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[[File:Somali Piracy Map.png|right|thumb|245px|General area of the [[Indian Ocean]], [[Gulf of Aden]] and [[Socotra Passage]] where pirates operate]]{{GeoGroup}}
[[Piracy off the coast of Somalia]] has been a threat to [[Ship transport|international shipping]] since the beginning of the [[Somali Civil War]] in the early 1990s.<ref>{{cite news |first=Sana Aftab |last=Khan |url=http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2007/webArticles/073107_somalia.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071115103908/http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2007/webArticles/073107_somalia.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-11-15 |title=Tackling Piracy in Somali Waters: Rising attacks impede delivery of humanitarian assistance |work=[[UN Chronicle]] |publisher=[[United Nations|United Nations Department of Public Information, Outreach Division]]}}</ref> Since 2005, many international organizations have expressed concern over the rise in acts of [[piracy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imo.org/mediacentre/secretarygeneral/speechesbythesecretarygeneral/pages/piracyactionplanlaunch.aspx |title=Piracy: orchestrating the response |publisher=[[International Maritime Organization]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wfp.org/news/news-release/hijackings-cut-aid-access-south-somalia-lives-risk |title=Hijackings cut aid access to south Somalia, lives at risk |publisher=[[World Food Programme]] |access-date=2015-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217071704/http://www.wfp.org/news/news-release/hijackings-cut-aid-access-south-somalia-lives-risk |archive-date=2013-12-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Piracy impeded the delivery of shipments and increased shipping expenses, costing an estimated $6.6-$6.9 billion a year in global trade according to Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP).<ref name="OBP2011">{{cite web|url=http://oceansbeyondpiracy.org/sites/default/files/attachments/View%20Full%20Report_3.pdf|title=The Economic Cost of Somali Piracy 2011|first=Bowden|last=Anna|publisher=Oceans Beyond Piracy}}</ref> According to the [[German Institute for Economic Research]] (DIW), a veritable industry of profiteers also arose around the piracy. [[Insurance]] companies significantly increased their profits from the pirate attacks as insurance companies hiked premium rates in response.<ref name="Gerforpol">{{cite web|url=http://www.german-foreign-policy.com/en/fulltext/57866 |title=The Advantage of Piracy |publisher=German-foreign-policy.com |access-date=17 December 2011}}</ref>

[[Combined Task Force 150]], a multinational coalition task force, took on the role of fighting the piracy by establishing a [[Maritime Security Patrol Area]] (MSPA) within the [[Gulf of Aden]] and [[Socotra Passage]].<ref name=MSPA>{{cite web|title=Combined Task Force 150 Thwarts Criminal Activities|author=Commander, Combined Maritime Forces Public Affairs|publisher=US Africa Command|url=http://www.africom.mil/getArticle.asp?art=2137|date=29 September 2008|access-date=17 November 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206083436/http://www.africom.mil/getArticle.asp?art=2137|archive-date=6 December 2008}}</ref> According to the International Maritime Bureau, pirate attacks had by October 2012 dropped to a six-year low, with only one ship attacked in the third quarter compared to thirty-six during the same period in 2011.<ref name="Bspftsylagds">{{cite news|last=Alaric Nightingale|first=Michelle Wiese Bockmann|title=Somalia Piracy Falls to Six-Year Low as Guards Defend Ships|url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-22/somalia-piracy-attacks-plunge-as-navies-secure-trade-route|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024233644/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-22/somalia-piracy-attacks-plunge-as-navies-secure-trade-route|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 24, 2012|access-date=25 October 2012|newspaper=Bloomberg News|date=22 October 2012}}</ref> By December 2013, the US [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] reported that only 9 vessels had been attacked during the year by pirates, with zero successful hijackings.<ref name="Qspwrtzty">{{cite news|last=Yanofsky|first=David|title=Somali piracy was reduced to zero this year|url=http://qz.com/161704/somali-piracy-was-reduced-to-zero-this-year/|access-date=14 January 2014|newspaper=Quartz|date=27 December 2013}}</ref> [[Control Risks Group|Control Risks]] attributed this 90% decline in pirate activity from the corresponding period in 2012 to the adoption of better management practices by vessel owners and crews, armed private security on board ships, a significant naval presence, and the development of onshore security forces.<ref name="Tspidnpfly">{{cite news|title=Somali piracy is down 90 per cent from last year|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/piracy-somalia-down-on-last-year-1219326-Dec2013/|access-date=14 January 2014|newspaper=The Journal|date=15 December 2013}}</ref>

==List of ships captured or attacked off the Somali coast==

===2005===
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  |flag=Hong Kong
  |owner=Hong Kong
  |name={{MV|Feisty Gas}}
  |class=[[LPG carrier]]
  |crew=120
  |cargo=''unknown''
  |status=Released<br/>after ransom
  |ransom=[[United States dollar|US$]]315,000
  |cdate=2005-04-10
  |rdate=unknown
  |info=MV ''Feisty Gas'', a liquefied petroleum gas tanker, was seized by Somali pirates. A Hong Kong-based company that owns the vessel reportedly paid $315,000 to a representative of the Somali pirates in Mombasa, Kenya, according to a recent UN report.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,6119,2-11-1447_1821590,00.html|title=Pirates: Somalia needs help|date=2005-10-22|access-date=2008-11-30|publisher=News 24 (South Africa)|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080930222907/http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,6119,2-11-1447_1821590,00.html|archive-date=2008-09-30}}</ref>
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  |flag=Kenya
  |owner=Kenya 
  |name={{MV|Semlow}}
  |class=Freighter
  |crew=10
  |cargo=''unknown''
  |status=Released
  |ransom=[[United States dollar|US$]]50,000
  |cdate=2005-06-27
  |rdate=2005-10-03
  |info=MV ''Semlow'', carrying UN food supplies for tsunami victims, was seized by pirates en route from [[Mombasa]], [[Kenya]] to [[Bosasso]], [[Somalia]]. They held the ship for 100 days until a Somali business man convinced them to leave without payment.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4636695.stm|title=Pirates hijack tsunami aid ship|date=30 June 2005|access-date=8 February 2011|work=BBC News}}</ref>
}}
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  |image=
  |flag=Liberia
  |owner=Ukraine
  |name={{MV|Panagia}}
  |class=[[bulk carrier]]
  |crew=22 all ukrainian
  |cargo=''coal''
  |status=Released<br/>after ransom
  |ransom=[[United States dollar|US$]]700,000
  |cdate=2005-10-18
  |rdate=2005-11-25
  |info=MV ''Panagia'', a 22b,046 GRT [[bulk carrier]] with [[coal]] from [[South Africa]] to [[Turkey]], was seized by Somali pirates some {{convert|90|nmi|km}} off the east coast.  A Ukrainian-based company that owns the vessel reportedly paid $700,000 to a representative of the Somali pirates in [[Mombasa]], [[Kenya]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}
}}
{{Hijacked ship
  |image=[[Image:SeabournSpirit crop gobeirne.jpg|100px|Seabourn Spirit]]
  |flag=Bahamas
  |owner=United States
  |name={{MV|Seabourn Spirit}}
  |class=[[cruise ship]]
  |crew=210
  |cargo=Passengers
  |status=Capture failed
  |ransom=''none''
  |cdate=2005-11-05
  |rdate=c
  |info={{ship||Seabourn Spirit}}, a luxury cruise ship carrying 210 crew members and passengers, was attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia.<ref>{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Cherry |author2=Moyer, Amanda  |title=Cruise liner outruns armed pirate boats |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/11/05/somalia.pirates/index.html |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=2005-11-06 |access-date=2008-04-22}}</ref> Riding in two small speedboats, the pirates fired at the ship with [[machine guns]] and [[rocket-propelled grenade]]s, but the crew drove them off with a water hose and a [[long range acoustic device]].<ref>{{cite news |title='I beat pirates with a hose and sonic cannon' |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6664677.stm |work=[[BBC News]] |date=2007-04-14  |access-date=2008-04-22}}</ref>
}}
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===2006===
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{{Hijacked ship
  |image=[[Image:Suspected pirate ship boarded by USS Winston S. Churchill.jpg|100px|MV Safina ''al-Birsarat'']]
  |flag=India
  |owner=India
  |name={{MV|Safina al-Birsarat}}
  |class=[[dhow]]
  |crew=16
  |cargo=''coal''
  |status=Rescued by the [[United States Navy]]
  |ransom=''none''
  |cdate=2006-01-16
  |rdate=2006-01-22
  |info=Pirates hijacked the India-registered MV ''Safina al-Birsarat'' along with its crew of 16 Indians. On January 22, {{USS|Winston S. Churchill|DDG-81|6}}, an {{Sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer}}, intercepted the vessel. After warning shots were fired, the pirates surrendered and all ten on board were taken into custody. The ten were transported to [[Mombasa]], [[Kenya]], where they were sentenced to seven years in prison by a court.<ref>{{cite news|title=Suspected Pirates Captured Off Somali Coast |url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=22026 |publisher=[[United States Navy]] |date=2007-01-22 |access-date=2008-04-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=U.S. Steps Up War Against Somali Pirates |url=http://www.somalilandtimes.net/sl/2005/213/23.shtml |publisher=The Somali Times |date=2006-02-11 |access-date=2008-04-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jail sentence for Somali pirates |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6105262.stm |work=[[BBC News]] |date=2006-11-01 |access-date=2008-04-26}}</ref>
}}
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  |image=[[Image:US Navy 030323-N-6946M-002 A Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) launches from the guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71).jpg|100px|USS ''Cape St. George'']]<br/>[[Image:USS Gonzalez (DDG-66).jpg|100px|USS ''Gonzalez'']]
  |flag=United States
  |owner=United States
  |num=2
  |name={{USS|Cape St. George|CG-71}}
  |class={{Sclass|Ticonderoga|cruiser|1}}
  |name2={{USS|Gonzalez|DDG-66}}
  |class2={{Sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer|1}}
  |crew=''unknown''
  |cargo=''none''
  |status=Attack failed, one pirate killed and twelve captured. 
  |ransom=''none''
  |cdate=2006-03-18
  |rdate=N/A
  |info=USS ''Cape St. George'', a {{Sclass|Ticonderoga|cruiser}}, and USS ''Gonzalez'', an {{Sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer}}, [[March 18, 2006 incident off Somalia|engaged pirate vessels]] after receiving fire from them.
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===2007===
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{{Hijacked ship
  |image=
  |flag=Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  |owner=Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  |name={{MV|Rozen}}
  |class=
  |crew=12
  |cargo=UN food aid
  |status=Released
  |ransom=''unknown''
  |cdate=2007-02-25
  |rdate=2007-04-05
  |lat_d=11
  |lat_m=50
  |lat_s=0
  |lat_NS=N
  |long_d=51
  |long_m=35
  |long_s=0
  |long_EW=E
  |lname=Ship: MV Rozen, 2007-02-25
  |info= Somali pirates with automatic weapons captured the ship, carrying six Kenyans and six Sri Lankans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecop.info/english/e-sap-net-42.htm|title=MV Rozen|last=Mwangura|first=Andrew|date=2007-03-24|publisher=ECOP-marine|access-date=2008-12-26}}</ref> On February 27, members of the Somali coast guard attempted to take back the ship but failed, and two coast guardsmen were killed.
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  |image=[[File:US Navy 071105-N-0000X-007 Members of a U.S. Navy rescue and assistance team provide humanitarian and medical assistance to the crew of the Taiwanese-flagged fishing trawler Ching Fong Hwa.jpg|100px]]
  |flag=Taiwan
  |owner=Taiwan
  |name={{Ship|FV|Ching Fong Hwa 168}}
  |class=[[fishing vessel]]
  |crew=15
  |cargo=''fish''
  |status=14 crew released, 1 crew member executed.
  |ransom=[[United States dollar|US$]]1,500,000
  |cdate=2007-04-28
  |rdate=2007-11-05
  |info=The Taiwanese fishing vessel was hijacked on May 28, 2007. The surviving crew of ten Chinese, two Taiwanese and two Filipino crew members was released on November 5 after spending more than six months in captivity. One Chinese crew member was killed by the pirates on May 28 because the ship's owners failed to meet their ransom demands.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/africaCrisis/idUSL15534801|title=TSomali pirates killed Chinese sailor-official|date=2007-11-14|access-date=2009-04-12|work=Reuters | first=Duncan | last=Miriri}}</ref>
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{{Hijacked ship
  |image=[[File:Mavuno I and II.png|100px|FV ''Mavuno No. 1'' and FV ''Mavuno No. 2'']]
  |flag=Tanzania
  |owner=South Korea
  |num=2
  |name={{Ship|FV|Mavuno No. 1}}
  |class=[[fishing vessel]]
  |name2={{Ship|FV|Mavuno No. 2}}
  |class2=[[fishing vessel]]
  |crew=25
  |cargo=Fishing equipment
  |status=''unknown''
  |ransom=''none''
  |cdate=2007-05-15
  |rdate=2007-11-00
  |lat_d=1
  |lat_m=10
  |lat_s=0
  |lat_NS=N
  |long_d=49
  |long_m=0
  |long_s=0
  |long_EW=E
  |lname=Ships: FV Mavuno No. 1, FV Mavuno No. 2, 2007-05-15
  |info=Two Tanzanian-registered ships belonging to Korea's Daechang Fishing were seized about {{convert|210|nmi|km}} off the Somali capital of [[Mogadishu]]. Their 25 crew members (including ten Chinese, four South Koreans, three Vietnamese, four Indonesians and four Indians) were released six months later.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200705/17/eng20070517_375482.html|title=Crew of hijacked South Korean ships safe: official|date=2007-05-17|access-date=2008-11-30|publisher=People's Daily Online}}</ref>
}}
{{Hijacked ship
  |image=
  |flag=Denmark
  |owner=Denmark
  |name={{MV|Danica White}}
  |class=[[cargo ship]]
  |crew=5
  |cargo=''unknown''
  |status=Released<br/>after ransom
  |ransom=[[United States dollar|US$]]723,000 (negotiated down from $1.5 million)<ref>"DANICA WHITE Pirate attack and hijacking on 1 June 2007"</ref><ref>Danish Maritime Authority. 16 November 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2014.</ref><ref>"Danica White hijacker among arrested pirates". Shippingwatch.com. Retrieved 14 July 2014.</ref>
  |cdate=2007-06-01
  |rdate=2007-08-23
  |info=The Danish-owned cargo ship MV ''Danica White'' was hijacked and maneuvered into Somali waters. On June 3, {{USS|Carter Hall|LSD-50|6}}, a {{Sclass|Harpers Ferry|dock landing ship|0}} [[landing ship dock]] [[June 3, 2007 incident off Somalia|engaged the pirates]], firing machine-gun bursts at the skiffs in tow behind the Danish ship, but failed to stop them.<ref>{{cite news |first=Barbara |last=Starr |title=U.S. warship can't stop pirates off Somalia |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/06/06/pirates/ |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=2007-06-06 |access-date=2008-04-22}}</ref> Following 83 days in captivity, the crew of five and the ship were released after the owner, H. Folmer & Co, paid a ransom of [[United States dollar|US$]]723,000, which was negotiated down from $1.5 million.<ref>{{cite news |title=Reports on piracy: Danica White |url=http://www.dma.dk/sw20988.asp |publisher=Danish Maritime Authority |date=2007-11-16 |access-date=2008-04-22 }}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=David |last=Osler |title=Svitzer tug hijacked off Somali coast|url=http://lloydslist.com/ll//news/viewArticle.htm?articleId=20017501599&src=ticker |publisher=LLoyd's List |date=2007-02-04 |access-date=2008-04-22 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080207035910/http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/news/viewArticle.htm?articleId=20017501599&src=ticker <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2008-02-07}}</ref>
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  |image=
  |flag=Greece
  |owner=Greece
  |name={{Ship|FV|Grecko 2}}
  |class=[[fishing boat]]
  |crew= 4+
  |cargo=''unknown''
  |status=''unknown''<!-- Probably released but needs source-->
  |ransom=''unknown''
  |cdate=2007-09-20
  |rdate=unknown
  |info=FV ''Greko 2'' was hijacked {{convert|110|nmi|km}} west of [[Berbera]]. The vessel was anchored near Raas Shula, all crew removed from vessel.<ref name=Sep07>{{cite web |url=http://www.imo.org/includes/blastDataOnly.asp/data_id=20231/109.pdf |title=REPORTS ON ACTS OF PIRACY AND ARMED ROBBERY AGAINST SHIPS - Acts reported during September 2007 |publisher=[[International Maritime Organization]] |access-date=2008-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114201639/http://www.imo.org/includes/blastDataOnly.asp/data_id=20231/109.pdf |archive-date=2009-01-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
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  |image=[[File:US_Navy_071213-N-3764J-002_The_Merchant_vessel_Golden_Nori_comes_along_side_the_U.S._Navy_dock_landing_ship_USS_Whidbey_Island_(LSD_41)_for_refueling_following_its_release_from_Somalia-based_pirates_Dec._12.jpg|100px|MV ''Golden Nori'']]
  |flag=Panama
  |owner=Japan
  |name={{MV|Golden Nori}}
  |class=[[chemical tanker]]
  |crew=12
  |cargo=78,884 barrels
  |status=Released<br/>after ransom
  |ransom=[[United States dollar|US$]]1,000,000
  |cdate=2007-10-28
  |rdate=2007-12-12
  |lat_d=13
  |lat_m=5
  |lat_s=0
  |lat_NS=N
  |long_d=50
  |long_m=24
  |long_s=0
  |long_EW=E
  |lname=Ship: MV Golden Nori, 2007-10-28
  |info=A Japanese [[chemical tanker]], MV ''Golden Nori'' was hijacked off the coast of Somalia. {{USS|Porter|DDG-78|6}}, an {{Sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer}}, [[October 28, 2007 incident off Somalia|sank the skiffs used by the pirates]], but they still controlled the tanker. US and German naval vessels shadowed the captured vessel and blockaded the port of [[Bosaso]], where the captured tanker was taken. Eventually, after demanding a ransom, the pirates freed the ship and its crew of 21 on December 12.<ref>{{cite news |title=Somali pirates leave Japan-owned ship, crew safe |url=http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL12187866.html |work=[[Reuters]] |date=2007-12-12 |access-date=2008-04-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214102619/http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL12187866.html |archive-date=2007-12-14 }}</ref>
}}
{{Hijacked ship
  |image=[[File:Almarjan.jpg|100px|MV ''Al Marjan'']]
  |flag=Comoros
  |owner=Comoros
  |name={{MV|Al Marjan}}
  |class=[[General cargo ship]]
  |crew=
  |cargo=2,500 tons of general cargo
  |status=Released<br/>after ransom
  |ransom=''unknown''
  |cdate=2007-10-17
  |rdate=2007-12-02
  |info=MV ''Al Marjan'', owned by Biyat International, was travelling to Mombasa from Dubai when pirates hijacked it {{convert|10|-|20|nmi|km}} from Mogadishu.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90777/6292735.html|title=Somali pirates hijack Japanese ship|date=2007-10-29|publisher=Xinhua|access-date=2008-12-27}}</ref> 
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{{Hijacked ship
  |image=[[Image:Dai Hong Dan.jpg|100px|MV Dai Hong Dan]]
  |flag=North Korea
  |owner=North Korea
  |name={{MV|Dai Hong Dan}}
  |class=[[cargo ship]]
  |crew=''unknown''
  |cargo=''unknown''
  |status=Crew regained<br/>control
  |ransom=''none''
  |cdate=2007-10-29
  |rdate=2007-10-30
  |lat_d=2
  |lat_m=11
  |lat_s=57
  |lat_NS=N
  |long_d=45
  |long_m=47
  |long_s=55
  |long_EW=E
  |lname=Ship: MV Dai Hong Dan, 2007-10-29
  |info=Pirates attacked the [[North Korea]]n cargo ship MV ''Dai Hong Dan'' and captured its [[Bridge (nautical)|bridge]], while the crew managed to retain control of the steering and engineering spaces. On October 30, the crew regained control of their ship, killing one pirate and capturing six. Three sailors were injured in the fight, and received medical assistance from [[United States Navy|US Navy]] Corpman from the {{Sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer}} {{USS|James E. Williams|DDG-95|6}}.<ref>{{cite news |title=Crew of North Korean Pirated Vessel Safe |url=http://www.cusnc.navy.mil/articles/2007/226.html |publisher=[[U.S. Naval Forces Central Command]] |date=2007-10-30 |access-date=2008-04-22 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080312131021/http://www.cusnc.navy.mil/articles/2007/226.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2008-03-12}}</ref> 
}}
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===2008===
{{Main|List of ships attacked by Somali pirates in 2008}}

===2009===
{{Main|List of ships attacked by Somali pirates in 2009}}

===2010===
{{Main|List of ships attacked by Somali pirates in 2010}}

===2011===
{{Main|List of ships attacked by Somali pirates in 2011}}

===2012===
{{Main|List of ships attacked by Somali pirates in 2012}}

===2013===
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  |image=
  |flag=Hong Kong
  |owner=United Kingdom
  |name=''Island Splendor''
  |class=[[Oil tanker]]
  |crew=
  |cargo=Oil
  |status=Attack failed.
  |ransom=''unknown''
  |cdate=2013-10-11
  |rdate= Attack failed.
  |info=On 11 October at 0918 UTC, pirates in two skiffs fired upon the tanker ''Island Splendor'' and attempted a boarding approximately {{convert|237|nmi|km}} east of Hobyo, Somalia. The armed security team aboard the tanker fired flares and warning shots, whereupon the pirates returned fire with an automatic weapons. The security team engaged the pirates which resulted in the skiffs aborting the attack.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://navalmatters.wordpress.com/tag/island-splendor/ |title= Attempted Boarding by Somali Pirates |date= 18 October 2013 |work=[[Naval Matters]] |access-date=22 Oct 2013}}</ref>
}}
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  |image=
  |flag=Spain
  |owner=Spain
  |name=Unknown
  |class=[[Fishing boat]]
  |crew=
  |cargo=Fish
  |status=''unknown''
  |ransom=''unknown''
  |cdate=2013-10-14
  |rdate=''unknown''
  |info=According to reports, a Spanish fishing boat was attacked on 14 October by what is suspected to be the same group of pirates who attempted to attack ''Island Splendor''. The pirates were then traced and captured by the Australian warship [[HMAS Melbourne (FFG 05)|HMAS Melbourne]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/suspected-somali-pirates-captured-by-navyled-forces-after-attack-on-supertanker-8894344.html |title=Suspected Somali pirates captured by Navy-led forces after attack on supertanker |date= 21 October 2013 |work=[[The Independent]] |access-date=22 Oct 2013}}</ref>
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===2017===
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  |image=
  |flag=Comoros
  |owner=United Arab Emirates
  |name=''Aris 13''
  |class=[[chemical tanker]]
  |crew=8
  |cargo=''Fuel''
  |status=Released
  |ransom=''unknown'' (no ransom paid)
  |cdate=2017-03-13
  |rdate=2017-03-16
  |lat_d=11
  |lat_m=48
  |lat_s=30.4914
  |lat_NS=N
  |long_d=43
  |long_m=15
  |long_s=7.596
  |long_EW=E
  |info=On 13 March 2017, ''Aris 13'', was hijacked by pirates in two skiffs a few miles off [[Alula, Somalia|Alula]], the northernmost town of Somalia in [[Puntland]]. It was the first hijacking of a large commercial vessel since 2012. The ship was taking oil from [[Djibouti]] to the Somali capital, Mogadishu. ''Aris 13'' was boarded by about two dozen armed men, who immediately turned off its tracking system after a distress call was sent from the ship. They then anchored her off Alula.<ref name="reuters3">{{cite web|url= https://www.reuters.com/article/us-somalia-hijack-idUSKBN16L0EW?il=0 |title= Somali pirates suspected of hijacking ship after long layoff, expert says |date= 14 March 2017 |work=[[Reuters]] |access-date=14 Mar 2017}}</ref><ref name="ap3">{{cite web|url= http://bigstory.ap.org/article/7e0b3f0d717a4cdcb50f7dd855db8190/pirates-hijack-freighter-somalias-coast-officials-say |title= Pirates hijack freighter off Somalia's coast, officials say |date= 14 Mar 2017 |work=[[The Associated Press]] |access-date=14 Mar 2017}}</ref><ref name="npr3">{{cite web|url= https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/14/520109265/somali-pirates-reportedly-seize-tanker-in-first-commercial-hijacking-since-2012 |title= Somali Pirates Reportedly Seize Tanker In First Commercial Hijacking Since 2012 |date= 14 Mar 2017 |work=[[NPR]] |access-date=14 Mar 2017}}</ref><ref name="bbc3">{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-39264343 |title= Somali pirates suspected of first ship hijacking since 2012 |date= 14 Mar 2017 |work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=14 Mar 2017}}</ref> On 16 March an intense gunfight started between the pirates and the [[Puntland Maritime Police Force]], followed by intense negotiations between the marine force, local clan elders and the pirates, effectively ending the hijacking later that day. The crew was released unharmed. The pirates allegedly agreed to forego a ransom after learning that Somali businessmen had hired ''Aris 13''. Pirates have traditionally been wary of tangling with Somalia's powerful businessmen. The ship had not followed the industry's [[Best Management Practices]] that might have prevented a hijacking. It travelled close to the shore at low speed.<ref>See: [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/16/somali-pirates-release-oil-tanker-and-crew-after-first-hijack-for-five-years Somali pirates release oil tanker and crew after first hijack for five years], The Guardian, 16 March 2017. Accessed on 21 March 2017.</ref><ref>See: [http://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/17/africa/somali-pirate-mt-aris-13-crew-released/ Crew released without ransom after ship hijacked off Somalia], CNN, 17 March 2017. Accessed on 21 March 2017.</ref>
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  |image=
  |flag=Tuvalu
  |owner=Japan
  |name={{ship||OS 35}}
  |class=[[Bulk carrier]]
  |crew=18
  |cargo=Bulk
  |status=Released
  |ransom=None
  |cdate=2017-04-10
  |rdate=2017-04-11
  |lat_d=12
  |lat_m=51
  |lat_s=0
  |lat_NS=N
  |long_d=50
  |long_m=42
  |long_s=0
  |long_EW=E
  |lname=Ship: MV OS 35, 2017-04-10
  |info= {{ship||OS 35}} was a loaded bulk carrier en route from Port Kelang to Aden with armed security guards on board. However, the latter and evasive maneuvers could not prevent three presumed Somali pirates from boarding and hijacking the ship. However, the security alert sent by the ship alerted Indian and Chinese navy ships patrolling in the vicinity, who then embarked on a joint rescue operation. 18 Chinese navy personnel subsequently boarded the hijacked ship under a security air cover provided by the Indian Navy, and rescued the hijacked ship.<ref name="marex">{{cite news |title=Chinese Navy Hands Pirates Over to Somali Authorities |url=https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/chinese-navy-hands-pirates-over-to-somali-authorities |access-date=22 October 2018 |publisher=Maritime executive |date=8 May 2017}}</ref> 
}}
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  |info=See this ref: <ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-39478457 Somalia piracy: India ship hijacked in new attack], BBC, 3 April 2017. Accessed on 3 April 2017</ref>
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===2018===
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{{Hijacked ship
  |image=
  |flag=Singapore
  |owner=Singapore
  |num=1
  |name=MT ''Leopard Sun''
  |class=[[Chemical tanker|Oil/Chemical tanker]]
  |crew=''unknown''
  |cargo=''unknown''
  |status=Attack failed 
  |ransom=''none''
  |cdate=2018-10-30
  |rdate=N/A
  |info=In February 2018 MT ''Leopard Sun'' was fired upon by two skiffs {{convert|160|nmi|km}} off the coast of Somalia. The ship's security team returned fire and the ship escaped. This was believed to be the first pirate attack in the area since November 2017.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-somalia-piracy/chemical-tanker-attacked-off-somalia-pirates-repelled-eu-naval-force-idUSKCN1G725A Chemical tanker attacked off Somalia, pirates repelled: EU Naval force] Reuters, 23 February 2018. Accessed on 15 March 2018</ref>
}}
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===2024===
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{{Hijacked ship
  |image=
  |flag=Bangladesh
  |owner=Bangladesh
  |num=1
  |name=''[[MV Abdullah]]''
  |class=[[Container Ship]]
  |crew=23
  |cargo=Container cargos
  |status=Released after ransom 
  |ransom=''Unknown ''
  |cdate=2024-3-12
  |rdate=2024-4-20
  |info=
}} 
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== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.icc-ccs.org/piracy-reporting-centre/imb-live-piracy-map Live Piracy Map]
*[http://coordination-maree-noire.eu/spip.php?article9780&lang=en  Coordination marée noire - List of ships attacked by Somali pirates since 2009]
*[http://coordination-maree-noire.eu/spip.php?article14639&lang=en Coordination marée noire - List of ships attacked by Somali pirates since 2011]
*[http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/safer-waters-global-piracy-menace-wane Interactive piracy map 2013]

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