somali pirates
Somali Pirates Tried to Hijack an Israeli-Owned Ship. Security Officials Are Perplexed.
While a tenuous ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war holds, security and diplomatic officials are closely monitoring other incidents in the region.
West Africa's Pirates Are Changing Tactics Because of Cheap Oil
Pirates who have relied on hijacked oil tankers in the region for profit have had to adapt to low oil prices, switching to kidnapping for ransom as their primary focus.
Pirates Are Running Wild and Hijacking Oil Tankers in Southeast Asia
In a sign of changing times, there have been no reports of hijackings off the coast of Somalia this year — but pirates are targeting one tanker every two weeks in Southeast Asia.
EU Court Rules Somali Pirates Have the Same Rights as Everybody Else
Europe's top court ordered France to pay thousands in compensation to pirates for denying them human and judicial rights following arrest.
First-Time Filmmakers: "Fishing Without Nets" Director Cutter Hodierne
We talked to the director of "Fishing Without Nets" about being a first-time filmmaker in a conflict zone, somali pirates, and U2.
Director Cutter Hodierne Talks 'Fishing Without Nets'
I visited Cutter at the swanky McCarren Hotel in Williamsburg to chat about the making of his debut feature film about Somali pirates, Fishing Without Nets.
'Fishing Without Nets' Is Coming to You on October 28
Cutter Hodierne's excellent film about Somali pirates, Fishing without Nets, premiered earlier this year at Sundance to glowing praise. Now, the film will be making its full release at the end of October. Over the course of the next month, we'll...
'Fishing Without Nets' Won a Directing Award at Sundance
We were so blown away by Cutter Hodierne's short film about Somali pirates, Fishing Without Nets, that we decided to team up with Cutter to produce a feature film. It just premiered at Sundance and we woke up this morning to rave reviews from <i...
'Fishing Without Nets' Is Hijacking the Big Screen
In the year or so since 'Fishing Without Nets' was released, we've yapped about it quite a bit. But short films about Somali pirates starring Somali actors don't come around too often, and when they do, they deserve lots and lots of attention. So that...