Turkish military says navy commandos capture 7 pirates off Somalia’s coast

October 10th, 2009 Seychelles captures 11 suspected piratesPARIS — French soldiers successfully defended two fishing boats from capture by pirates in the Indian Ocean on Saturday, and 11 men suspected of involvement in the failed attack were pursued at sea and captured, officials said. The chain of events illustrated the teamwork in the international community to crack down on piracy in the Indian Ocean, where pirates cruise the waters searching for boats to hijack for ransoms.

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.

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 4th, 2009 Spain: hijacked fishing boat makes port in SomaliaMADRID — A hijacked trawler has been taken to port in Somalia with pirates still in charge of the vessel, the Spanish government said Sunday. The Spanish-owned fishing boat Alakrana was hijacked by pirates early Friday.

September 26th, 2009 Turkish military captures 7 piratesANKARA, Turkey — Turkey's military says navy commandos aboard a frigate have captured seven pirates in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia's coast. The military says the commandos aboard the TCG Gediz raided the skiff early Saturday following a request to block it before it could attack two ships bearing the flag of Panama.

September 1st, 2009 MOSCOW/ISLAMABAD - Investigations into the hijacking of a Russian warship in April by Somali pirates show that Pakistani nationals played an important role in the hijack. Twelve Pakistanis had been apprehended along with the Somali pirates.

August 27th, 2009 US Navy: Pirates fire on US helicopterDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Somali pirates holding a hijacked ship off the coast of Somalia fired at a U.S. Navy helicopter as it made a surveillance flight over the vessel, the first such attack by pirates on an American military aircraft, the Navy said Thursday.

July 24th, 2009 Turkish commandos capture 5 pirates off SomaliaANKARA, Turkey — Turkish commandos captured five pirates in the Gulf of Aden on Friday as part of an international mission to curb piracy off the coast of Somalia, the military said. Navy commandos aboard the Turkish frigate TCG Gediz, part of a NATO patrol, raided the skiff after a request to block it before it could attack a ship, Brig.

July 8th, 2009 Somali pirates board Turkish ship in Gulf of AdenNAIROBI, Kenya — Somali pirates seized a Turkish ship with 23 crew on Wednesday and are being shadowed by a Turkish warship in the Gulf of Aden, a shipping official and NATO spokesman said. The pirates first surrounded the Horizon-1 in speed boats and then boarded the ship, which is carrying sulfate from Saudi Arabia to Jordan, according to Omer Ozgur of Istanbul-based Horizon Shipping.

June 2nd, 2009 US Navy: Anti-pirate task force disarms 10 piratesDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The international anti-pirate task force patrolling the Gulf of Aden intercepted 10 suspected pirates and disarmed them on Tuesday, said a U.S. Navy statement.

May 29th, 2009 Indian navy says it foiled Somali pirate attackNEW DELHI — The Indian navy said Friday it thwarted a pirate attack on a merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia. An Indian warship patrolling the seas near the lawless African country responded to a distress call Thursday from the Liberian-registered merchant vessel MV Maud, which said eight armed people on a skiff were approaching it at high speed, the navy said.

May 14th, 2009 US Navy detains 17 suspected piratesDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A team of specialized American sailors apprehended 17 suspected pirates who attacked an Egyptian merchant ship in the dangerous waters off Yemen, the U.S. Navy said Thursday.

May 9th, 2009 Despite pirates' threat, attacks on US ships rareBOSTON — A month after Somali pirates vowed revenge on U.S.-flagged ships, there has been no surge of attacks against American boats or their crews. Maritime experts believe it's unlikely pirates will succeed again anytime soon because there are so few U.S.

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.

April 25th, 2009 US Navy: Pirates seize German ship near SomaliaNAIROBI, Kenya — Hijackers seized a German-owned ship in the pirate-infested waters between Somalia and Yemen on Saturday, a U.S. Navy spokesman said.