NATO Warship HDMS ESBERN SNARE Apprehends Suspected Pirates

  NATO’s counter-piracy Operation OCEAN SHIELD warship HDMS ESBERN SNARE boarded two small craft and detained nine suspected pirates, following an attack in the area the previous day Yesterday the Danish flagged vessel TORM KANSAS reported she was attacked unsuccessfully by pirates in the Indian Ocean, but the ship’s armed security team repelled the attack.…

Pirates Take Tanker in Strait of Malacca Near Singapore

  Pirates hijacked a second tanker in a month off the Malaysian coast near Singapore, Asia’s biggest oil-trading hub, according to the International Maritime Bureau. Ten pirates armed with guns and knives boarded a vessel about 7.3 nautical miles (13.5 kilometers) west of Malaysia’s Pulau Kukup in the Strait of Malacca, forcing the crew to…