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US Sends Floating Base to Middle East
27 Jan 2012
The plan, first reported by The Washington Post, comes amid rising tensions with Iran, al Qaeda in Yemen and Somali pirates. FOX said the Pentagon confirmed that the USS Ponce will be converted from an Austin-class amphibious transport ...
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
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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. ...
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 ...
Somali pirates seize Greek ship
28 Feb 2011
Somali pirates hijacked Monday a Greek-owned ship carrying a crew including 19 Filipinos, three Romanians and a Russian in the Arabian Sea, the EU's naval mission said. ...
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NAIROBI, Kenya - A Massachusetts Maritime Academy grad and his crew thwarted an attack by Somali pirates .
Murphy returns home to Seekonk
Shane Murphy, the Massachusetts Maritime Academy graduate who was the number 2 on a ship hijacked by Somali pirates , returned to his home in Seekonk, Mass. on Thursday.
Stephen Lynch talks about Somali pirates
Congressman Stephen Lynch talks about Somali pirates and his recent trip to Syria and the Gaza strip.
Seekonk awaits local crew member's arriv
Seekonk residents are awaiting the return of Captain Shane Murphy, a crew member on the ship overtaken by Somali pirates . FOX25's Diana Rocco has the latest on the Maersk Alabama crew.
Ship horns blared, bells rang and cadets and staff alike at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy rejoiced at the news that Capt. Richard Phillips had been rescued from Somali pirates .  Watch Shirley Chan's report for information on when the captain and crew will return.  
The U.S. Navy has rescued the American sea captain held by Somali pirates .  Learn more about his rescue.
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