MOGADISHU, Somalia, April 15 (UPI) -- Pirates armed with grenade launchers and automatic weapons attempted to hijack a U.S.-flagged cargo ship off the Somali coast, officials said.
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.
HAMBURG, Germany, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- The German investment firm MBC waited Friday to find out how much ransom money Somali pirates want in order to release its hijacked natural gas tanker.
ROME, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- An Italian-led NATO task force is sailing to the Somali coast to help fight pirates holding sway in African waters, military sources said.
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.
BARGAL, Somalia, June 4 (UPI) -- Somali pirates are asking more ransom money for the crew of a Dutch-owned vessel than the ship owner will pay.
BARGAL, Somalia, June 3 (UPI) -- Hijackers of a Dutch freighter off the coast of Somalia are threatening to kill the crew if rescuers storm the ship.
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, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- The U.N.-chartered MV Semlow, hijacked two months ago by Somali pirates, has returned to the the port of Elmaan north of Mogadishu.
