MOMBASA, Kenya, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Six Somali pirates drowned with a share of the booty shortly after the owners of a hijacked Saudi oil supertanker paid a $3 million ransom, their leader said.

MOMBASA, Kenya, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Pirates have hijacked four more ships off the coast of Somalia, maritime officials say, bringing the number of ships now being held to 19.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Pirates off the Somali coast in Africa have seized a Yemeni freighter, a Kenyan maritime official said Tuesday.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Pirates off the coast of Somalia have relinquished control of a Greek-owned oil tanker commandeered two months ago, officials said Saturday.

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.

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 29 (UPI) -- Kenyan maritime authorities Thursday said two cargo ships have been hijacked in the Gulf of Aden in the same area another ship was seized Sunday.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- A U.S. Navy destroyer entered Somali waters while following a hijacked ship loaded with highly explosive benzene, CNN reported Tuesday.

MERKA, Somalia, May 19 (UPI) -- A World Food Program contract worker was killed Saturday while rescuing a cargo ship under attack by pirates after it had delivered food aid to Somalia.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 6 (UPI) -- Negotiations reportedly are underway with the pirates who hijacked a Kenyan ship under charter to the United Nations. The ship, the MV Rozen, was seized last week in Somali waters about 750 miles from Mogadishu, The Kenyan newspaper The Nation said.