When Somali pirates hijacked the Maersk Alabama ... Watch as we break down what happens when pirates mess with the wrong ship—one protected by the most powerful military on Earth.

The ship is flying under a Panamanian flag. Pirates have attacked more than 100 ships off the Somali coast over the last year, reaping an estimated $1 million in ransom for each successful ...

including cruise ships'. The biggest piracy hotspot is in Somalia and where they are more likely to pose a real threat, according to Lehr. 'Somali pirates kept us busy for a while between about ...

After avoiding dangerous routes at the height of the crisis, ships have started ... on the north coast of Somalia. It's not clear how these groups will interact with the pirates, but there are ...

(CNN)-- Pirates hijacked three ships off the coast of Somalia on Thursday in the "worst number of attacks" in one day in many years, an international maritime watchdog said. "Four attacks in two ...

In a statement, a European naval force known as EUNAVFOR Atalanta said the pirates targeted the ship Sunday off the town of Eyl in Somalia. It identified the vessel as a Yemeni-flagged dhow ...

In late September, pirates seized a Ukrainian ship, the Faina, off Somalia's coast and are demanding a $20 million ransom. U.S. naval ships are nearby and monitoring the situation. Millions in ...

Russia and Iran like to tout themselves as America's largest and most determined enemies, but everyone in the international community knows few geopolitical beefs run deeper than the United States ...

GAROWE, Somalia (Reuters) - Suspected Somali pirates have hijacked a Yemeni-flagged fishing boat off the semi-autonomous Puntland region in northeast Somalia, the European Union's anti-piracy ...