U.S. Navy snipers fatally shot three pirates holding an American cargo-ship captain hostage after seeing that one of the pirates "had an AK-47 leveled at the captain's back," a military official said ...

Ship crew put out a mayday call ... Khan recalls how he spoke to his wife on the morning of the pirates’ attack. He mentioned that the region he was crossing through was infamous for piracy.

a traditional ship that plies the waters of the Mideast, off the town of Eyl in Somalia. It said the attack Monday remained under investigation. It comes 10 days after another pirate attack on ...

Today, Somali pirates operate a strong network comprised ... there were no armed guards present on board at the time of the attack. The ship’s crew was told that armed guards were not required ...