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Ship halted in Arabian Sea carrying illicit arms believed to be from Iran.

Ship halted in Arabian Sea carrying illicit arms believed to be from Iran.

Sea piracy: India to deploy armed commandos onboard vessels.

Taiwan mulls armed guards on ships against pirates.

Live Piracy Report: Armed Guards Thwart Attack Attempt.

US Congress plans to arm ships against pirate attack.

Nudibranchs: Armed and Fabulous.

Somali Pirates Exchange Fire with Armed Guards on board Cement Carrier.

Armed Men Board Vessel In Gulf Of Oman.

Western Australia shark attack: surfer loses both arms.

A third shark attack happened in the Bay of Inhambane in southern Mozambique for the past two months, resulting in a fisherman losing both arms, local news agency reported on Monday.

A third shark attack happened in the Bay of Inhambane in southern Mozambique for the past two months, resulting in a fisherman losing both arms, local news agency reported on Monday.

EU Naval Force can confirm that the Malaysian flagged Motor Vessel MV Albedo, held by armed pirates at an anchorage close to the Somali Coast, has sunk in rough seas.

On Saturday 26 April the master of a dhow spoke of his relief after 6 armed pirates, who had taken his vessel and crew hostage, fled the scene after sightings of an EU Naval Force Spanish maritime patrol and reconnaissance (MPRA) aircraft.

The German yacht Faraway was hijacked in Strait of Lombok off Bali Island, Indonesia. The yacht with two people on board was on round the world trip, when was attacked by armed pirates in Java Sea. The pirates took control of the vessel and headed in unknown direction kidnapping the German citizens. The people succeeded to send a text message to their families and witnessed the pirates use violence and atrocities over them. No ransom request was sent and Indonesian Police and German Embassy hided the incident for several days in case to follow an investigation and to find the yacht.

Signatory States to the revised Code of Conduct concerning the repression of piracy, armed robbery against ships and illicit maritime activity in the western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden Area, known as the Jeddah Amendment to the Djibouti Code of Conduct 2017, have agreed a raft of measures to combat new and emerging threats to maritime security.

Somali Pirates Now Protect Illegal Fishing Vessels, UN Reports.

Somali, African troops recapture key port from Shebab.