Djibouti: Elmore Leonard

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Elmore Leonard, "the hippest, funniest national treasure in sight", brings his trademark wit and inimitable style to this twisting, gripping—and sometimes playful—tale of modern-day piracy

Ashland (LSD 48) captures trigger-happy pirates

330 nautical miles off the coast of Djibouti, a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team pulls suspected pirates from the sea for transport back to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48). Ashland while operating, was fired upon from a skiff manned by suspected pirates. Ashland returned fire and disabled the skiff.

Intertuna 2: escapes pirates off Djibouti

On 5 March, Floréal class frégate de surveillance Nivôse (F 732) intercepted a PAG and boarded two skiffs and a mother ship. The mother ship (whaler) was destroyed and she took on board two skiffs and detained 11 suspected pirates in an area clearly linked to the unsuccessful attack on the Spanish FV Intertuna 2. With the evidence gathered and presented to the Seychelles authorities, it was approved for the 11 detainees to be flown from Djibouti to the Seychelles for prosecution. gallery

Africa Star: crewed with Security guards, escapes

AFRICA STAR IMO 8707434 Container Ship 26152 dwt 1988 Malta
Pirates, apparently from Somalia, attempted to hijack Malta-flagged Zim "Africa Star" container ship on Saturday near the Republic of Djibouti, reported the Israeli shipping company, which is owned by the Ofer family.Security guards aboard the ship returned fire and repelled the pirates, who surrounded the vessel as it was sailing in the Red Sea.
The Transportation Ministry was notified that the Zim ship was attacked as it was making its way from Mombasa, Kenya to the Ashdod Port.
The incident ended with no casualties among the Zim crew. A similar attempt to hijack a Zim vessel on Thursday also ended without injury.














The Group evolved from Joseph Herschovici's small ship chandlery and shipping agency in Haifa to today's multifaceted economic conglomerate, managed by his sons, who changed the family's name to the Hebrew name, Ofer. Two sons, Sammy and Yuli, have spent their entire professional lives building the family's business enterprise, reaffirming their father's legacy and dreams.
The oldest son, David, joined the family business after an impressive public service career at the peak of which he served as a Major General in the Israel Police. He passed away in 1994.
1988 Ville de Neptune
1992 Gluecksburg
1994 CGM Iguacu II
1996 CMBT Himalaya
1996 P&O Nedlloyd Chile.
2000 Gluecksburg
2001 MSC Quito
2002 Gluecksburg
2004 Delmas Capricorne
2005 Africa Star