has been spotted off Cape Verde, according to a military source within the Coast Guard… 14/08/2009 - tags: CapeVerde, Piracy
Russian navy begins freighter search in earnestThe Russian navy has said a flotilla of its warships has arrived in the eastern Atlantic, and has begun a systematic… 13/08/2009 - tags: Finland, Piracy, Sweden
Hijack most likely: missing ship’s operatorsThe company that operates the missing cargo ship Arctic Sea believes it has most probably been hijacked. The 4,000… 13/08/2009 - tags: Finland, Piracy, Sweden
Maritime mystery of ‘hijacked’ freighterThe Russian navy has joined the hunt for a missing cargo ship which may have been pirated in European waters. Mystery… 13/08/2009 - tags: Finland, Piracy
German ship arrives in Mombasa…4 months lateAfter four months in the hands of Somali pirates the German container ship Hansa Stavanger along with its crew has… 08/08/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy, Somali pirates
Dutch ship and crew released by Somali piratesA Dutch ship and its Ukrainian crew have been freed by Somali pirates nearly two months after the vessel was seized in… 23/06/2009 - tags: Netherlands, Transport, Piracy
Antiguan ship seized by Somali piratesSomali pirates have captured a German operated cargo ship. It is believed the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged vessel… 06/05/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy
Somali pirates seize two shipsNineteen Somali pirates have been captured in a NATO led operation in the Gulf of Aden, The group was detained… 02/05/2009 - tags: NATO, Somalia, Piracy
Italian cruise ship fights off piratesAn Italian cruise ship has fought off an attack by pirates off the east African coast. The crew used pistols and… 26/04/2009 - tag: Piracy
Donors say poverty prompts Somalian piracy… (of Somali piracy). The most … to go into piracy - piracy is a … 24/04/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy
Countering the pirates with a treasure chest… to combat piracy in Somalia. … the problem of piracy, it will … 23/04/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy
Donors pledge money to combat Somali piracy… the scourge of piracy off Somalia … and an end to piracy and an end to … to combating piracy. It will go to … 23/04/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy
International conference to save Somalia… explosion of piracy in the seas … embedded in piracy away. Rather, … 23/04/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy
Somali teenager to be tried as adult in piracy casePirate leader or kidnap victim – those are the contrasting portraits of a Somali teenager being presented by the… 22/04/2009 - tags: USA, Justice, Piracy
Fighting counterfeiting and piracyTwenty years ago, counterfeiting mainly used to focus on expansive handbags, nowadays, it has broadened its scope to… 21/04/2009 - tags: Piracy, Counterfeit
Belgian navy joins fight against piracyA Belgian navy ship is on its way to fight piracy off Somalia, as part of international efforts to stop a growing… 19/04/2009 - tags: Belgium, Somalia, Piracy
Belgian ship and 10 crew seized by Somali piratesA Belgian ship with ten crew members has become the latest vessel to be seized by pirates off Somalia. The Pompei was… 18/04/2009 - tags: Belgium, Somalia, Piracy
US rescues captain, kills Somali piratesUS Navy special forces have freed an American ship’s captain from his pirate captors. Richard Phillips was being… 13/04/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy
American cargo ship skipper freedThe captain of an US cargo vessel taken hostage off Somalia has been freed and three of the pirates who were holding… 12/04/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy
European crew seized in tugboat hijackSixteen European sailors are being held captive after pirates seized a tugboat in the latest hijacking in the busy Gulf… 11/04/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy
Hostage killed in French sea-raid off SomaliaThe French government has defended the actions of navy commandos after a hostage was killed in a raid on a yacht held… 11/04/2009 - tags: France, Somalia, Piracy
French special forces botch pirate raidThe French navy has stormed a sailboat held by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, off the Somali coast, killing two pirates… 10/04/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy
French forces launch raid on Somali piratesA number of people are reported to have been killed in an operation by French forces to free hostages being held by… 10/04/2009 - tags: France, Piracy
Another ship seized off SomaliaSomali pirates have struck again in the Gulf of Aden. A Greek-owned cargo ship with 22 crew on board has been… 22/02/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy
Freed piracy victims tell of ordealTwenty sailors held captive by Somali pirates for five months have been speaking about their ordeal as on their return… 13/02/2009 - tag: Piracy
Freed Ukrainian sailors return home… an EU led anti-piracy operation in … Piracy off the horn … 13/02/2009 - tags: Ukraine, Piracy
Task force captures more pirate suspectsA multi-national naval force has seized nine alleged pirates in the Gulf of Aden after answering a distress call from… 13/02/2009 - tags: Somalia, Piracy
Two dozen nations form battle-lines against piratesThe war against pirates operating off the Somali coast took a step forward with a gathering of 24 countries at the… 15/01/2009 - tags: Somalia, United Nations, Piracy
UN votes to fight piracy… "Piracy is one of the … of tackling piracy off the Horn … 21/11/2008 - tags: Security, Somalia, Piracy
Supertanker pirates demand 20 million euro ransomThe pirates holding the Sirius Star say the supertanker’s Saudi owners have 10 days to pay a 20 million euro ransom… 20/11/2008 - tags: NATO, Oil, Saudi Arabia, Piracy
