Any pirates captured off the Somali coast by Finnish ships are likely to be released as no nation will accept them for trial. Read the full story

A Somali pirate has admitted hijacking a Danish ship in the Gulf of Aden, in what could be a major breakthrough in attempts to bring such cases to justice. The man, who is under indictment after illegally boarding the CEC Future in November 2008, will be the first to be sentenced following a hijacking. Read the full story

International maritime laws have prevented authorities from prosecuting a group of Somali pirates captured by a Danish warship in the Aden Gulf this weekend. Denmark’s defence minister said a lack of witnesses forced a decision to free the rogue sailors. Read the full story

The Norwegian-owned UBT Ocean oil-product tanker, along with its 21-member crew, has been captured by Somali pirates in the waters of the Indian Ocean. Read the full story

The chemical tanker Pramoni, which was seized on 1st January by Somali pirates, has been revealed to be owned by a Norwegian shipping group. Read the full story

As Denmark prepares to send a second warship to the Gulf of Aden to help patrol the pirate-infested waters off the Somali coast, it has sealed an important deal with Kenya to process any pirates the Danes catch in the area. The new bilateral agreement will greatly ease the lingering issue of what to do with the pirates after they are apprehended by Danish patrol boats. Read the full story

Recalling the days of Viking raids, an act of piracy occurred in Swedish waters involving a Finnish cargo ship crewed by Russians. At first glance, any news story about pirates gets automatically relegated to the Gulf of Aden off Somalia. But in a rare change of geography, this ship was hijacked in the Baltic Sea. Read the full story

The effects of April’s landmark new copyright laws in Sweden are beginning to emerge, as the first case related to copyright infringement has been heard by a Swedish court. An ISP provider in Sweden has been ordered by the court to hand over information on its customers to five publishers who are investigating copyright violations. Read the full story

The Swedish Armed Forces have confirmed that a Swedish naval patrol in the Gulf of Aden arrested seven pirates caught operating the region. Crewmembers from the HMS Malmo apprehended the Somali pirates as they tried to board a Greek cargo ship outside of Yemen. Read the full story

In a fascinating challenge to the establishment, the Swedish Pirate Party will be fielding 20 candidates in this summer’s European elections. The controversial party is running on the platform that the restrictive laws concerning copyrighted and patented material are creating a negative environment of citizen monitoring. Read the full story