On April 8, 2009, the US-flagged cargo ship Maersk Alabama was hijacked while it was passing along the coast of Somalia. The ...

Phillips, former captain of the MV Maersk Alabama, will speak Tuesday, May 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Bronner Performing Arts Center. The event, “An Evening with Captain Phillips,” is hosted ...

Al-Shabaab is rapidly closing in on Mogadishu, threatening commercial and military shipping in the Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea, and the U.S. must address its enablers, including Iran, to maintain ...

the movies “Black Hawk Down” and “Captain Phillips” are their only knowledge of the country. The battle in Mogadishu took place in October 1993 and the hi-jacking of the Maersk Alabama ...

Some of the most notable modern piracy incidents include the MV Maersk Alabama hijacking (2009), where Somali pirates seized a U.S.-flagged cargo ship, leading to a dramatic Navy SEAL rescue operation ...

FRANKENMUTH, MI — The real-life captain whose high-seas ordeal became a Hollywood blockbuster is coming to Frankenmuth. Richard Phillips, the former cargo ship captain who was held hostage by ...

Taiwanese prosecutors have formally charged the captain of a Chinese-crewed cargo ship that Taipei says severed one of its subsea cables earlier this year. The Togo-flagged Hong Tai 58 was ...

Hassan al-Haydos, captain of Al Sadd, expressed his delight after their valuable 2-1 victory over Al Rayyan in the Qatar Stars League on Saturday. Al Sadd took a big step towards another title as ...