Maersk Alabama Hijacking (2009)

L.A. is a leader in greening of ports, Mayor Villaraigosa says

2013-05-07 17:51:00

California ports are going green. In a speech at the 28th World Ports Conference on Tuesday, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said the city's port is at the forefront of pushing for clean energy alternatives and reducing pollution. The...

Father Boyle makes good on the bestseller list

2010-04-05 16:34:00

The price of piracy

2009-04-14 00:00:00

First off, it just has to be said: Nice shooting, SEALs. Simultaneously hitting and instantly killing three partly obscured pirates who were holding guns on an American hostage -- and doing it after nightfall, from the deck of a ship in choppy seas --...

'A Hijacking' takes a sober look at Somali piracy and its victims

2013-06-10 10:35:03

"A Hijacking" is every bit as straightforward as its title. This Danish drama depicts the seizure of a cargo ship by Somali pirates and the months-long negotiations for the release of ship and crew, and tells this story partly through the eyes of the crew...

VIDEO: â€˜Captain Phillipsâ€™ Trailer: Tom Hanks Gets Hijacked by Somali Pirates

2013-05-08 12:30:05

Sony has released the first international trailer for the real-life saga of "Captain Phillips." Starring Tom Hanks and directed by Paul Greengrass ("The Bourne Ultimatum"), "Captain Phillips" tells the true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009...

U.S. Special Forces launch daring raid in Somalia, rescue aid workers

2012-01-25 08:08:00

U.S. special forces swooped into Somalia in a pair of helicopters in a daring overnight raid to rescue two kidnapped aid workers -- an American and a Dane -- and killed several gunmen, American officials said Wednesday. The hostages, Jessica Buchanan and...

Navy SEAL Team 6 Rescues Kidnapped Aid Workers in Somalia

2012-01-26 06:12:00

Washington -- Freed hostages Jessica Buchanan and Poul Thisted arrived at a U.S. base in Sicily Thursday, a day after being rescued in a U.S. military raid in Somalia, a spokesman for the base said. The pair are now at Naval Air Station Sigonella, said...

Somali pirates kill four americans including Seattle couple

2011-02-22 14:27:00

A Seattle couple is among the dead in a hijacking off the coast of Somalia.� Phyllis Macay and Bob Riggle of Seattle and their friends, Jean and Scott Adam from California were on board a yacht when they were hijacked by Somali pirates Friday. Q13 FOX...

Somali pirates kill four American hostages

2011-02-22 12:40:00

A pirate fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a U.S. Navy destroyer shadowing a hijacked yacht with four Americans aboard Tuesday. Then gunfire erupted, the military said. U.S. special forces rushed to the yacht only to find the four Americans fatally...

Daughter of sailor killed by pirates thanks Navy

2011-02-23 08:49:00

ESCONDIDO, Calif. -- The daughter of one of the four Americans killed Tuesday by Somali pirates thanked the Navy sailors who tried to save their lives and asked� to be allowed to grieve in private. Jean and Scott Adams of Marina Del Rey, Calif., were...

U.S. says pirates kill 4 Americans on yacht off Somalia

2011-02-22 06:25:00

NAIROBI, Kenya — Four Americans taken hostage by Somali pirates off East Africa were shot and killed by their captors Monday, the U.S. military said, marking the first time U.S. citizens have been killed in a wave of pirate attacks plaguing the Gulf...

Paul Greengrass considers a Tom Hanks drama and a Formula One racing movie

2011-06-03 16:37:34

The SEAL museum has the lifeboat in which the captain of the Maersk Alabama was rescued from Somali pirates in 2009.

2011-05-07 20:38:23

Maersk Alabama

2009-11-18 08:38:25

U.S. Navy snipers killed three pirates holding an American cargo-ship captain hostage for five days on a covered lifeboat about 350 miles off the Somalia coast. One of the pirates was taken into custody, and brought back to the United States for trial.

2009-11-03 05:31:01