Türkiye freed MV Lutuf from pirates
Turkish forces, working with the Somali army, have freed a cargo ship that was hijacked by pirates in the Nugaal region on August 17
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Pirats attack tanker in Gulf of Aden
Iranian naval forces intervened on Saturday to repel pirates who attacked an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, Fox News informs with a reference to Iran's state media reported. Pirates in five speedboats attacked the …
Russians could be kidnapped by pirates in Nigeria
In Nigeria, pirates attacked a ship and abducted three crew members, two of whom might be Russians, a representative of the country's Marine Forces informed. AMBIKA hopper dredger was attacked on January 2. Pirates abducted three …
Negotiations launched with pirates capturing Russian sailors in Gulf of Guinea
The pirates who captured Russian sailors in the Gulf of Guinea on January 2 contacted the company that owns the captured ship, chairman of the Russian Union of Sailors Yury Sukhorukov said. "Representatives of a …
Russians captured by pirates near Benin
Six Russian sailors were captured by the pirates near Benin on Jan.1, Anadolu Agency reports with a reference to the Russian Agency for Maritime and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot). Up to nine armed pirates crashed into the …