When Somali pirates hijacked the Maersk Alabama in 2009, they thought they’d struck gold. What they didn’t expect? The full force of the U.S. Navy. This is the true story of Captain Richard Phillips, ...

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

Cunard's Queen Anne, on its maiden world voyage, urged passengers to draw their curtains, turn off lights, and avoid the deck ...

In a statement, a European naval force known as EUNAVFOR Atalanta said the pirates targeted the ship Sunday off the town of Eyl in Somalia. It identified the vessel as a Yemeni-flagged dhow ...

MOGADISHU, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Two fishing vessels and a dhow were hijacked off the coast of Somalia between Feb. 7 and March 16, indicating that piracy in the region remains a threat, according to a ...

This is the terrifying moment a luxury cruise liner is plunged into darkness as passengers are warned of a chilling threat to ...

Russia and Iran like to tout themselves as America's largest and most determined enemies, but everyone in the international community knows few geopolitical beefs run deeper than the United States ...

After holidaymakers received a worrying warning on a recent voyage, our expert digs into the lingering danger of piracy ...

and a risk to the physical safety of passengers and crew on ships. Modern piracy off Somalia has captured headlines over the past two decades, but pirates also operate in the Pacific Ocean ...