1. Introduction: When Pirates Meet the World’s Most Powerful Navy 2. Historical Context: A History of Piracy and the US Navy 3. Modern Piracy: A Persistent Global Threat 4. US Navy Anti-Piracy ...

The Somali pirates are back in action. In late April the Somalis seized an oil tanker and a cargo ship. These attacks involved new groups mostly composed of impoverished young men who are heavily ...

In today’s episode, we explore a hypothetical scenario - what happens when pirates make the ultimate miscalculation and target a U.S. Navy ship instead of a merchant vessel. We walk through how modern ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - In high seas and heavy rain, the supertanker Kasagisan was steaming through the Malacca Strait in February when it was suddenly surrounded by six small boats. The crew of the ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A European Union naval force on Friday reached a Malta-flagged tanker earlier attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, finding all its 24 mariners safe after an ...

Concerns have grown over an uptick in Somali pirate attacks against cargo ships, after four vessels were targeted in a single week in April. BBC News reports that the U.K. Maritime Trade Operations ...

A member of the European Union's Operation Atalanta mans a machine gun aboard the ESPS Victoria while watching the Hellas Aphrodite off the coast of Somalia in the Arabian Sea on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025.