August 2012 The liberated captain of the MV Albedo, who was held captive by Somali pirates for nearly two years recently shared the story of his harrowing experience. Jawaid Khan, a Pakistani, recounted his shock and horror at the brutality of the pirates, and how easy it was for them to kill, torture and imprison innocent […]
Guyanese Pirates
This past Sunday morning, Guyanese authorities captured a vessel and several people who were reportedly conducting pirating on the Pomeroon river, a recent hotbed of local piracy. According to the Minister of Public Works, Robeson Benn, a quick, coordinated response by several arms of law enforcement resulted in a crew of fisherman being saved and a crew of pirates being […]
Pirate Attacks in Guyana
A small fishing boat travelling to help a fishing crew that was attacked by pirates this past weekend capsized on Saturday, leaving 3 out of the 4 crew members unaccounted for. Pirates targeted 15 fishing boats in a 24-hour spree in waters of Guyana’s Pomeroon river on Friday. Reports sent in to the Maritime Administration […]
Peru Piracy
Although the world’s attention has been recently drawn to pirate attacks in Somalia and elsewhere in the northwestern Indian Ocean, the threat in the Eastern Hemisphere remains significant, even if out of sight and mind of news agencies. Recently, a Japanese tuna trawler was raided by a group known as the “pirates of the sea” […]