The Sirius Star was carrying Saudi oil worth more than $120 million when it was hijacked by pirates at the weekend (Christian Duys/AP)Treasure Ship -- Newsweek
Seizing the Sirius Star was an audacious raid for Somalia's emboldened pirates.
It's a scene out of another century. On Tuesday night an Indian Navy vessel in the Gulf of Aden approached a ship thought to be manned by pirates operating from lawless Somalia. Although it was dark, Indian officers told news-agency reporters that they could see crew members on deck brandishing guns and rocket-propelled grenade launchers. Volleys were fired, fire broke out on one of the pirate ships, and it sank. The crew escaped in a speed boat, the Navy ship in hot pursuit.
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More News On Naval Piracy
Risks of storming the Sirius are too great -- Times Online
Pirates demand $40m for oil tanker -- Herald Sun
Somali Pirates Talk Ransom for Supertanker -- Voice Of America
Sirius Star families plead for safe release -- The Telegraph
Saudi government discussing ransom deal for hijacked tanker -- Radio Australia
Negotiations Begin for Sirius Hostages -- The Australian
Somali Pirates Talk Ransom for Supertanker -- Voice of America
Saudi Owners 'Talking to Pirates' -- BBC News
Somali pirates seize ninth vessel in 12 days -- Times Online
Somalia: Somali pirates another ship -maritime group -- Somalinet
Pentagon says force not the answer to surge in piracy -- AFP
Indian Navy Destroys Pirate Ship in Gulf of Aden -- Voice of America
Indian Navy Says It Sank Pirate Ship -- New York Times
Indian Warship Destroys Suspected Pirate Vessel -- Los Angeles Times
India Leads Fight Against Somali Pirates -- Christian Science Monitor
Pirate Boat Sunk But Attacks Continue -- Daily Telegraph
Indian Navy Sinks Pirate 'Mother Ship' -- Associated Press
Somali pirates warn against fake money -- The Hindu
Somalia Islamists vow tough anti-piracy drive -- AFP
Somali Pirates Transform Villages into Boomtowns -- Associated Press
Military, Shippers Must Work Together to Deter Pirates, Official Says -- AFPS
Time for an Anti-piracy Coalition of the Willing -- Forbes opinion
A Surge to Wipe Out Pirates of the Horn -- Real Clear World opinion