The USS Zumwalt, one of the most advanced and expensive warships in the U.S. Navy’s fleet, was patrolling the waters off the ...

A Liberian-flagged Greek-owned ship and its crew of 21 Filipinos who were held hostage by pirates for eight months have been released following the payment of a $2.3 million ransom, a Somali pir ...

Somali pirates freed an arms-laden Ukrainian ship after a 4 1/2-month standoff Thursday, speeding off in small boats with a $3.2 million ransom. The U.S. Navy stood by helplessly, unable to accost ...

Somali Pirates Say Hijacked Ship MV Abdullah Released After $5 Million Ransom Was Paid By Abdiqani Hassani (Reuters) -Somali pirates released a hijacked ship, MV Abdullah, and its crew of 23 early ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia – A Somali pirate on a hijacked cargo ship transporting tanks reduced the ransom Tuesday to $8 million, but it was unclear if he was speaking officially for the bandits ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — Somalia’s notorious pirates have staged perhaps their most brazen attack yet, seizing a Ukrainian ship full of arms, including dozens of battle tanks, and Russian and American ...

Negotiations for the ship's release were led by Meherul Karim, CEO of its owners KSRM. "The pirates called us when they reached near the Somalia coast" and one of them spoke English, he told ...

March 12 (UPI) --Somali pirates hijacked a Bangladeshi cargo ship on Tuesday and took more than 20 of the crew hostage. The cargo ship "MV" Abdullah was hijacked while on its way to Al Hamriyah ...

Somali pirates have caused chaos in important global ... Houthi-claimed missile attack on Greek-operated, Barbados-flagged ship kills three sailors off the coast of Yemen.

Somali pirates released a hijacked ship, MV Abdullah, and its crew of 23 early on Sunday after a $5 million ransom was paid, according to two pirates. Skip to main content.

Somali pirates released a hijacked ship, MV Abdullah, and its crew of 23 early on Sunday after a $5 million ransom was paid, according to two pirates. “The money was brought to us two nights ...