The Indian Navy has consistently acted as a first responder and security provider, which is evident from operations such as the daring rescue of MV Ruen from Somali pirates by INS Kolkata and ...

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It was on April 8, 2009, that MV Maersk Alabama was hijacked by the pirates off the coast of Somalia. This incident drew attention to the problem of piracy, often considered to be a thing of the past.

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The biggest piracy hotspot is in Somalia and where they are more likely to pose a real threat, according to Lehr. 'Somali pirates kept us busy for a while between about 2005 to 2013 in the Gulf of ...

It transpired that eight pirates wearing balaclavas had tried to board the ship and opened fire with AK-47 rifles. Security guards fired eight shots into the air and let off two emergency flares ...

Security guards aboard a Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship repelled an attack by pirates in a gunbattle off Somalia's coast this week, the European naval force in the region said on Friday.It was only ...

Three Chinese nationals were missing from Ghanaian waters and believed to have been kidnapped after a "suspected pirate attack" on their Ghanaian-registered fishing vessel, the West African nation ...

FRANKENMUTH — Captain Richard Phillips whose high-seas hostage ordeal inspired a Hollywood film will share his story in Frankenmuth this spring. Phillips, former captain of the MV Maersk ...

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Philippine Navy ship Jose Rizal leads maneuvers with U.S. Navy destroyer Shoup, center, and Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force frigate JS Noshiro, right, during joint drills in the South China ...