Hijacking

Hijacking

• Germany arrests alleged Somali pirate accountant

  German police arrested a man who allegedly acted as an accountant for Somali pirates blamed for the hijacking of an oil tanker in 2010, authorities ... 

• Experts: West Africa piracy takes root in Nigeria

  The piracy targeting the coast of West Africa takes root in the oil-slicked creeks of Nigeria's southern delta, where militants steal millions of ... 

• 

  New TSA rules on knives draw fire from 9/11 kin

  Some family members of victims killed in the Sept. 11 terror attacks said Wednesday that they are outraged by the Transportation Security ... 

• French tanker, crew hijacked off Ivory Coast freed

  A French tanker seized by pirates off Ivory Coast and its crew of 17 sailors have been released, its owner said Wednesday, though two workers suffered ... 

• 

  French tanker hijacked off Ivory Coast; 17 held

  Pirates hijacked a French-owned fuel tanker off Ivory Coast, abducting 17 sailors in the latest attack by criminal gangs targeting the ships to steal ... 

• 

  Inside job, 2 Canadian militants in Algeria siege

  The hostage-taking at a remote Algerian gas plant was carried out by 30 militants from across the northern swath of Africa and two from Canada, ... 

• Officials: Pirates seize oil tanker in Ivory Coast

  Armed men have hijacked a tanker carrying 5,000 tons of jet fuel from an Ivory Coast port and taken it off the coast of Ghana, though its precise ... 

• World sea piracy falls to five-year low in 2012

  World sea piracy fell to its lowest level in five years in 2012, thanks to a huge reduction in Somali piracy, an international maritime watchdog said ... 

• Somali pirates free 3 Syrian hostages

  A Somali official says three Syrian hostages held by Somali pirates have been released after more than two years in captivity. Mohamed Aden Ticey, an ... 

• 

  Ahoy! Israeli pirates lead surge of quirky parties

  Shiver me timbers! Israel's newest political party has more than a platform — it's got a plank. The Israel Pirate Party is one of 34 lists competing ...