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South Korean Destroyer Stops Pursuit of Hijacked Ship

» by April 11th, 2010 at 8:01 am » Comments (5)

Any wonder why South Korean ships seem to be continuously hijacked by Somali pirates?: South Korea ordered a warship out of Somali waters after the owner of a hijacked South Korean ...more »

South Koreans Taken Hostage By Somali Pirates

» by April 6th, 2010 at 5:09 am » Comments (6)

I really wish someone would do something about these pirates in Somalia: The government is denying reports that the South Korean oil tanker hijacked Sunday by Somali pirates in the ...more »

North Korean Tanker Seized By Somali Pirates

» by 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 »

Picture of the Day: Cooperating Against Pirates

» by 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 »

North Korean Ship Battles Somali Pirates

» by 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 »

ROK Navy Captures Seven Somali Pirates

» by 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 »

ROK Navy Continues Anti-Piracy Operations

» by 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 »

ROK Navy Intercepts Attempted Pirate Hijacking

» by 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 »

Details Emerging of SEAL Operation Against Somali Pirates

» by 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 »

American Hostage Held By Pirates Rescued By Navy SEAL Operation

» by April 12th, 2009 at 7:15 pm » Comments (20)

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 »

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