NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Somali teenager extradited to New York last year on charges he attempted to hijack a U.S. ship in ...
A Somali man held in New York on piracy charges was accused Tuesday in two more attacks against ships in the Indian Ocean. ...
Somali pirates attack US-flagged Maersk Alabama for second time; guards repel attack Guards aboard the Maersk Alabama used guns and a sound blaster Wednesday to repel the second pirate attack in seven months on the U.S. vessel at a time when ships ...
This 1979 class photo released by the Massachusetts Maritime Academy shows Paul Rochford of Barrington, R.I., who was captain aboard the merchant ship Maersk Alabama when arm guards repelled an attack by pirates early Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, off the coast of ...
In this April 23, 2009 file photo Mariner John Cronan poses for a portrait at his home in Merion Station, Pa. Cronan was a crewman aboard the Maersk Alabama when pirates attacked off the coast of Somalia in April. He and and ...
Admiral praises action off Somalia that foiled pirate attack against Maersk Alabama The head of U.S. naval forces in the Middle East is praising action by armed guards that foiled a pirate attack off the coast of Somalia. Vice Admiral Bill Gortney ...
Somali pirates attack US-flagged Maersk Alabama for 2nd time, guards repel attack with gunfire Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama on Wednesday for the second time in seven months and were thwarted by private guards on board the U.S.-flagged ship who fired ...
FILE - The U.S.-flagged cargo ship, the Maersk Alabama arrives in Mombasa, Kenya, in this Saturday April 11 2009, file photo, after the ship was attacked by Somali pirates firing automatic weapons Wednesday but its unarmed crew locked themselves in a secure ...
Captain who survived Somali pirate hijacking says he may not return to sea; fear not a reason He's got a book deal, and a movie could be in the works. He's been to the White House to meet the president, to the ...
US maritime agency warns ships of increased piracy off Africa; suggests that crews fight back The U.S. government warned mariners on Tuesday to expect an increase in piracy off the Horn of Africa and in the Indian Ocean and counseled seamen on ...
Western push to fight back against Somali pirates challenges uneasiness about guns on board Challenging a global aversion to guns aboard ships, France has put troops on tuna boats in the Indian Ocean, and Belgium is offering military units to its merchant ...
FILE - In this Saturday, April 11, 2009 file photo, the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama, arrives in Port of Mombasa, Kenya. There's not a warship for miles, a small pirate skiff is speeding toward you and there's no way the creaking tub you're ...
