On November 19, Israel said Yemen's Houthis had seized a British-Japanese cargo ship in the southern Red Sea. He called the incident an "Iranian terrorist attack" that has implications for international maritime security, Reuters reported. The Houthis said they had captured the ship...

Pirates kidnapped three Russians from two ships in the Gulf of Guinea. Two Russians were kidnapped from the exploration vessel Djibloho, which was anchored in the port of Luba in Equatorial Guinea. The Voice of America writes about this. Around the same time, pirates landing from a motorboat...

A California couple with two children were found alive after their boat was attacked by pirates in the Amazon Delta. Writes about this ABC News. Adam and Emily Harto, together with their daughters of three and seven, were in good condition, not ...

According to the American non-governmental organization Oceans Without Piracy, in 2014, about five thousand seafarers were attacked by pirates along the three busiest shipping routes. The organization's report notes that almost 90% of attacks in Southeast Asia result in the hijacking of ships. Wherein,…