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The maritime security firm Ambrey said the attack saw the suspects steal three small boats equipped with 60-horsepower engines.

Suspected Somali pirates seize boat off Horn of Africa

  • Increased international naval patrols, a strengthening central government in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, and other efforts saw the piracy beaten back
By AP ·
Suspected pirate attack in Gulf of Aden raises concerns about growing Somali piracy

Suspected pirate attack in Gulf of Aden raises concerns about growing Somali piracy

By AP ·
Yemeni fishermen row their boat in the Red Sea city of Hodeidah. (File/AFP)

Somali pirates release 9 kidnapped Yemeni fishermen

By Saeed Al-Batati ·
UK team helps free Iranian hostages from Somali pirates

UK team helps free Iranian hostages from Somali pirates

By Arab News ·
Special Saudi Arabia’s role in banishing piracy from regional waters

Saudi Arabia’s role in banishing piracy from regional waters

By Jennifer Bell ·
Somali pirates caught at sea, transferred to Seychelles

Somali pirates caught at sea, transferred to Seychelles

By AFP ·

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