Shots Fired Toward Tanker in Renewed Somali Piracy Activity

Shots Fired Toward Tanker in Renewed Somali Piracy Activity

A product tanker operated by Stolt Tankers sailing near the coast of Somalia is reporting shots fired and a possible boarding attempt. It is the lates...

Tanker off Somalia attacked in suspected pirate strike

The vessel's operator Stolt-Nielsen confirmed there was an attempted attack on the Stolt Sagaland. "Our crew are all safe, having responded swiftly and professionally to the incident," it said.

Tanker attacked off Somali coast

Armed assailants attacked a commercial tanker off the coast of Mogadishu on Monday, firing at the…

Assailants attack tanker off Somalia in suspected pirate strike

Armed assailants attacked a commercial tanker off the coast of Mogadishu on Monday, firing at the vessel after attempting to board the ship in the first suspected Somali piracy incident of its kind since 2024, maritime sources said. If confirmed, this would be the first Somali piracy attack against a merchant ship since May 2024, […]

Rising Threat in the Horn of Africa: Shots Fired at Stolt Tanker Amid Renewed Somali Piracy Fears - eBlue Economy

eBlue Economy Dina Z. Isaac Rising Threat in the Horn of Africa: Shots Fired at Stolt Tanker Amid Renewed Somali Piracy Fears %sitename% A Stolt Tankers-operated vessel sailing off the coast of Somalia has reported gunfire and a suspected boarding attempt, raising renewed concerns over a resurgence of piracy in one of the world’s most notorious maritime danger zones. According to multiple maritime security consultancies, later corroborated by S…

Security Forces Repel Pirate Boarding Attempt on Chemical Tanker Off Somalia

A chemical tanker was targeted in an attempted pirate attack approximately 330 nautical miles east of Mogadishu on November 3, with armed security personnel successfully repelling the assault. The Cayman...