Somali pirates

The two Italian marines accused of fatally shooting Indian fishermen will not be returning to India to face trials. They had gone home to vote in the national elections.

In the first nine months of 2012, Somali pirates made 70 attacks—less than half the 199 reported during the same period last year. From July to September last year, 36 incidents were reported.

The president of Somalia’s shaky transitional government said that if other nations give the impoverished country enough funds, it will take down pirates operating along its shores and in the Indian Ocean within a year.

A Greek-owned tanker that was captured by Somali pirates was released after a ransom was paid, according to a report from Somalia-based Radio Garowe.

The European Union anti-piracy unit struck a Somali pirate base for the first time on Tuesday, using an attack helicopter to strike pirate-owned boats used to carry out kidnappings.

Capt. Miro Alibasic spent 87 days a hostage of Somali pirates.

The fruits of Somali piracy are benefitting more than a handful of criminals—they’re being shared with the greater community, a new report based on satellite imagery has found.

Somali pirates on Wednesday said they released an Italian-owned oil tanker and 22 crew members after they received millions of dollars in a ransom payment, Kenya-based Somalia Report said.

After two days of battle, the Indian navy Sunday night captured 61 pirates. The pirates had jumped into the Arabian Sea about 600 nautical miles off the Indian coast, in an attempt to escape their ship, which was set aflame by Indian gunfire, according to reports.

Somali pirates Saturday, seized a cargo vessel in the Indian Ocean about 1,000 miles east of Somalia.

Authorities from the autonomous Somali region Puntland, succeeded in freeing a ship captured by Somali pirates.

Canadian warship HMCS Fredericton conducting anti-piracy operations assisted a ship off the Somali coast.

After months of uncertainty, the names of most of the crew members of the Italian ship Buccaneer, seized by Somali pirates, have been released.