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Supreme Leader acknowledges Iran took oil from Greek tankers"They steal Iranian oil off the Greek coast, then our brave men who don't fear death respond and seized the enemy's oil tanker," Khamenei s...
Oil prices rise on Mideast tensions; crude stock build caps gainsBrent crude oil futures rose by 14 cents, or 0.2%, to $70.52 a barrel by 0132 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures inc...
British navy group: Hijackers have left vessel off UAE coastThe notice on Wednesday came after the British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations warned of a "potential hijack" under unc...
Pirates free oil tanker with 22 Indian crew in Gulf of GuineaAll the crew members, released by pirates after four days, are safe and the ship has resumed sailing, officials added.
IMB concerned over rise in hijacking cases in Southeast AsiaIn 2014, 10 vessels were hijacked, seven fired upon, 78 boarded and 21 vessels reported attempted attacks against their vessels.
Pirates hijack oil tanker with 24 Indian crew off Gabon coastAn oil-chemical tanker with an all Indian crew of 24 has been hijacked off the coast of the West African nation Gabon, officials said here ...
- No clue about hijacked oil tanker with 21 Indian crew members
Authorities on Sunday indicated they were not aware about the location of the oil tanker, with 21 Indian crew members on board.
- Several Mumbaikars on hijacked vessel: DG
The directorate general (DG) of shipping confirmed on Wednesday to TOI that some of the 17 Indian sailors on the hijacked Italian-flagged o...
- Somali pirates release South Korean tanker
Somali pirates have freed a hijacked South Korean-operated supertanker and its 24 crew, officials said today amid news reports that a recor...
- Somali pirates attack large Japanese oil tanker: IMB
Heavily armed pirates attacked four ships off Somalia at the weekend, including a Japanese oil tanker and a Malaysian chemical tanker, a ma...
- Islamist fighters in Somalia enter pirate town in hope of booty
Heavily armed fighters of Somalia's hardline Islamist movement, Shabaab militia, have entered the pirate town in hope of spoils from the hi...
- Somali pirates demand 25 mn dollars for Saudi oil tanker
Somali pirates who hijacked Saudi oil super-tanker Sirius Star on Thursday are demanding 25 million dollars in ransom and have set a 10-day...
- Indian navy sinks suspected pirate "mother" ship
An Indian vessel also chased two attack boats into the night.
- Indian warship shells pirates as super-tanker held to ransom
An Indian warship opened fire at a Somali pirate "mother ship", the navy said on Wednesday, as bandits demanded a ransom for a Saudi super-...
- Hijacked Saudi oil tanker reaches north Somalia
A Saudi supertanker with a $100 million oil cargo, hijacked by Somali pirates, has reached the coast of north Somalia, the US Navy has said...
- Navy awaits Govt nod for establishing piracy-response system
In the wake of threat from pirates to ships in the high seas, the Indian Navy is seeking a government nod for establishing a system to prov...
- Malaysian pipeline to boost Asia's energy security
A 7 billion dollar pipeline to be laid across northern Malaysia will divert up to a third of oil now being carried through the Malacca Stra...