Africa Risk Compliance (ARC) cited naval authorities saying crew members on the cargo vessel discovered the gang on board.

but beyond the technological prowess of many pirate outfits and not worth the effort for others. The point of hijacking a ship is generally not for the cargo — who wants to try to unload ...

March 12 (UPI) --Somali pirates hijacked a Bangladeshi cargo ship on Tuesday and took more ... The hijacking in that area -- known for such occurrences -- of the Indian Ocean came the same day ...

Pirates have kidnapped 12 crew members from a Swiss cargo vessel in Nigerian waters. Massoel Shipping said its vessel, MV Glarus, was carrying wheat from Lniagos to Port Harcourt when it was ...