2006 in piracy
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states that there were 20 pirate attacks in January 2006, although none were successful. The first quarter of 2006 saw 61 pirate attacks up from 56 the year before. One person was killed by pirates in the Philippines
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2005 in piracy,
other events of 2006,
2007 in piracy
2007 in piracy
See also:2006 in piracy,other events of 2007,2008 in piracy and thelist of 'years of Piracy'.-----Events:* June 3 - Danica White owned by H. Folmer & Co. is hijacked off the Horn of Africa.-External links:**, The New York Times, 2007....
and the
list of 'years of Piracy'
Timeline of piracy
This is a timeline of the history of piracy.*1600s: 1600 - 1601 - 1602 - 1603 - 1604 - 1605 - 1606 - 1607 - 1608 - 1609*1610s: 1610 - 1611 - 1612 - 1613 - 1614 - 1615 - 1616 - 1617 - 1618 - 1619...
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The International Maritime OrganizationInternational Maritime Organization
The International Maritime Organization , formerly known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization , was established in Geneva in 1948, and came into force ten years later, meeting for the first time in 1959...
states that there were 20 pirate attacks in January 2006, although none were successful. The first quarter of 2006 saw 61 pirate attacks up from 56 the year before. One person was killed by pirates in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
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- January 24 - USS Winston S. Churchill intercepts the MV Safina al-Birsarat off SomaliaSomaliaSomalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
with 10 Somalis and 16 IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n crew. The Indians claim to have been captured by pirates off MogadishuMogadishuMogadishu , popularly known as Xamar, is the largest city in Somalia and the nation's capital. Located in the coastal Benadir region on the Indian Ocean, the city has served as an important port for centuries....
on the 15th and forced to accompany the Somalis as they sought out other ships to capture. The Somalis were handed over to a Kenyan court to be tried for piracy.http://www.somalilandtimes.net/sl/2005/213/23.shtml
- March 15 - UN Security Council encouraged any naval forces operating off Somalia to take action against suspected piracy.
- March 18 - USS Cape St. George and USS Gonzalez engage suspected pirates, destroying a small vessel and killing one, injuring five. The men claim that their rocket propelled grenadeRocket propelled grenadeA rocket-propelled grenade is a shoulder-fired, anti-tank weapon system which fires rockets equipped with an explosive warhead. These warheads are affixed to a rocket motor and stabilized in flight with fins. Some types of RPG are reloadable while others are single-use. RPGs, with the exception of...
launcher was only for helping catch illegal fishermen.
- April 4 - Somali pirates seize the 160-foot South KoreaSouth KoreaThe Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n fishing boat, Dong Won 628. The guided missile destroyer USS RooseveltUSS Roosevelt (DDG-80)USS Roosevelt is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. The Roosevelt is the second Flight IIA ship and the last US Navy destroyer to carry the 5"/54 Mk. 45 mod 3 gun....
and Dutch frigate HNLMS De Zeven ProvinciënHNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (F802)HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën is the first ship of the De Zeven Provinciën class air defence and command frigates in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy...
attempt to intercept it and fire warning shots but back down when the pirates appear on deck holding guns to some of the 25 crewmembers. The ship was held for 117 days and reportedly ransomed for $800,000.http://www.shabelle.net/news/ne1306.htm
- May - Pirates were holding three vessel hostage in Somalia including the Korean fishing boat and a United Arab Emirates oil tanker. Ransom demands are now said to average $500,000 per ship in Somalia.
- November - The ten Somalis captured by the U.S. in January were each sentenced to seven years imprisonment by a court in MombasaMombasaMombasa is the second-largest city in Kenya. Lying next to the Indian Ocean, it has a major port and an international airport. The city also serves as the centre of the coastal tourism industry....
, KenyaKenyaKenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6105262.stm
- November 7 - In Somalia, militia from the Union of Islamic Courts storm the Veesham One, a United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesThe United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
-registered ship captured a week earlier by pirates. The pirates had demanded a $1,000,000 ransom. Two of the six pirates were severely wounded in the gun battle but the ship's 14 crewmembers were unharmed. The pirates face amputation of their hands if convicted by the Islamic Courts.