In 2009 and 2010, Somali pirates made the mistake of attacking the French Navy’s flagship, La Somme. Mistaking it for a commercial vessel, the pirates launched daring assaults—only to be crushed by ...
It's been a while, but Somali pirates are officially back in action, with a spate of attacks over the last few days culminating in the capture of a huge oil tanker in the Arabian sea. Now, capturing ...
In recent months, Somali pirate activity has been recorded off the Horn of Africa, with several hijackings reported. Posts recently shared on social media purport to show Somali pirates under fire ...
The most shocking moment in Captain Phillips, which re-creates the ordeal of a freighter captain kidnapped by Somali pirates, comes in the very first shot: an exterior of Phillips’ Vermont home, for ...