1. Hijacked tanker's captain 'is dead'
(News/Arab)

... had turned round after being seized near the Indian Ocean archipelago. Navfor also said on Wednesday that the MV Maersk Alabama, a US-flagged container ship which was hijacked by Somali pirates seven...

2. Arrgh Diplomacy
(Opinions/Humor)

...on of a motley selection of wooden prosthetics as well. Shiver me timbers. You all know the story. A US ship, the Maersk Alabama, on its way from Djibouti to Mombassa, filled with relief supplies, is ...

3. US court charges Somali with piracy
(Archived/News/Global)

A US court has charged a Somali national with piracy after the seizure of an American ship off the coast of the Horn of African nation.

4. Somali pirates capture more vessels
(Archived/News/Arab)

Somali pirates have captured two cargo vessels in the Gulf of Aden, taking at least 22 people hostage, a Nato spokesman has said.

5. Obama vows efforts to halt piracy
(Archived/News/Global)

The US president has said he will work to "halt the rise of piracy," after the country's navy rescued an American captain who had been held hostage by pirates off the coast of Somalia.

6. Somali pirates vow revenge on US
(Archived/News/Arab)

A Somali pirate chief has vowed to target Americans in revenge for the death of three pirates killed during a US raid to free an American hostage held by the pirates.

7. US ship in Kenya after hijack drama
(Archived/News/Arab)

A US-flagged container ship that was briefly captured by Somali pirates has arrived in a Kenyan port, as attempts to secure the release of its American captain continue.

8. Pirates foil skipper's 'escape bid'
(Archived/News/Arab)

The US skipper held hostage on a lifeboat by Somali pirates reportedly dived overboard to escape, but was recaptured soon after.

9. US monitors Somali-seized ship
(Archived/News/Arab)

The US is monitoring "very closely" a container ship hijacked by pirates off Somalia's coast, Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, has said, amid confusion over the fate of the vessel

10. US crew repel pirates off Somalia
(Archived/News/Arab)

Pirates who attempted to hijack a US-flagged, Danish-owned container ship off the coast of Somalia have been repelled by the vessel's 20-strong US crew.