NAIROBI, Kenya (Dec. 2) - The luxury American cruise ship steaming across the Gulf of Aden with hundreds of well-heeled tourists just might have been too much for Somali pirates to resist. But the six bandits, riding in two skiffs and firing rifle ...

Some modern pirates after more than buried treasure - U-Wire.com

As it turns out, today's pirates are after much more than chests of buried treasure. Today's booty is oil and these modern pirates have been hijacking ships off the coast of Somalia to get it. Fiercer than a swashbuckling Johnny Depp, Somali pirates ...

Ship Passengers Recount Pirate Attack - AOL

MUSCAT, Oman (Dec. 3) - Passengers on a luxury cruise liner attacked by pirates in the dangerous waters between Yemen and Somalia said Wednesday they were surprised by the assailants' boldness and described hearing the "Pop! Pop! Pop!" of the pirates ...

Oregon passenger describes pirate attack on cruise ship - KING-5

MUSCAT, Oman -- Ordered to get inside and stay down, Oregon tourist Clyde Thornburg heard the pirates' rifle shots hit the side of the luxury cruise liner -- "Pop! Pop! Pop!" -- then felt the ship speed up to escape. At this port north of the pirate ...

Pirates Chase, Fire on US Cruise Ship - AOL

Sunday's attack on the M/S Nautica, which was reported Tuesday, comes several weeks after a NATO mission served mainly to underscore the impotence of the world community. A handful of Western ships can do little to prevent attacks in a vast sea, and ...