July 2012 From the period of July 4th through July 10th, there have been no reported piracy incidents in the area where NATO is conducting Operation Ocean Shield. Although the South-West monsoon is limiting pirate activity on the open waters, the groups will still likely be active closer to shore. Pirate attack groups will concentrate […]
Somali pirates face death penalty
This Tuesday, a federal court in Virginia will begin the first steps in a trial of three captured Somali pirates who will face the death penalty. These three pirates were part of a crew that held four Americans captive in February of 2011, fatally shooting them when a pursuing U.S. Navy destroyer got too close […]
Suspected pirates en-route to Spain
On October 24th, 2012, a vessel of the European Union Naval Force, ESPS Castilla, arrested six possible pirates from Somalia. The arrests occurred 120 nautical miles off the Yemeni island of Socotra in the Gulf of Aden. The pirates reportedly attempted to hijack a Spanish tuna fishing ship named the FV Izurdia. A Central Court in Spain […]