» by GI Korea November 24th, 2009 at 10:00 pm » Comments (2)

I don't think hijacking North Korean ships would be the most lucrative business for Somali pirates: The captain of a chemical tanker who was shot when his ship was hijacked ...more »

» by GI Korea October 4th, 2009 at 12:44 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Anti-piracy operations: South Korean, left, and Japanese naval officers exchange views on operations to capture pirates on a Korean ship in waters off Somalia, Friday. Korea’s ...more »

» by GI Korea September 15th, 2009 at 5:26 am » Comments (3)

Maybe they were just trying to enforce UN sanctions against North Korea?  ;-) Somali pirates tried but failed to hijack a North Korean cargo ship when crew members fought back with ...more »

» by GI Korea August 6th, 2009 at 4:54 pm » Comments (2)

The ROK Navy sure has been active in the fight against the Somali pirates in the past few months: South Korean naval forces deployed off the coast of Somalia rescued a ...more »

» by GI Korea May 15th, 2009 at 8:05 am » Comments (1)

Via the ROK Drop Forum comes news that the South Korean Navy continues to be active in anti-piracy operations off the coast of Africa: South Korean and American warships stopped a ...more »

» by GI Korea April 18th, 2009 at 9:09 am » Comments (3)

Via reader tip comes news that the South Korean Navy has now begun playing Pirates of the Gulf of Aden: South Korean naval forces drove away pirates who were trying to ...more »

» by GI Korea April 16th, 2009 at 7:06 pm » Comments (6)

I just have to wonder why the techniques the SEAL team used to kill the three pirates earlier this week is being leaked to the media?: We also have some information ...more »

» by GI Korea April 12th, 2009 at 7:15 pm » Comments (19)

It is about time because this pirate circus was going on for too long: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="300" caption=" FBI and USA government officials on the Maersk Alabama are seen at ...more »

» by GI Korea December 27th, 2008 at 11:15 am » Comments (0)

South Korean sailors will have new mission soon: South Korea said Wednesday it would send a destroyer to keep pirates away from military equipment being shipped back from Iraq. A 3,500-tonne destroyer ...more »

» by GI Korea November 16th, 2008 at 8:18 pm » Comments (25)

The hostage taking of Korean sailors continues off the coast of Somalia: A Japanese freighter, whose crewmen include five South Koreans, was hijacked by an armed group in waters off Somalia ...more »

» by GI Korea October 21st, 2008 at 9:21 am » Comments (6)

It would be interesting to see if the Korean shipping companies that keep getting attacked by Somali pirates would be interested in do this: The growing threat of piracy off the ...more »