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Pirates vs US Navy: Real encounters & fatal folly consequences

– 2. Case Study 1: The Destroyer’s Silent Standoff – A Display of Sheer Presence – 3. Case Study 2: Challenging the Unchallengeable – Pirates vs. an Aircraft Carrier – 4. Case Study 3: The Historic ...
The New York Times

GREAT NAVAL VICTORY; The Pirate Florida Captured by the Wachusett. The Victory Gained Without the Loss of a Single Man.The Privateer and Her Crew in our Possession.

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...
The Times Leader

Pirates capture two ships off Kenya

BERLIN — Somali pirates seized a German freight ship off the coast of Kenya on Sunday — the second commercial vessel to be captured in the region in as many days, officials said. The ...
Reuters

Somali pirates capture Singaporean container ship

(Adds number of crew) MOGADISHU, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Somali pirates captured a Singapore-flagged and owned container ship on Thursday, a maritime official said, and an associate of the pirates ...
Southeast Missourian

Family captured by pirates knew risk

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- A Danish couple on a round-the-world journey with their three children knew they were sailing in the world's most pirate-infested waters off East Africa. But they seemed to be ...