Somali Pirates Video and Articles

US: Team in Rescue Also Killed Osama

25 Jan 2012

…darkness Wednesday and rescued an American woman and a Danish man from an outdoor camp where they were being held by Somali pirates, the official said. The same team executed the mission last May in which al-Qaida leader bin Laden was killed… ...

U.S. Navy Rescues Distressed…

10 Jan 2012

…team from the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd boarding the ship and facing no resistance as they apprehended 15 Somali pirates. Later Cmdr. Jennifger Ellinger of the USS Kidd told reporters the Iranians were "extremely grateful" and expressed… ...

US Rescues Iranian Fishing Boat

06 Jan 2012

…Gulf, when it came to the sailors' aid. A U.S. Navy team boarded the ship Thursday and detained 15 suspected Somali pirates. They had been holding the 13-member Iranian crew hostage and were using the boat as a "mother ship" for pirating… ...

U.S. Navy Rescues 13 Iranian…

06 Jan 2012

The U.S. Navy confirms rescuing 13 Iranian fishermen being held by Somali pirates in the Arabian Sea Friday, despite rising tensions between the two countries. ...

Italian Oil Tanker Hijacked Off…

27 Dec 2011

An Italian oil tanker was hijacked close to the coast of Oman early Tuesday morning in an area where Somali pirates are known to operate, AFP reported. ...

Gay couple share Navy's famed "1st kiss"

22 Dec 2011

…but all the other gay and lesbian relationships that are in the military now," she said. Snell is based on the USS Bainbridge, the guided missile destroyer that helped rescue cargo captain Richard Phillips from Somali pirates in 2009. ...

Somali Pirates Free Italian Tanker

21 Dec 2011

Somali pirates have freed an Italian oil tanker hijacked in February with five Italians and 17 Indians on board, the Italian government said Wednesday. ...

Somali Pirates Kidnap French Woman

01 Oct 2011

Somali pirates kidnapped a disabled French woman as she slept at her home in a Kenyan coastal paradise Saturday morning. ...

Iran May Send Warships Near US Waters

27 Sep 2011

…years, the Iran has regularly launched vessels in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden to protect Iranian ships from Somali pirates. In February, two Iranian warships were sent to the Mediterranean Sea for the first time, crossing the Red Sea… ...

US Deploys Drones to Fight Militants

21 Sep 2011

…threat, first in Somalia and then the rest of the world." He said he would object, however, to the drones killing Somali pirates. "That's a different issue," he said. "These are just disillusioned youths who need an alternative livelihood… ...

Suspected Pirates Charged With Murder

08 Jul 2011

A federal grand jury has indicted three suspected Somali pirates on murder charges in the deaths of four Americans aboard a yacht off the coast of Africa. ...

Navy, Pirate Firefight Kills Civilian

29 May 2011

The captain of a hijacked Taiwanese fishing boat was shot dead in crossfire between a US Navy warship and Somali pirates, The China Post reported Sunday, citing information from Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ...

Oil Tanker Terror Hijacks Easy

21 May 2011

…to do is imitate the tactics of Somali pirates who already use small boats…
…hostage, Gibbon-Brooks said. Somali pirates have already captured five supertankers…
…al-Qaida may link up with the Somali pirates who have become so adept at hijacking… ...

Suspected Somali Pirates to Enter Plea

16 May 2011

Eight men charged with piracy in the hijacking of a yacht that left four Americans dead will enter plea agreements, according to court documents. ...

Danish Warship Attacks Somali Pirates

15 May 2011

A Danish warship attacked a pirate boat in Somalian waters, killing four pirates and freeing 16 Iranian hostages on board, Denmark's navy said Sunday. ...

UAE Forces Free Hijacked Ship

02 Apr 2011

…National Oil Company, ADNOC. The operator said earlier Saturday that "all crew members are safe and in good health." Somali pirates have infested the waters of the Gulf of Aden, southwest of the Arabian Sea, making it one of the world's most… ...

Somali Pirates Get Life in Navy Attack

14 Mar 2011

Five Somali men, convicted of piracy, were sentenced on Monday to life plus 80 years in prison for an attack on a US Navy ship in April of last year, the US Department of Justice announced. ...

Pirates Threaten That Family Will Die

01 Mar 2011

…waterways in the world in terms of piracy. "They expected to be home in August," Meridin Petersen told the AP. Somali pirates have extended their range east and south after increased naval patrols in the Gulf of Aden. They hold more than 660… ...