The first mention of a pirate by name may be in a Greek book from 2,500 years ago. But sea-raiding has been around since the ...

Two archaeologists claim to have found the Nossa Senhora do Cabo, a Portuguese ship sunk in 1721 with a treasure worth over ...

Attacking ships far from land on the high seas and stealing the cargo was a logical next step in the tactics of seafaring raiders.

The movie was based on a real-life 2009 attack by Somali pirates on a ship named the MV Maersk Alabama, which was carrying food to Kenya. The 500-foot-long vessel and its crew were rescued by the ...

While Dionysius may have been the first recorded pirate, the most famous pirates lived during the 17th and 18th centuries, ...

Discover the first pirate ever recorded, from ancient Egypt to Dionysius of Ionia, and how piracy evolved through the ...

At the first hearing in India, Msc has rejected the compensation claim of approximately one billion euros submitted by the Indian state of Kerala for the sinking of the container ship Elsa 3.

Stakeholders in the maritime sector under the umbrella of the Sea Empowerment and Research Centre (SEREC) have revealed that Nigeria pays an annual sum of $500m for war risk insurance, amounting to $1 ...

It was one of the biggest pirate heists in history; 300 years later, Cape Cod archaeologists think they've found the ...

From dummy mannequins to high-pressure hose whips, cargo ships have developed a bizarre arsenal to fight modern piracy. But ...

The incident occurred a day after Houthi militants in Yemen targeted another vessel, their first assault on shipping since President Trump announced a truce with them.

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Monday that a cargo ship they struck with gunfire, rockets and explosive-laden remote-controlled… ...