- 10:35 22/01/2012 VLADIVOSTOK, January 22 (RIA Novosti)
A new task force from Russia’s Pacific Fleet has escorted its first convoy of commercial vessels along the designated safety corridor after its recent arrival to the Gulf of Aden, the fleet’s spokesman said on Sunday.
- 04:07 19/01/2012 VLADIVOSTOK, January 19 (RIA Novosti)
A Pacific Fleet task force led by the Admiral Panteleyev destroyer docked at the Indonesian port of Surabaya on Thursday
- 11:46 15/01/2012 MOSCOW/MUMBAI, January 15 (RIA Novosti)
Somali pirates have released 21 Indian sailors aboard the ship MV Fairchem Bogey, which was hijacked last August, India’s Directorate General of Shipping said on Sunday.
- 04:11 13/01/2012 VLADIVOSTOK, January 13 (RIA Novosti)
A new Russian naval task force has arrived in the Gulf of Aden to join the international efforts to fight piracy off the Somali coast
- 18:28 07/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 7 (RIA Novosti)
Iran hailed on Saturday the actions of the U.S. navy after an American warship freed 13 Iranians who had been held by pirates.
- 04:59 20/10/2011 UNITED NATIONS, October 20 (RIA Novosti)
Russia is ready to join international efforts to curb sea piracy in the Gulf of Guinea where about 30 attacks on commercial ships have been registered since the beginning of 2011
- 11:19 14/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 14 (RIA Novosti)
Nigerian pirates have released the crew of a German oil tanker hijacked six days ago.
- 20:59 12/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 12 (RIA Novosti)
Four Russian sailors are among the crew of an oil tanker hijacked by pirates off the coast of Nigeria, Russian Ambassador to Nigeria Alexander Polyakov said on Wednesday.
- 18:05 11/10/2011 ROME, October 11 (RIA Novosti)
British special forces have freed an Italian cargo ship hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia earlier this week, the Italian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
- 21:52 26/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 26 (RIA Novosti)
A new Russian naval task force will arrive on Wednesday in the Gulf of Aden to continue the ongoing anti-piracy mission off the Somali coast, a Defense Ministry spokesman said.
- 08:35 18/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 18 (RIA Novosti)
Somali pirates have released a Vietnamese-owned cargo ship with 24 crewmembers seized in January this year, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday, referring to a regional maritime official.
- 16:21 13/09/2011 MURMANSK, September 13 (RIA Novosti)
A Russian task force from the Northern Fleet led by the destroyer Severomorsk has concluded its anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden and set sail for its home base, the fleet's press service said on Tuesday.
- 21:04 29/07/2011 MOSCOW, July 29 (RIA Novosti)
A Russian task force led by the Severomorsk destroyer from the Northern Fleet has escorted a total of 30 commercial ships through pirate-infested waters off the Somali coast since June 17.
- 19:22 24/07/2011 ROME, July 24 (RIA Novosti)
Pirates seized an Italian-flagged vessel with a crew of 23 in the Gulf of Guinea on Sunday, Italian media reported.
- 21:50 06/06/2011
India has deployed naval vessels in the eastern Arabian Sea and has achieved "significant success" in the past few months combating piracy in the area as pirates have extended their activities further from the coast of Somalia, Admiral Nirmal Verma, chief of staff of the Indian Navy, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
- 07:51 21/05/2011
The Russian Pacific Fleet's task force led by the Admiral Vinogradov destroyer will arrive on Saturday in the Far Eastern port of Vladivostok after a successful anti-piracy mission off the Somali coast.
- 02:39 13/05/2011
A Russian task force led by Northern Fleet's destroyer Severomorsk will start patrolling pirate-infested waters in the Gulf of Aden in June.
- 07:14 11/05/2011
A Pacific Fleet task force led by the Admiral Vinogradov destroyer has completed a friendly visit to Vietnam and is now heading for the Far Eastern port of Vladivostok.
- 16:35 07/05/2011
The Iranian Navy on Saturday thwarted an attempt by pirates to hijack an oil tanker from the United Arab Emirates, Press TV reported.
- 11:28 01/05/2011
A Singapore tanker with a 25-member crew has been seized by suspected pirates off the east coast of Africa, The Straits Times reported on Sunday, referring to the Singapore authorities.
- 06:19 31/03/2011
The United States has no plans to use ground forces to protect commercial shipping in pirate-infested waters off the Somali coast.
- 06:29 25/02/2011
The United States calls on its international partners to step up efforts in the fight against Somali pirates in the wake of an attack on a private yacht, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of State said.
- 02:02 14/02/2011
Pirates seized a Maltese-flagged vessel with a crew of 23 off the coast of Oman, the European Union anti-piracy force, EUNavfor, said.
- 09:44 30/01/2011
The Indian Navy and Coast Guard held the first major anti-piracy operation closest to India's shores, sinking a pirate ship, rescuing 20 fishermen and arresting 15 Somali pirates, The Hindustan Times reported on Sunday, referring to the country's Navy.
- 21:40 29/01/2011
The New York Star tanker has been twice attacked by pirates in the Indian Ocean, but the attempts were thwarted, the Maritime Assistance Center said on Saturday.
- 10:38 02/01/2011
Somali pirates have seized an Algerian-flagged and owned cargo ship with an international crew in the Indian Ocean, the European Union anti-piracy force said on Sunday.
- 07:30 31/12/2010
Russian tanker NS Africa has managed to evade capture by pirates in the Indian Ocean, the Sovfracht Maritime Bulletin reported on Friday.
- 07:11 28/12/2010
Germany's Marida Marguerite tanker and its crew, held by pirates for almost nine months, may soon be released as a ransom of $5.5 million was finally paid, Germany's DPA news agency said.
- 02:15 11/12/2010
A Pacific Fleet's task force led by the Admiral Vinogradov destroyer will complete on Saturday a three-day visit to Sri Lanka and head to the Gulf of Aden to fight sea piracy in the region.
- 19:32 25/11/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev reiterated on Thursday that Russian warships would continue patrolling commercial shipping routes off the Somali coast.
- 09:21 22/11/2010
The NS Spirit tanker owned by Novoship, part of Russia's largest shipping company Sovcomflot, was attacked by pirates off the coast of Nigeria on Monday, injuring one Russian crew member, the company said.
- 08:31 22/11/2010
Pirates have attacked the NS Spirit tanker off the coast of Nigeria, injuring one Russian crew member, the vessel's owner Novoship said.
- 06:39 17/11/2010
A Pacific Fleet's task force led by the Admiral Vinogradov destroyer left the Far Eastern port of Vladivostok on Wednesday to join the international anti-piracy mission off the horn of Africa.
- 15:43 16/11/2010
Russia and Kenya reiterated on Tuesday a call for the creation of an international tribunal on sea piracy to help thwart frequent pirate attacks on commercial shipping off the Somalia coast.
- 03:14 16/11/2010
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will discuss cooperation with Kenya and anti-piracy efforts in the East African country's capital Nairobi on Tuesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
- 05:30 04/11/2010
Russian warships will continue patrolling commercial shipping routes in the Gulf of Aden in 2011 to help thwart frequent pirate attacks on merchant ships, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said.
- 20:50 25/10/2010
A German ship hijacked by Somali pirates off the Kenyan coast on Sunday has been released, the East Africa Coordinator of Seafarers Assistance Program (SAP) said.
- 10:35 17/10/2010
Somali pirates have seized a South Korean fishing boat with 43 sailors in Kenyan waters, South Korea's news agency Yonhap reported on Sunday.
- 00:52 17/10/2010
The Russian destroyer RFS Admiral Levchenko will visit the port of Djibouti in the Horn of Africa on October 17-19 as part of its current anti-piracy mission off the Somali coast, a Russian Navy spokesman said.
- 02:25 09/10/2010
The Russian destroyer RFS Admiral Levchenko started on Friday escorting a convoy of nine civilian ships through the pirate-infested waters off the Somali coast.
- 07:29 17/09/2010
The Russian Defense Ministry will draft within a month its proposals to the U.S. on joint anti-piracy efforts off the horn of Africa.
- 22:24 16/09/2010
The Russian destroyer RFS Admiral Levchenko started on Thursday escorting a convoy of nine civilian ships through the pirate-infested waters off the Horn of Africa, a Russian Navy spokesman said.
- 19:23 09/09/2010
Somali pirates have released the 15-member crew of the Bulgarian ship MV Panega, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said on Thursday.
- 14:15 09/09/2010
A German ship with two Russian sailors onboard was freed on Thursday by U.S. navy forces off the coast of Somalia, the vessel's owner said.
- 12:41 09/09/2010
Russia's envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin has requested Russian military officials from NATO's Allied Command Europe to provide details about an attack by pirates on a German containership in the Gulf of Aden.
- 03:03 09/09/2010
A Greek-owned chemical tanker with a crew of 18 was attacked by pirates in a protected corridor in the Gulf of Aden.
- 21:10 07/09/2010
The Russian destroyer RFS Admiral Levchenko has started escorting a convoy of seven civilian ships off the coast of Africa, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said Tuesday.
- 19:43 23/08/2010
The Russian destroyer RFS Admiral Levchenko on Monday started escorting a convoy of 10 commercial ships through pirate-infested waters off the Gulf of Aden and the Horn of Africa, a Navy spokesman said.
- 13:23 22/08/2010
Somali pirates who have been holding an Egyptian merchant ship since early August have demanded a $4 million ransom for the ship's release, the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram reported on Sunday.
- 16:48 11/08/2010
Russia's Admiral Levchenko destroyer is escorting a convoy of five commercial ships through pirate-infested waters off the Somali coast, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
- 02:41 08/08/2010
Pirates have left the Syria Star ship with a cargo of sugar, hijacked earlier this week, the EU's naval force operating off Somalia said on its website.
- 16:52 03/08/2010
A Russian Black Sea fleet vessel, involved in an anti-piracy mission off the Horn of Africa, thwarted a pirate attack on a Russian-flagged tanker in the Red Sea on Monday, a Navy spokesman said on Tuesday.
- 12:44 25/07/2010
Russia has suspended its participation in NATO's naval anti-terrorist operation in the Mediterranean Sea to focus on anti-piracy activity off Somalia, a spokesman for the Russian Naval General Staff said on Sunday.
- 15:41 11/07/2010
Russia's Admiral Levchenko destroyer will join a UN anti-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia at the start of next week, a spokesman for the Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
- 20:24 09/07/2010
The Russian Navy has extended the convoy route in the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden to 380 kilometers, the Pacific Fleet commander said on Friday.
- 05:25 06/07/2010
Two Russian sailors from the North Spirit ship who were captured off Cameroon in mid-May and released on Saturday said on Tuesday they felt well despite a serious loss of weight in captivity.
- 19:47 04/07/2010
Seven Russian seamen among 12 captured during an attack on the German-flagged cargo ship BBC Palonia near the oil-rich Niger River delta, released, Voice of Russia said on Sunday.
- 11:43 04/07/2010
Two Russian sailors from the North Spirit ship who were captured off Cameroon in mid-May and transferred to Nigeria have been released for a ransom, the Russian Professional Union of Sailors said on Sunday, referring to the ship-owners.
- 11:24 04/07/2010
Two Russian sailors from the North Spirit ship who were captured off Cameroon in mid-May and transferred to Nigeria have been released for a ransom, the Russian Professional Union of Sailors said on Sunday, referring to the ship-owners.
- 01:14 04/07/2010
Seven Russian seamen are among the 12 people taken hostage during an attack on their ship near the oil-rich Niger River delta, the Ekho Moskvy radio station said, citing the Nigerian navy.
- 19:58 03/07/2010
Nigerian pirates have kidnapped 12 sailors, there are Russians among them, Associated Press reported on Saturday.
- 09:17 03/07/2010
Russia’s Admiral Levchenko destroyer arrived in the Gulf of Aden on Saturday to resume a UN anti-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia, a Defense Ministry statement said.
- 16:39 29/06/2010
A squadron of Pacific vessels led by the large anti-submarine ship Marshal Shaposhnikov has completed its UN mission against the pirates in the Gulf of Aden and has returned to Vladivostok.
- 18:09 28/06/2010
A task force led by the Admiral Levchenko destroyer will arrive in the Gulf of Aden on July 3 to resume the UN anti-piracy mission near Somalia, the Defense Ministry said on Monday.
- 16:47 23/06/2010
Russia will resume its anti-piracy mission near Somalia in early July, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
- 11:03 23/06/2010
The possible transfer of the Russian Baltic Fleet's Neustrashimy (Fearless) and Yaroslav Mudry frigates to the Black Sea naval base is connected with combating piracy in the Gulf of Aden, a senior Navy officer said on Wednesday
- 04:16 23/06/2010
Russia is planning to support Canadian initiatives on the fight against sea piracy at the upcoming G8 summit, a source at the Russian embassy in the United States told RIA Novosti.
- 10:35 09/06/2010
Nigerian militants are demanding a $1.5 million ransom for the release of two Russian sailors abducted from a vessel at a port in Cameroon last month, the Jour newspaper reported on Wednesday
- 07:39 07/06/2010
A Russian Pacific Fleet's task force, led by Udaloy-class missile destroyer Marshal Shaposhnikov, has accomplished its anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden and set sail to its home base in Vladivostok.
- 15:59 28/05/2010
The Moscow City Court granted a petition to a defendant in the pirate hijacking case of the Arctic Sea vessel to hear his case in a special proceeding, without examining evidence, the suspect's lawyer said.
- 00:27 25/05/2010
The United Nations has decided to join the fight against pirates from the Horn of Africa.
- 14:23 24/05/2010
Talks on the release of two Russian crewmembers of the North Spirit vessel who were abducted at a Cameroon port are underway, the Russian Sailors Trade Union said Monday.
- 17:36 21/05/2010
Russia is in discussions the United States, EU and NATO on developing a legal framework to deal with pirates in the Horn of Africa region, the Russian defense minister said on Friday.
- 17:33 21/05/2010
Talks on the release of two Russian crewmembers of the North Spirit vessel who were abducted at a Cameroon port are planned for Saturday, the Russian Sailors Trade Union said Friday.
- 17:38 20/05/2010
A Nigerian militant group may have been involved in the abduction of two Russian sailors in West Africa, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
- 22:06 19/05/2010
Russia's ambassador to NATO called Wednesday on the alliance's leadership to support Russia's initiative to develop an international legal framework to deal with pirates on the high seas.
- 16:54 18/05/2010
Russia's Marshal Shaposhikov destroyer will escort a convoy of five commercial ships through pirate-infested waters off the Somali coast, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
- 19:21 17/05/2010
Two Russian seamen, including a former member of the Arctic Sea cargo vessel at the center of a hijacking saga last year, have been abducted in Cameroon, a Russian sailors' trade union said on Monday.
- 13:37 17/05/2010
The crew members of the Moscow University tanker that was seized by Somali pirates and then released will return home on Tuesday, the mother of one of the sailors said on Monday
- 23:51 16/05/2010
The republic of Djibouti, located in the Horn of Africa, will provide its port for Russian Navy to fight piracy.
- 03:07 14/05/2010
The UN General Assembly will gather on Friday for an informal meeting to discuss piracy, the UN said in a concept note.
- 01:09 14/05/2010
A dozen sailors from the Moscow University tanker, which was briefly seized by Somali pirates last week, will return to Russia this month, the mother of a crew member said.
- 23:47 13/05/2010
U.S. President Barack Obama expressed his desire on Thursday to continue working with Russia toward the establishment of a special juridical body to try pirates, the Kremlin said.
- 03:30 13/05/2010
The piracy problem off the Somali coast can be resolved only by means of establishing a political stability in Somalia.
- 13:25 12/05/2010
The alleged deaths of a group of Somali pirates who were set free after hijacking a Russian tanker near the Gulf of Aden have sparked heated debate in the Russian media
- 15:45 11/05/2010
The Somali ambassador to Russia on Tuesday defended the decision to set adrift a group of pirates who briefly seized the Liberian-flagged Moscow University tanker last week
- 13:04 11/05/2010
The Somali pirates who were captured in an assault operation after hijacking a Russian tanker near the Gulf of Aden and then released by Russian military officials have not reached the coast and have apparently perished
- 12:16 11/05/2010
The Somali pirates who were captured in an assault operation after hijacking a Russian tanker near the Gulf of Aden and then released by Russian military officials have not reached the coast and have apparently perished
- 20:22 07/05/2010
On the night of May 6, 2010, commandos from the Marshal Shaposhnikov anti-submarine warfare (ASW) ship of the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet, on an anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden, stormed the Moscow University oil tanker that was seized yesterday by Somali pirates and released her 23 crewmembers.
- 16:58 07/05/2010
Captain First Class Ildar Akhmerov talked to journalists in Moscow via a TV link-up and discussed the results of an operation to save the crew of the Moscow University tanker seized by Somalian pirates.
- 16:09 07/05/2010
Russia has no plans to beef up its task force in the Gulf of Aden following a pirate attack on a Russian tanker, the chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces said on Friday.
- 15:12 07/05/2010
Famous Russian lawyers express totally contradicting opinions about the recent release of Somali pirates who seized a Russian tanker.
- 14:37 07/05/2010
As the Russian Moscow University tanker, freed from pirates on Thursday, sets off for refueling, heated discussion of the details of the rescue operation fills the Russian press.
- 13:07 07/05/2010
Russian commandos from the large anti-submarine warship Marshal Shaposhnikov freed the Moscow University tanker seized by Somali pirates
- 04:15 07/05/2010
The operation to release a Russian vessel seized by Somali pirates on Wednesday lasted just 22 minutes, the commander of the Russian naval task force in the Gulf of Aden has said.
- 23:33 06/05/2010
Russian naval task force sailors released on Thursday the Somali pirates detained after a mission to free the Moscow University tanker, a Defense Ministry source told RIA Novosti.
- 22:55 06/05/2010
The operation to release a Russian vessel seized by Somali pirates on Wednesday lasted just 22 minutes, the commander of the Russian naval task force in the Gulf of Aden said Thursday.
- 21:22 06/05/2010
The operation to release a Russian vessel seized by Somali pirates on Wednesday lasted just 22 minutes, the commander of the Russian naval task force in the Gulf of Aden said Thursday.
- 19:46 06/05/2010
The operation to release a Russian vessel seized by Somali pirates on Wednesday lasted 22 minutes, the commander of the Russian naval task force in the Gulf of Aden said Thursday.
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