It sounds absurd—pirates with rifles attacking unarmed cargo ships. But modern freighters are designed to defend themselves without firing a shot. From long-range acoustic blasters that vibrate ...

BEIJING, June 28 (Reuters) - A Singapore-registered ship with 19 Chinese sailors onboard was seized on Monday by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, where Somali pirates have menaced ocean traffic, the ...

ATHENS (Reuters) - Pirates seized a Greek-owned cargo ship off the coast of Somalia on Sunday, Greece's merchant marine ministry said. "Pirates seized the Maltese-flagged cargo ship Saldanha, with 22 ...

Piracy on the high seas sounds like something from a bygone era, but the menace of armed robbery is still a very real threat in certain parts of the world. The menace posed to cruise ships in ...

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 ...

Water cannons and acoustic weapons can stop fast boats—but they’re useless against attackers dropping in from the sky. When Houthi rebels boarded a cargo ship by helicopter in 2023, it exposed the ...

The MNG Resolution, a floating arsenal in the Gulf of Oman, shuttles guards and weapons for private maritime security companies that protect ships in one of the most dangerous shipping routes in the ...

“Pirates Wanted,” an interactive play from Last Call Theatre, gives audience members a taste of buccaneering on an actual tall ship. Quests take place throughout the top deck of the vessel docked at ...