MOGADISHU, Somalia, April 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. captain being held by pirates off Somalia appeared to be unharmed Friday after his unsuccessful attempt to escape, U.S. officials said.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, April 9 (UPI) -- FBI negotiators are working with the U.S. Navy to negotiate the freedom of a U.S. captain held by Somali pirates, Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday.
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.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 23 (UPI) -- Two boats of pirates fired upon a Japanese cargo ship off the Somali coast but no one was injured, the Japanese Transportation Ministry said.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- European Union naval forces turned back Somali pirates trying to hijack a Greek oil tanker off the Somali coast Friday, the Greek government said.
BOSSASSO, Somalia, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Somali pirates have seized a Danish cargo ship with a largely Russian crew, maritime officials reported Sunday.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- The waters off Somalia rank as the world's most active area for pirates, The International Maritime Bureau said Thursday.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Armed Somali pirates hijacked a Greek ship with a crew of 19 of the Somali coast, a regional maritime official said Monday.
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, 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.
