The boatswain’s mate, who grew up in Egypt, was awarded for his gutsy role in responding to a pirate attack on a commercial ...

(CNN)-- Somali pirates captured two Yemeni fishing boats and 22 Yemeni fishermen Wednesday in the Gulf of Aden, Yemen's official news agency SABA said. SABA, citing sources in Yemen's Coast Guard ...

Just this month, Somali pirates captured two Yemeni fishing boats and 22 Yemeni fishermen in the Gulf of Aden, Yemen's official news agency SABA reported. A day earlier, the German cruise liner MS ...

On April 8, 2009, the US-flagged cargo ship Maersk Alabama was hijacked while it was passing along the coast of Somalia. The ...

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A group of 28 suspected Somali pirates captured in the Indian Ocean on Sunday have been handed over to police in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay). They were apprehended aboard a Thai fishing ...

Somali pirates with links to Al Qaeda have released ... The MV Abdullah was carrying some 55,000 tonnes of coal when it was captured on March 12. The ship had sailed from Maputo in Mozambique ...

He saw the Somali pirates in a small wooden boat and ... concern remained keeping the Mason’s crew safe. When the captured pirates boarded Mason, he had them face out to sea, ensuring they ...

Last month, Indian commandos boarded the Maltese-flagged MV Ruen, which had been captured by Somali pirates in December. All 17 hostages were rescued and 35 alleged pirates were brought to Mumbai ...