In Houston’s maritime union halls, sailors and engineers were talking guns Thursday. They discussed the pirates’ guns. Their own lack of guns. And the possibility that the hijacking of a U.S ...

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama on Wednesday for the second time in seven months, though private guards on board the U.S.-flagged ship repelled the attack with gunfire ...

CONSTANTA, Romania (AP) — The pirate cook smuggled food to the terrified hostages held by his gang off the Somali coast. He bought them cell phone cards. And when the pirates started talki ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — Crews have held pirates off with Molotov cocktails, crates of rubbish and oil drums. They’ve electrified handrails, sprayed attackers with high-pressure fire hoses and simply ...

Pirates: More Guns, More Hostages. January 14, 2025. Source: IMB. The ICC International ... In 2024, guns were reported in 26 incidents compared to 15 in 2023.

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