'Rival pirates clashed' over UK couple

Somali Islamists threaten to attack Kenya

By: BiodunIginla

Sunday, October 11, 2009 by Natalie Duval and Biodun Iginla, BBC News. Natalie Duval reported from Mogadishu | Sun, Oct 11, 9:39 AM

about 1 month ago

Ariana crew families are looking for help of Somalia patriarchs

By: Illya

The relatives of M/V Ariana crew are making request to you Somalia patriarchs. We kindly ask your help to solve situation on board and affect pirates who captor the vessel. The vessel was captured near Somalia coast 2009-05-02. Our husbands and sons are on board. There are also 2 women, our mothers and wives. Since the moment of capture we had no ...

16 days ago

Spain wants EU forces to blockade Somali ports used by pirates

By: petergill

Spain wants EU naval forces to blockade ports in Somalia from where the vast majority of pirate attacks against ships in the Indian Ocean have been launched, Defence Minister Carme Chacon said Wednesday."Spain will propose to our European Union partners at a meeting of foreign and defence ministers on Monday and Tuesday that we focus our ...

16 days ago

Chinese ship De Xin Hai still held by Somalia pirates

By: MtTaishan

A spokesman of Somalia pirates told Reuters that De Xin Hai and 25 crew members aboard are likely to be released next week. The spokesman said that the negotiation with the owner is going on and that they agreed to accept a ransom of USD 3.5 million. De Xin Hai was hijacked on October 19. It is owned by Qingdao Shipping Co. Ltd. in Shandong ...

2 days ago