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Container ship attacked off the Horn of Africa

Armed guards on a container ship warded off repeated attacks by pirates last week in the waters off the Horn of Africa, reports USA Today.

Fight against terror near key Africa strait is stymied by pay feud

A budget crisis means Somalian security forces on one of the world's busiest shipping lanes have not been paid for months.

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Pirates in Somalia may have captured yet another vessel

For the third time within a short period, Somalian pirates are believed to have captured yet another vessel in the Gulf of Aden, writes Reuters. The hijacking allegedly took place Saturday.

Somali pirates hijack vessel

Somali pirates have hijacked a vessel with the intention of using it as a mothership for attacks on larger vessels, say Somali police according to Reuters. This comes shortly after another commercial vessel was hijacked in the region for the first time in five years.

Ship hijacking shows Somali piracy risk still high, UN says

A hijacking of a tanker vessel in the waters off the coast of Somalia on Monday shows that there is still a high risk in the region. "This is absolutely a return of piracy," says the head of the UN’s Global Maritime Crime Programme.

New hijacking could change the situation off the coast of Somalia

The naval forces disappeared and ships have started to sail closer to the coast of Somalia, so it is no surprise that a pirate attack has occurred off Somalia, says CEO of Risk Intelligence, Hans Tino Hansen. The outcome of the new attack will be decisive in terms of whether piracy in the region escalates once again.