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Security forces in Somalia seize two planes carrying ransom money for pirates, and detain six foreigners.
2011-05-24

Five Somali pirates are sentenced to life in a United States prison plus 80 years for an attack on the United States Navy frigate USS Nicholas.
2011-03-14

Abduwali Muse, a Somali pirate, is sentenced to almost 34 years in prison in the United States for his role in attempting to hijack the Maersk Alabama.
2011-02-16

The South Korean navy directs an operation against Somali pirates who hijacked a South Korean ship, rescuing all 21 hostages, while eight pirates are killed and five are captured.
2011-01-21

Somali pirates release a German ship with 22 crew, eight months after it was seized near Oman.
2010-12-28

Somali pirates receive a record £7.6m in ransoms for seized South Korean and Singaporean ships.
2010-11-6

The United Nations says child soldiers continue to be recruited to fight and engage in piracy in Somalia.
2010-11-4

Somali pirates hijack a South Korean owned Kenyan registered fishing boat with 43 crew aboard.
2010-10-17

Somali pirates seize a Panamanian-flagged ship with 15 Indian crewmen on board, off the coast of Tanzania.
2010-09-30

Somali pirates hijack a Singaporean chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden, carrying a cargo of ethylene glycol.
2010-06-28