The return to normalcy will have to wait a little while for Ken Quinn. ...more

April 22, 2009

The return to normalcy will have to wait a little while for Ken Quinn. ...more

April 21, 2009

Somali pirates have attacked and damaged an American ship carrying humanitarian aid, but the ship and crew are safe under Navy escort. ...more

April 14, 2009

The second mate of the container ship hijacked last week by pirates is likely to be back at his Bradenton home by the end of the week, his wife said today. ...more

April 13, 2009

The Bush administration inherited a mess in strategic Somalia and may be leaving President-elect Barack Obama with a worse one. ...more

December 29, 2008

When the Somali pirates hit the headlines, it shivered the timbers of pirate culture. ...more

December 14, 2008

It's the conversation every parent dreads. Mom, Dad, you know how I've always been a little different from the other kids? Well, I think its time you knew the truth. I think I'm, um, an investment banker! ...more

November 29, 2008

A major Norwegian shipping group on Tuesday ordered its more than 90 tankers to sail around Africa rather than use the Suez Canal after Somali pirates seized a Saudi supertanker carrying $100 million in crude. ...more

November 19, 2008

It seems inconceivable: Somali pirates in speedboats foil warships from the world's most powerful navies to prey on shipping lanes crucial to the oil supply. ...more

November 19, 2008