France hands over 11 suspected Somali pirates to Kenya for investigation

October 7th, 2009 Somali pirates attack French military vesselPARIS — Somali pirates in two skiffs fired on a French navy vessel early Wednesday after apparently mistaking it for a commercial boat, the French military said. The French ship gave chase and captured five suspected pirates.

October 7th, 2009 Somali pirate error ends with 5 in French brigPARIS — Somali pirates in two skiffs fired on a French navy vessel early Wednesday after apparently mistaking it for a commercial boat, the French military said. The French ship gave chase and captured five suspected pirates.

August 11th, 2009 Somali pirates make expense claim for holding shipNAIROBI, Kenya — A Somali governor says no ransom was paid for the release of an Italian tug boat that pirates held for four months. But Sanag Governor Mohamed Said Nur told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the pirates were paid $270,000 for food and other supplies used to sustain the 16-member crew of the Buccaneer since April.

August 8th, 2009 Freed German ship expected to arrive in Kenya portMOMBASA, Kenya —A German freighter released by Somali pirates after nearly four months has arrived in the Kenya port of Mombasa. The 20,000-ton Hansa Stavanger was released earlier this month after being taken 400 miles (640 kilometers) off the southern Somali port of Kismayu on April 4.

August 3rd, 2009 Somali pirates receive ransom for German shipNAIROBI, Kenya — A European Union naval spokesman says Somali pirates have received a ransom to release a German vessel they have been holding for more than three months. Morten Gramberg declined to give any other details about the ransom or when the Hansa Stavanger would be released.

August 3rd, 2009 NAIROBI - Somali pirates are preparing to release a German ship held off the Somali coast for four months after receiving a multi-million-dollar ransom, a maritime official said Monday. The Hansa Stavanger was seized April 4, around 400 nautical miles off the Somali coast, between Kenya and the Seychelles.

May 6th, 2009 Somali pirates hijack German-owned shipNAIROBI, Kenya — A U.S. Navy spokesman says Somali pirates have hijacked a German-owned ship with its 11 Romanian crew members in the Gulf of Aden.

May 6th, 2009 Somali pirates seize German-owned shipNAIROBI, Kenya — Somali pirates have seized a German-owned ship with its 11 Romanian crew members in the Gulf of Aden, a U.S. Navy spokesman said Wednesday.

May 4th, 2009 Russian ship frees Iranians seized with piratesMOSCOW — Iran's embassy in Moscow says a Russian warship has freed eight Iranians who were seized along with suspected Somali pirates last week. The embassy says the Iranians had been held captive by the pirates for almost three months, and has praised the Russian Navy for the rescue.

May 3rd, 2009 French forces detain 11 suspected piratesNAIROBI, Kenya — A French naval vessel intercepted 11 suspected pirates traveling off the Somali coast on Sunday in two assault vessels and a so-called "mothership" loaded with Kalashnikovs and rocket launchers, the French Defense Ministry said. It was the French ship's third pirate intervention in a month.

April 22nd, 2009 French warship carrying 11 pirate suspects docksMOMBASA, Kenya — A French naval frigate carrying 11 suspected pirates has docked in the Kenyan port of Mombasa. French officials say the suspects handed over to Kenya on Wednesday will be tried for their alleged attack on the Liberian cargo ship Safmarine Asia last week.

April 21st, 2009 Top Asian News at 8:30 a.m. GMTMANILA, Philippines — Somali pirates freed a chemical tanker and its 23 Filipino crew members Tuesday after holding them hostage in the Gulf of Aden for more than five months, the ship owner and officials said.

April 21st, 2009 Top Asian News at 8:00 a.m. GMTMANILA, Philippines — Somali pirates freed a chemical tanker and its 23 Filipino crew members Tuesday after holding them hostage in the Gulf of Aden for more than five months, the ship owner and officials said.

April 21st, 2009 Top Asian News at 9:00 a.m. GMTMANILA, Philippines — Somali pirates freed a chemical tanker and its 23 Filipino crew members Tuesday after holding them hostage in the Gulf of Aden for more than five months, the ship owner and officials said.

January 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Three Indians are being held hostage by Somali pirates on board a Kenyan fishing vessel in the Gulf of Aden since Jan 9, the Indian Navy said Friday while assuring that action would be taken to free them. The ship, M V Alpha Manyara, was taken over by the pirates near the Kenyan coast.