Somali Pirates

Examining the scope of Somali pirate activity and the reactions and response of various nations.

One good thing about the Somali pirates who are troubling the Indian Ocean right now is this, that they remind us what real pirates are like.

Those forces found the bodies of the four slain Americans when they boarded. The four deaths mark the first time American hostages have been killed by pirates even though the hijackings have been going on four years.

Somali pirates have murdered four Americans whose yacht they had taken on the high seas. The pirates provoked a battle with a US Naval vessel, the USS Sterett, which had been shadowing the captured yacht and negotiating for the release of the hostages.

Four Americans are dead, shot by Somali pirates holding them hostage.

Time to stop toying with the Somali pirates.

'Deadiest Warrior: Somali Pirate vs. Medellin Cartel' was another pairing of two criminal gangs against one another. But, these two groups are actually trained and experienced in paramilitary weapons and tactics.

Pirates emerged from the Somali civil war of the early 1990's and have since become a serious problem.

A humorous look at the Pirate situation in Somalia

He's tickled to death too!

Somali pirates may have sworn that they will not be stopped, but some unlikely heroes thwarted at least one of their attacks

Infuriated by the successful rescue of Captain Richard Phillips by Navy SEAL snipers, and missing an opportunity to nab another U.S. ship, Somali pirates vow revenge. But can we still call them pirates anymore?

In a seemingly spontaneous surge of irrepressible nationalistic pride, thousands of dolphins came to the rescue of haplessly defenseless Chinese freight ships under attack by suspected Somali pirate ships.

With six and a half billion people populating this fragile planet, it is idiotic to believe that America can or should stabilize, democratize, infrastructurize, commercialize and adherentize every wayward country on Earth.

Fox News has an article up about certain, high tech "active denial systems" that could be used to repel Somali pirates. The idea is to have a way to fight the Somali pirates without dealing with the squeamishness some have about arming ships' crews.

Somali pirates appeared to be trying to make good their threat against American shipping off the Horn of Africa when a group of them attacked the American flagged, American owned Liberty Sun. The attack, though, was unsuccessful.

According to Elizabeth A. Kennedy in the Associated Press, Somali pirates have run amok in the Gulf of Aden following the United States rescue of their hostage by killing the pirates holding him captive.

Will the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips by a team of Navy SEAL snipers, authorized by President Barack Obama, help the President's political fortunes? That largely depends on President Obama.

Let's give credit where credit is due. A team of Navy SEALs has rescued Captain Richard Phillips from the Somali pirates who were holding him, killing three of the pirates. The operation was approved by President Barack Obama.

The Somali pirate situation in which the pirates took and then lost an American cargo ship and then took her Captain as a hostage is being described as an "annoying distraction" for President Barack Obama.

The Somali pirates have become headline making criminals over the last few years, and have pulled off their biggest heist today. The pirates are reported to be responsible for capturing a ship delivering aid to Kenya, with 20 American crew members aboard.

The Somali pirates have seized an American cargo ship, the 17,000-ton Maersk Alabama, which has an all American crew. This hijacking would seem to be yet another foreign test for President Barack Obama. The question is how will he respond?

Somali pirates are not interested in the material cargo of a ship, just the human cargo, whom they now ransom with impunity

Somali pirates have taken their biggest prize yet, the MV Sirius Star, a Saudi owned super tanker with a crew of twenty five and possibly carrying 100 million dollars worth of crude. The Sirius Star is 1080 feet from stem to stern.

Praise the Pirates! Contrary to popular belief, pirate attacks have actually been somewhat beneficial to the world by motivating the formation of various international organizations which has increased military cooperation between states.

How can people stay safe from modern day pirates?

In light of recent pirate attacks near the Somali coast line the World must begin to explore real solutions. The April 25 attack of a civilian liner was repelled by security forces on board suggests one such solution.

We call them pirates but are they something else? Could it be that they are more Robin Hood than common hood? And what is wrong with working for the common good?

Most people think of the Caribbean and a black flag when you bring up piracy. But piracy existed long before Blackbeard and remains a problem to this day. Read this 440 word article to learn more about the history and present day threat of pirates.