http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/International_Maritime_BureauFind stories, videos, and photos about International Maritime Bureau from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:46:09 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/International_Maritime_Bureau14433Find stories, videos, and photos about International Maritime Bureau from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/27/yacht.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/27/yacht.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextNaval forces from several countries were searching Tuesday for a British couple and their missing yacht, which may have been hijacked by pirates off the coast of Africa, military sources told CNN.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/22/seychelles.pirate.hijack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/22/seychelles.pirate.hijack/index.html#cnnSTCTextPirates seized control of a cargo vessel near the Seychelles Thursday, one of two attacks that took place within minutes of each other off the coast of east Africa, according to the European Union Naval Force.Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/21/world.piracy.increase/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/21/world.piracy.increase/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe first nine months of this year has seen more pirate attacks than all of last year. And more than half of those attacks were carried out by suspected Somali pirates, an international maritime watchdog group said Wednesday.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/20/indian.ocean.hijacking/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/20/indian.ocean.hijacking/index.html#cnnSTCTextChina plans to make "every effort to rescue" a merchant ship and crew hijacked in the Indian Ocean, the country's state news agency reported on Tuesday.Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/14/egypt.somalia.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/14/egypt.somalia.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextThirty-four fishermen are free four months after the two Egyptian vessels they were on were hijacked off the coast of Somalia, an Egyptian official said Friday.Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/10/somalia.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/10/somalia.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextPirates released an Italian ship four months after they seized it, Italy's foreign minister announced Sunday.Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/14/somalia.pirates.navy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/14/somalia.pirates.navy/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Korean and American warships stopped a suspected pirate attack on an Egyptian ship in the Gulf of Aden, capturing 17 suspected pirates, the U.S. Navy announced Thursday.Thu, 14 May 2009 12:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/29/russia.detains.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/29/russia.detains.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussian authorities detained 29 suspected Somali pirates in waters off the Horn of Africa, a Russian state-run news agency reported Wednesday.Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/27/yemen.tanker.freed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/27/yemen.tanker.freed/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Yemeni oil tanker hijacked in the Gulf of Aden was freed Monday and 11 Somali pirates were arrested, Yemen's official news agency said.Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/24/pirates.security.meeting.money/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/24/pirates.security.meeting.money/index.html#cnnSTCTextCountries have pledged $213 million at an international conference to boost security in Somalia and halt the country's growing piracy problem.Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/15/pirates.action/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/15/pirates.action/index.html#cnnSTCTextBoth the United States and France pulled off-high profile rescues in the waters off the Horn of Africa in the past week, killing a total of five pirates to free hostages who had been holed up for days.Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/14/japan.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/14/japan.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo Japanese destroyers set sail Saturday on an anti-piracy mission off Somalia, the Japanese defense ministry said, marking the first policing action for the country's Maritime Self-Defense Force.Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/08/piracy.africa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/08/piracy.africa/index.html#cnnSTCTextIncident details: "Armed pirates chased, boarded and hijacked a fishing trawler underway" southeast of Mogadishu, Somalia. "Several persons armed with machine guns, rocket-propelled grenade launchers and machetes attempting to climb onboard with use of rope" at Lagos anchorage, Nigeria.Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/06/britain.cargo.ship.seized.somalia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/06/britain.cargo.ship.seized.somalia/index.html#cnnSTCTextA British-owned cargo ship on Monday became the latest vessel to be seized by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden.Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/05/uk.cruise.ship.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/05/uk.cruise.ship.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 1,000 British tourists on a round-the-world cruise were ushered to safety amid fears their ship was being followed by pirates, a travel company said Thursday.Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/16/pirates.year/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/16/pirates.year/index.html#cnnSTCTextPiracy off the coast of Somalia rose nearly 200 percent in 2008 compared to the year before, with bolder attacks over greater distances, an international piracy monitor said Friday.Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/14/somalia.piracy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/14/somalia.piracy/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Russian naval ship rescued a Dutch container vessel under attack by suspected Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden, the head of the International Maritime Bureau said Wednesday.Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/12/somalia.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/12/somalia.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne of the pirates who held a Saudi oil supertanker off Somalia before releasing it for ransom has told CNN how five in his group drowned when the boat in which they left the ship capsized as they tried to evade rival pirates seeking a cut of the money.Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/13/somalia.piracy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/13/somalia.piracy/index.html#cnnSTCTextSomalia-based pirates on Tuesday released a Turkish-flagged ship carrying 4,500 tons of chemicals that was seized two months ago off Yemen's coast, the International Maritime Bureau told CNN.Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/08/piracy.task.force/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/01/08/piracy.task.force/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Navy has started a force to battle pirates attacking ships in and near the Gulf of Aden off Somalia's coast, the U.S. Fifth Fleet said Thursday.Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/24/japan.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/24/japan.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextJapan is considering joining an international effort to protect ships from a growing threat of piracy in the Gulf of Aden near Somalia, a top official told reporters.Thu, 25 Dec 2008 02:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/20/iran.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/20/iran.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextA group of Iranian warships steamed into the Gulf of Aden, joining an expanding list of navies sent to protect shipping routes from Somali pirates, state-run media reported Saturday.Sun, 21 Dec 2008 07:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/16/un.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/16/un.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United Nations Security Council passed a resolution on Tuesday aimed at combating piracy along the Horn of Africa by allowing military forces to chase pirates onto land in cases of "hot pursuit."Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/13/india.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/13/india.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Indian navy captured 23 piracy suspects who tried to take over a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden, between the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, Indian officials said.Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/11/kenya.piracytrial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/11/kenya.piracytrial/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe trial of eight Somali men accused of piracy in the attempted hijacking of a Danish freighter has been put off until January after a preliminary session Thursday.Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/10/somalia.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/10/somalia.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextSomali pirates captured two Yemeni fishing boats and 22 Yemeni fishermen Wednesday in the Gulf of Aden, Yemen's official news agency SABA said.Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/10/united.nations.us.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/10/united.nations.us.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States is circulating a proposal that could allow military forces to enter Somali territory in "hot pursuit" of pirates, sources on the U.N. Security Council said Wednesday.Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/08/pirates.somalia.warships/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/08/pirates.somalia.warships/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe European Union will launch its first naval operation Tuesday, protecting vessels from pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia, EU policy chief Javier Solana announced Monday.Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/09/pirates.germany.cruise.ship/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/09/pirates.germany.cruise.ship/index.html#cnnSTCTextA German cruise liner said Tuesday it plans to fly its passengers over the Gulf of Aden, instead of sailing them through, out of fear of pirate attacks in the region.Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/07/tanzania.pirates.boat.outrun/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/07/tanzania.pirates.boat.outrun/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Dutch-operated container ship outran pirates off the coast of Tanzania this weekend, an official with the International Maritime Bureau said Sunday.Mon, 08 Dec 2008 01:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/01/pirate.interview/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/01/pirate.interview/index.html#cnnSTCTextSomalis are so desperate to survive that attacks on merchant shipping in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean will not stop, a pirate leader promises.Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/03/somalia.pirates.boat.released/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/03/somalia.pirates.boat.released/index.html#cnnSTCTextPirates have released a Yemeni cargo ship without receiving a ransom after negotiations with local elders, a Somali official said Wednesday.Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/01/pirates.cruise.ship/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/01/pirates.cruise.ship/index.html#cnnSTCTextA 30,000-ton luxury cruise ship outran pirates off the coast of Yemen this weekend, the ship's owner said Monday.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/28/somalia.pirates.chemical.tanker/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/28/somalia.pirates.chemical.tanker/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree British guards jumped overboard and were rescued from the water after battling in vain to prevent pirates hijacking a chemical tanker off the coast of Somalia.Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/25/thai.trawler.india.navy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/25/thai.trawler.india.navy/index.html#cnnSTCTextFourteen sailors are still missing from a Thai trawler that was sunk last week by the Indian navy as a suspected pirate ship, the vessel's owner said Tuesday.Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/11/somalia.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/11/11/somalia.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextArmed pirates have hijacked a Philippines chemical tanker off the coast of Somalia, but Indian forces thwarted an attack on one of its vessels, authorities said Tuesday.Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:18:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1851847,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1851847,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIt's been a busy, profitable week for Somali pirates: They hijacked one South Korean bulk carrier Wednesday, released another South Korean cargo ship Thursday and let a hijacked Thai ship go SaturdaySun, 19 Oct 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1844914,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1844914,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBuccaneers seize ships almost daily off the coast of Somalia, but the booty doesn't usually include enough T-72s to equip a tank battalionFri, 26 Sep 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/16/somalia.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/16/somalia.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrench troops rescued two French hostages in a gunfight with Somali pirates that left one of the kidnappers dead, officials said Tuesday.Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/03/somalia.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/03/somalia.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo French citizens have been abducted by pirates from a sailboat off the coast of Somalia, the French foreign ministry announced Wednesday.Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/08/21/somalia.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/08/21/somalia.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextPirates hijacked three ships off the coast of Somalia on Thursday in the "worst number of attacks" in one day in many years, an international maritime watchdog said.Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:47:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1834627,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1834627,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsArmed pirates hijacked three ships off the coast of Somalia in a series of attacks Thursday, an international maritime body said, as it urged the U.N. to restore law and order to the notorious African watersThu, 21 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/07/09/somalia.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/07/09/somalia.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextPirates have released a German cargo ship and its crew of 14 after holding them for nearly six weeks, the vessel's owner said Wednesday.Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/29/somalia.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/29/somalia.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo cargo ships have been hijacked in the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and Somalia, a Kenyan maritime official said Thursday.Thu, 29 May 2008 18:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/05/pirate.survivor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/05/pirate.survivor/index.html#cnnSTCTextColin Darch was piloting his slow-moving tugboat out of the Red Sea close to Somalia when heavily armed pirates sped up next to him screaming and firing weapons.Mon, 05 May 2008 20:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/29/pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/29/pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextA French yacht. A Japanese tanker. A Spanish fishing boat. After several years of decline, pirates are striking with increasing frequency on the high seas.Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:19:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1732125,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1732125,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs the frequency of piracy on the high seas grows, many ship owners aren't willing to wait for the navy to help them outFri, 18 Apr 2008 09:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/11/yacht.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/11/yacht.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrench troops are holding six pirates after the 30-member crew of a luxury yacht hijacked a week ago off Somalia's coast were released, officials said Friday.Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/05/cruiseship.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/05/cruiseship.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextA French navy vessel is in pursuit of a luxury yacht which pirates seized off the coast of Somalia a day earlier, the French Foreign Ministry said Saturday.Sat, 05 Apr 2008 13:20:00 EDT