The American cargo vessel Maersk Alabama, hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean in the spring of 2009, has again been targeted in roughly the same ocean shipping lanes, according to information provided to CNN.
Sentencing was delayed Tuesday for a Somali pirate who prosecutors say led the attack on a U.S. vessel off the coast of Africa last year.
A Somali pirate who prosecutors say led the attack on a U.S. vessel off the coast of Africa last year pleaded guilty in New York on Tuesday to charges he hijacked the ship and kidnapped the captain.
A U.S.-flagged ship that played a central role in a bloody hijacking drama last spring was attacked again Wednesday, a busy day for piracy in the dangerous waters off the east coast of Africa.
The Navy is investigating how thousands of dollars went missing in the rescue of the captain of the Maersk Alabama in April, a Pentagon source told CNN.
CNN's Chris Lawrence reports on $30,000 missing in the Maersk Alabama captain rescue.
A Somali suspect in the hijacking of the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama last month pleaded not guilty to 10 counts including piracy, hostage-taking, and firearms charges in U.S. District Court in New York on Thursday.
A Somali suspect in the hijacking of the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama last month has been indicted on 10 counts including piracy, hostage-taking and firearms charges, officials said Tuesday.
A German-owned cargo ship was hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden in waters near Somalia that have become notorious for pirate attacks.
Richard Phillips, the cargo-ship captain whose capture by pirates triggered a dramatic U.S. Navy rescue off the coast of Africa, called on the federal government Thursday to provide military escorts for international shipping vessels.
CNN's David McKenzie sat down with Somalia's prime minister to discuss piracy and how to stop it.
Recent headlines focusing on the rash of pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia should instead focus on the humanitarian crisis driving Somalis to commit crimes on the high seas, an international aid group said Thursday.
The pirate suspect arrested in the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama was all smiles on arriving in New York City late Monday, escorted by a phalanx of law enforcement officers.
The alleged pirate apprehended by the U.S. Navy after the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama is en route to New York, according to defense officials.
The French Navy captured 11 suspected pirates off the coast of Kenya Wednesday, the French Ministry of Defense announced.
The USS Bainbridge, carrying the captain taken hostage by pirates, arrives in Kenya. CNN's David McKenzie reports.
NATO forces patrolling the Gulf of Aden foiled a pirate attack on a Norwegian tanker this weekend, a NATO spokesman said.
Family greeted Captain Richard Phillips as he returned home to Vermont.
Capt. Richard Phillips, whose capture and dramatic rescue in the pirate-infested waters off the coast of Africa last week captivated the nation, returned home to Vermont on Friday.
The crew of the Maersk Alabama is returning to the United States, and its captain will soon follow, a company spokesman said Wednesday.
Barbara Starr reports on the tough tactics used by the U.S. Navy in pirate crises.
The French navy on Wednesday captured 11 suspected pirates off the coast of Kenya, Franc'e mnistry of defense announced, while other pirates who had held a Greek vessel for nearly a month let it go.
Jittery pirates, a failed escape - and Navy SEALs who dropped from the night sky
President Obama comments on the rescue of Capt. Richard Phillips from pirates holding him.
For four days, an American sea captain and four Somali pirates rode the waves of the Indian Ocean in an enclosed lifeboat, far out of sight of most of the world.
The wife of the captain held hostage by pirates issues a statement about her husband's release.
The first officer of the freed Maersk Alabama called on the world Monday to "wake up" to the dangers of piracy.
"His courage is a model for all Americans," President Obama says about Capt. Richard P. Phillips
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Efforts to protect ships from pirates in the waters off Somalia's east coast face a tremendous challenge: The vastness of the area makes it difficult to get to ships that are in danger.
Authorities say Capt. Richard Phillips' life was in danger before he was rescued by the U.S. Navy. CNN's Barbara Starr reports
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 Sunday.
The battle for control of the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama began with a bold move by some of the crew to jump the pirates, crew members say.
Captured yacht
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CNN has obtained file footage of the yacht Tanit, which was being held captive by Somali pirates. (No audio)
A French hostage and two pirates died Friday in a rescue operation off Somalia, the French president's office in Paris said Friday.
Pirates in ships are searching for the lifeboat containing four pirates and their hostage -- the captain of a freighter they failed to hijack earlier this week -- according to a U.S. military official with knowledge of the situation.
Away from sea, cargo ship Capt. Richard Phillips loves to cut loose with family and cheer his New England sports teams, his family says.
Tensions escalate in the waters off Africa over Capt. Richard Phillips
A former crew member on the American ship attacked by pirates off Africa said the ship's captain is exactly the kind of person who would offer himself in exchange for the crew's safety.
CNN's Richard Quest talks with Lloyds List News Editor Richard Meade about recent pirate attacks off Somalia.
Maersk Alabama crew member Ken Quinn talks to CNN's Kyra Phillips about the hostage situation unfolding with Somali pirates.
A crew member aboard a freighter seized by pirates off east Africa said Wednesday that the crew had captured one of four pirates who hijacked their vessel, but they released him in a failed hostage trade.
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