Two youths from Kerala are suspected to be among the 22 sailors held captive by Somalian pirates on board a UAE chemical oil tanker, MT Royal Grace, on March 2.

The two are Dipin Devis, 22, of Eran

A group holding an American hostage in Somalia moved him at least three times in the day since US Navy SEALs rescued an American and a Dane and killed their nine kidnappers, pirates said on Thursday.

The British Royal Navy has captured 13 Somali pirates, alongwith their weapons in the Indian Ocean.

A combined NATO-led operation successfully intercepted a sailor boat off the Somali coast, and the

A Spanish navy ship on Thursday fought off a gun attack by pirates in the Indian Ocean, then chased and captured six of the attackers while one was reported killed, Spain's defence ministry said.

The

US forces have rescued six more Iranian sailors in distress after freeing 13 Iranians from pirates earlier this week, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

The rescue took place several hours before dawn on

A Danish warship has freed 14 Iranian and Pakistani hostages following a seaborne action against pirates off Somalia's coast, the Danish Navy said.

On Saturday, the warship Absalon, part of a NATO-le

Iran has hailed the actions of the US navy as 'humanitarian' after an American warship freed 13 Iranians held by Somali pirates.

"We consider the actions of the US forces in saving the lives of Irani

US military officials say the Navy has rescued an Iranian fishing boat that had been commandeered by suspected Somali pirates for more than 40 days.

The rescue comes amid escalating threats from Iran

A Malta-flagged merchant ship ‘MV Sinin’, which was hijacked by Somali pirates in February this year off the coast of Oman, was released on Saturday along with its 21 crewmembers, including nine India

A UAE-based vessel carrying 16 members on board including five Indians were hijacked by Somali pirates off an Island, which forms part of Yemen.

Sources in the Ministry of Shipping on Thursday said t