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Here’s a detailed recap of the Indian Navy's recent showdown with Somali Pirates
Since the past week, news headlines have been dominated by the Indian Navy's showdown with Somali P…
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IAF's C-17 aircraft executes precision airdrop in Arabian Sea, helps Navy seize hijacked vessel
A C-17 tactical transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) executed a precision airdrop of tw…
PTI
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Indian Navy frees Iranian fishing vessel hijacked by pirates, rescues 23 Pakistani crew members
The Indian Navy has freed an Iranian fishing vessel that was hijacked by pirates and rescued its cr…
PTI
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US Navy foils gunmen attempting to hijack an Israel-linked tanker off Yemen
A unidentified group of attackers seized the Israel-linked Central Park tanker that was sailing off…
Lloyd Lee
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Yemen's Houthi rebels hijacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea on Iran's orders, Israel says
A spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces said the group would target Israeli ships in the Red Sea…
Alia Shoaib
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Chilling video shows Iran-backed rebel commandos hijack a cargo ship during a helicopter raid
The footage shows armed militants storm the bridge of the large ship during an incident that Israel…
Jake Epstein
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Missiles were fired toward a US Navy destroyer responding to an attempted hijacking near Yemen. The same warship was targeted in this area years ago.
The USS Mason had to fire interceptor missiles to defend against Houthi threats in 2016. Threats em…
Jake Epstein
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Missiles were fired toward a US Navy destroyer responding to an attempted hijacking near Yemen. The same warship was targeted in this area years ago.
The USS Mason had to fire interceptor missiles to defend against Houthi threats in 2016. Threats em…
Jake Epstein
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Video surfaces of James Cameron learning about 9/11 after visiting the Titanic inside a submersible vessel: 'The worst terrorist attack in history, Jim'
Director James Cameron visited the Titanic shipwreck 33 times. One of those trips was scheduled on …
Lloyd Lee
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US aircraft saw suspected Iranian gunmen take something from a hijacked tanker during 7-hour incident: official
A US official said that the situation looked like a shakedown and had "all the hallmarks of interna…
Ryan Pickrell
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British military agency warns of 'potential hijack' in the Gulf of Oman as multiple oil tankers report they have lost control
The events unfolding in the Gulf of Oman come on the heels of an apparent suicide attack on an oil …
Ryan Pickrell
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Britain's equivalent of the Navy SEALs stormed an oil tanker, ending a suspected hijacking off the UK coast
The storied Special Boat Service took control of the Nave Andromeda by fast-roping from helicopters…
Mia Jankowicz
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How the secretive Special Boat Service — the UK's SEAL Team 6 — trains to recapture hijacked ships at sea
It took the British SBS only seven minutes to retake a hijacked tanker on Sunday. But the swiftness…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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This Infographic Shows How Easy It Is To 'Cyber-Hijack' A Ship
After Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared mid-flight, a British anti-terrorism expert suggeste…
Pamela Engel
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The Houthis couldn't have built their most dangerous weapons without help from Iran and others, UN experts find
The Houthis have used their formidable arsenal of missiles and drones to target ships in the Red Se…
Jake Epstein
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A US Navy captain was in disbelief when his destroyer came under fire from missiles never before seen in combat while dealing with pirates
Pirates tried to take control of a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Aden, leading the USS Mason to …
Jake Epstein
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The Red Sea shipping crisis has given an unexpected country's elite commandos a chance to shine
Indian commandos played a key role in seizing back a cargo vessel that'd been hijacked by Somalian …
Tom Porter
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps gets powerful ships to confront adversaries well beyond the Persian Gulf
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) added missile corvettes and a mothership for specia…