On April 8, 2009, the US-flagged cargo ship Maersk Alabama was hijacked while it was passing along the coast of Somalia. The ...

When Somali pirates hijacked the Maersk Alabama in 2009, they thought they’d struck gold. What they didn’t expect? The full force of the U.S. Navy. This is the true story of Captain Richard Phillips, ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Suspected Somali pirates have hijacked another Yemeni fishing boat off the Horn of Africa, the third such attack in recent weeks, authorities said Monday.