WASHINGTON, April 12 (UPI) -- The leader of the U.S. Coast Guard said Sunday that international law needs to be overhauled to help fight piracy.
EYL, Somalia, April 11 (UPI) -- Somali pirates Saturday fired at approaching U.S. sailors intent on rescuing a container ship captain being held by the modern-day buccaneers, CNN reported.
MANAMA, Bahrain, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- The Indian Navy said Saturday it had captured 23 pirates as they tried to board an Ethiopian-flagged vessel in the Gulf of Aden.
MUMBAI, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Somali pirates released the Indian crew of the Japanese cargo ship MV Stolt Valor after holding them captive since Sept. 15.
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy successfully launched the USS Freedom, the first Littoral Combat Ship, during a commissioning ceremony in Milwaukee.
LONDON, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Britain is holding talks with Somalia aimed at allowing Royal Navy warships to enter Somali territorial waters to fight Gulf of Aden pirates, sources say.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, April 5 (UPI) -- Pirates boarded a French yacht off the coast of Somalia and took 30 crew members hostage, authorities said Saturday.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- A U.S. Navy ship patrolling Somali territorial waters provided vital assistance to a merchant vessel recently released from hostile pirates in the region.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- A U.S. Navy ship was treating three wounded North Korean sailors injured in a deadly fight with pirates off the coast of Somalia.
WASHINGTON, March 19 (UPI) -- Thirteen piracy suspects were in custody Sunday after a gun battle in the Indian Ocean between two U.S. Navy ships and a group of suspected pirates. One suspect was killed and five others were injured, the BBC reported.
