As the government ceased to exist, so did the mechanisms to safeguard Somalia’s territorial waters and maritime resources.

Two Somali fishermen wearing big scarves over their heads to hide their faces glance around furtively as they walk into the room for a secret meeting to tell me why they have recently decided to ...

Back in 2010 the Somalis accounted for nearly all the hijackings. There are still pirates out there, but they are more into robbery than kidnapping.

While the United States isn't specifically required to help North Korea, an important part of the U.S. Navy's ongoing mission ...

Somali pirates have released a Chinese-owned fishing vessel, the Liaoning Daping 578, three months after hijacking it. The ...

A Chinese fishing boat hijacked by armed Somali robbers at the end of November has been released and is travelling home. The ...

The Chinese Embassy in Somalia says a fishing vessel hijacked off the Somali coast in November has been set free with its 18-member crew ...

A Chinese-owned fishing vessel hijacked off Somalia's coast in November has been freed with its 18-member crew. The Chinese ...

"Ships came and took all our equipment and ... Adado, a town in central Somalia where pirates once invested, earned the nicknamed "Blue City" because their newly built mansions often had blue ...