WASHINGTON, April 16 (UPI) -- The captain of the U.S.-flagged cargo ship Somali pirates tried to hijack last week will return home Friday, the shipping line's leader said Thursday.
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.
SINGAPORE, April 9 (UPI) -- The Singapore Ministry of Defense announced Thursday a naval vessel equipped with helicopters has deployed for counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, April 8 (UPI) -- Somali pirates who boarded a U.S.-flagged cargo ship and were overpowered by its crew Wednesday reportedly took the ship's captain hostage, officials said.
KODIAK, Alaska, June 20 (UPI) -- An engine-room fire on a freighter off the coast of Alaska was extinguished Friday with no apparent injuries or serious damage, the U.S. Coast Guard reported.
FELIXSTOWE, England, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The world's largest merchant ship docked in eastern England Saturday to unload 3,000 containers, most of them filled with Christmas goods.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 16 (UPI) -- Danish shipping company A.P. Moller-Maersk has convinced Dutch container line P&O Nedlloyd to accept a sweetened takeover bid of about $3.3 billion.
