Piracy off the coast of Somalia is back in the headlines after European Union naval forces seized an Iranian fishing vessel last month that Somali pirates used to hijack a Malta-flagged tanker ...

Cruise ships are some of the biggest seafaring vessels ever – even bigger than aircraft carriers. However, unlike aircraft carriers, cruise ships aren't armed to the teeth, which makes them giant ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Piracy Piracy on the high seas sounds like something from a bygone era, but the menace of armed robbery is still a very real ...