Somali pirates tried but failed to hijack a North Korean cargo ship when crew members fought back with improvised fire bombs and sped away, a maritime official said Tuesday. The ship was adrift off the Somali coast near Mogadishu on Sept. 5 for engine...

An inter-island ferry in the Philippines turns turtle, about 900 survive and some dead - as reported in SuperFerry sinks off Zambo Norte coast:As dawn broke in waters off the Zamboanga peninsula on a clear day, the SuperFerry 9 had capsized, accordin...

Remember the report of a gun running ship in the Philippines? See here. And now, an update reported as British captain of arms ship seeks gov't protection :Somewhere in Bataan – The fugitive British captain of a cargo vessel seized by authoriti...

A Rear Admiral with the EU forces protecting ships off Somalia, says "Sea too large to prevent all piracy":International naval forces will never be able to completely secure the vast area of ocean where Somali pirates are hijacking ships off East...

Like some sort of weird take-off from Catch-22's Milo Minderbinder, it appears that now "everyone can own a share" of one of the Somali pirate groups, as set out here.:As for the pirate stock exchange, it seems like just another natural step for Somali...

Tanker repels pirate attack: Greek authorities say the crew of a Greek tanker carrying oil to China have successfully fought off a pirate attack in the Arabian Sea. A coast guard statement says the Greek-flagged Sikinos, with a crew of 24, came under...

Well, here's a way to put your shipyards to work: Denmark plans anti-pirate fleet Denmark is reportedly planning to build a fleet of patrol ships for African coastguards to fight Somali pirates. The Danish Shipowners’ Association has been talking...

Reported here: Somali pirates have captured a tanker carrying oil to the US, officials say. The Greek-owned Maran Centaurus was about 1,300km (800 miles) off Somalia when it was hijacked on Sunday, said the EU Naval task force (Navfor). The ship was...