The United States Navy once again figured in a skirmish against Somali pirates on Thursday. According to an article on The Wall Street Journal, Somali pirates fired at the Navy frigate USS Nicholas shortly after midnight.
The USS Nicholas was reportedly patrolling to the west of Seychelles. It had received a tip from other U.S. ships [...]

This is a quick update on another hostage drama that is unfolding before the world. Once again, it involves Somali pirates; they are currently holding as hostages two British nationals who were on a sailing trip across the Indian Ocean aboard their yacht.
Last news we heard of the couple was that the pirates are demanding [...]

Maritime piracy is in the spotlight once again with the abduction of British tourists Paul and Rachel Chandler. Piracy is one of the situations that the Navy SEALs guard U.S. citizens and interests against, and there is no telling whether they will once again be called upon to be of assistance towards the resolution of [...]

Paul Chandler and his wife Rachel were sailing on a popular route from Seychelles to Tanzania as part of a cruise around the Indian Ocean when, in the middle of the night, their yacht was boarded by pirates. They were awakened by gun men in the middle of the night and their boat was ransacked [...]

We recently did a feature on maritime piracy and how it is still very much a reality in some areas of the globe. After all that has been said and done during last April’s hostage situation involving the cargo ship Maersk Alabama, which did not end very well for most of the pirates, one would [...]

In April 2009 the world at large watched in frustration when they discovered that the Maersk Alabama cargo ship that was near the coast of Africa had been hijacked by Somali pirates.  This hijacking made news around the world as people anxiously awaited to see what would become of hostage Capt. Richard Phillips.
Mixed emotions [...]