A Somali pirate "mother ship" is now in flames, after a firefight with an Indian frigate in the Gulf of Aden. The INS Tabar intercepted the pirate ship 285 nautical miles southwest of Oman, India ...

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An EU Naval Force frigate was dispatched to the scene and launched a helicopter that located the pirates. Seven pirates were found, including one who had died from small caliber gunshot wounds ...

NAIROBI, Kenya - The small gang of Somali pirates fired on an approaching ship, hoping their midnight attack would bring them millions in ransom. The ragtag bandits, though, had taken on far more ...

Pirates in the Indian Ocean west of the Seychelles appear to have chosen the wrong ship to fire on very early this morning.. It was the USS Nicholas, a U.S. Navy frigate and in less than three ...

Jerry Hirsch is a reporter in The Times' Business section. Earlier this week, sharpshooters on the fantail of the U.S. Navy destroyer Bainbridge picked off three pirates with single bullets to the ...

17 February 2009 RIYADH: A Royal Saudi Navy frigate prevented pirates from attacking a Turkish cargo ship near the Gulf of Aden, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said. It was the first such operation ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — U.S. naval forces say they’ve captured five pirates after exchanging fire with them, sinking their skiff and confiscating a mother ship. The USS Nicholas came under fire earl… ...

Navy releases requirements for new guided-missile frigate, effectively turning its back on the troubled, decade-long Littoral Combat Ship program. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist ...

Somali pirates freed an Egyptian cargo ship and its crew of 28 after holding the vessel for more than ... Germany's Rheinland-Pfalz frigate answered the MV Courier's distress call and captured ...

THE BRITISH FRIGATE ORETO, ALIAS FLORIDA,; AND THE SHIP SOUTHERN CROSS. Share full article. Aug. 17, 1863. Credit... The New York Times Archives.