Pirates guarding an arms-laden Ukrainian ship said Sunday that it would be released within days, but the fate of a Saudi oil carrier was unclear hours from a 25-million-dollar ransom demand’s ex… more →
Peace and Freedom IIProcrustes wrote 4 months ago: John Batchelor writes today on his newly-designed blog: Catch and Release The collapse of Somalia … more →
frigginloon wrote 6 months ago: Help.... OK, pirates, next time you decide to hijack a supertanker learn how to friggin swim first. … more →
Robert D wrote 6 months ago: It appears five Somali “pirates” (pirates my ass, they’re just terrorists in a boa … more →
arturoafc54 wrote 6 months ago: The sea gets even? Part of $3 Million in ransom paid to Somali pirates went down the drain and seve … more →
streetknowledge wrote 6 months ago: via Daily Mail This is the dramatic moment a ransom of $3million was paid to Somali pirates to end t … more →
Peter A. Mello wrote 6 months ago: Ever wonder how you’re going to pay those pirates that hijack your $250,000,000 supertanker? … more →
aconservativeedge wrote 6 months ago: The tanker was carrying 2 million barrels of crude oil worth about $100 million when pirates hijacke … more →
channotes wrote 6 months ago: Pirate attacks in the Gulf of Aden, directly adjoining Somalia, are sharply down as of late, and onl … more →
oliverpugh wrote 7 months ago: The UN Security Council today passed a resolution to allow international forces to use “all me … more →
oliverpugh wrote 7 months ago: Today the Somali government welcomed the possibility that the UN could authorise other countries to … more →
Ankit Agrawal wrote 7 months ago: The impression of pirates as one would have it after watching Captan Jack Sparrow of Pirates of the … more →
connectafrica wrote 7 months ago: The UN Security Council has extended its authorisation for countries to enter Somalia’s territ … more →
johnibii wrote 7 months ago: Pirates guarding an arms-laden Ukrainian ship said Sunday that it would be released within days, but … more →
karunyakeshav wrote 7 months ago: Pirate flag of yore. Pic courtesy: Wikipedia Pirates in the 21st century? What an anachronism! It … more →
culpering355 wrote 7 months ago: Apparently, it works best if you’re a twelve-year old girl and their number is already program … more →
johnibii wrote 7 months ago: Two British ship security guards and their Irish colleague escaped kidnapping on Friday by jumping i … more →
johnibii wrote 7 months ago: Somali pirates hijacked a chemical tanker with dozens of Indian crew members Friday and a helicopter … more →
smartandfemale wrote 7 months ago: Somali militants are headed to the central Somali coastal town of Harardhere this weekend to rescue … more →
John Doree wrote 7 months ago: The Somali pirates holding the Sirius Star supertanker are demanding a ransom of around £17m, hit th … more →