A warning had been issued to the pirates before commandos boarded the vessel. Recent attacks on vessels off Somalia's coast have triggered concerns that piracy could be making a resurgence.

An Italian cruise ship carrying 1,200 passengers and crew fended off a pirate attack near the Seychelles ... while other guests saw a white speed boat following the cruise ship.

The pirates approached the Stolt Apal in two speedboats some 75 nautical miles off Yemen, but were repelled when ship guards opened fire on the boats ... the high risk of attack.

A regional maritime official confirmed on Wednesday that an international naval force rescued a Chinese ship from nine Somali pirates in the latest surge in piracy in the Gulf of Aden.

Scientists have now observed a bacterium that attacks like a pirate ship, ensnaring its prey with grappling hooks and firing “cannons” that blow it open. The species in question is known as ...

The attack on the Marshall Islands-flagged ... Dark black smoke came out of the small boat carrying the pirates, likely from ...

Around 80 per cent of world trade is carried out by sea, meaning there are plenty of targets and a great deal of money to be ...

HOUTHI rebels forced hostages on board a hijacked British cargo ship to party on live TV as new satellite images reveal the ...

NAGAPATTINAM: Fishermen from the district continued to encounter armed pirates, allegedly from Sri Lanka, at sea for a second ...

“There’s a lot of concern I hear from people, ‘Hey, what’s happening with the waste from those boats?’ I’ll be honest, often times I don’t know,” Diekmann said. ‘Pirate boats’ leaving waste on the ...