1. Introduction: When Pirates Meet the World’s Most Powerful Navy 2. Historical Context: A History of Piracy and the US Navy 3. Modern Piracy: A Persistent Global Threat 4. US Navy Anti-Piracy ...

Pirates off the coast of Somalia have successfully hijacked a commercial vessel for the first time in 18 months, raising fears of a resurgence in armed attacks. The Malta-flagged Hellas Aphrodite, ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A European Union naval force on Friday reached a Malta-flagged tanker earlier attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, finding all its 24 mariners safe after an ...

Resurgent Somali pirates fired machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades as they boarded a ship off the coast of Somalia on Thursday, British officials said. In what is likely the latest assault by ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - In high seas and heavy rain, the supertanker Kasagisan was steaming through the Malacca Strait in February when it was suddenly surrounded by six small boats. The crew of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pirates have hijacked a vessel off the Somali coast. This is why they are making a resurgence Pirates off the coast of Somalia ...