The Iranian navy said today that it had rescued an American cargo ship that was being attacked by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Oman. An Iranian warship reportedly responded to a distress call from the U.S.-flagged Maersk Texas, a cargo ship that had been besieged by “several pirate boats,” the navy said in a [...]

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A few pirates got an unwelcome surprise today when European Union forces conducted its first-ever onshore raid on a suspected pirate lair in Somalia. The attack helicopters – including Tigre helicopter gunships – laid waste to pirates’ boats, fuel, and weaponry. Five attack boats were destroyed and their outboard engines wrecked during the pre-dawn operation, which [...]

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Was it insensitive, or was it funny?  In a scene from the trailer for the upcoming stop-motion animation flick “The Pirates! Band of Misfits“, the pirate captain (voiced by Hugh Grant) jumps aboard a ship and says he plans on plundering all the ship’s gold. “Gold? Afraid we don’t have any gold, old man” a [...]

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The U.S. Navy rescued 13 Iranian fishermen that were being held hostage by Somali pirates in the Northern Arabian Sea just days after an Iranian official warned against the U.S. sending an aircraft carrier into the Persian Gulf. A boarding team from the destroyer USS Kidd, which is part of the John C. Stennis Carrier [...]

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Here are the latest top stories for Wednesday, February 23, 2011: Somali pirates kill 4 American hostages; Gadhafi vows to fight on, die a martyr; New Zealand city devastated by earthquake; Chicago votes for new mayor. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nho4u70FGBM Related articles News Minute: Top Stories for February 22, 2011 (VIDEO) (blippitt.com) Earthquakes in New Zealand, Killing at [...]

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The four American hostages that were being held by Somali pirates have been killed, according to various media reports. There were over a dozen pirates aboard the S/V Quest, and some of them have also been killed and/or captured. Hijacked last Friday, the S/V Quest was being taken toward the Somali coast. It was being [...]

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A yacht with four Americans on-board has been hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean, according to the U.S. military. The Americans’ identities are not yet known, but piracy watchdog group Ecoterra International says the yacht, the S/V Quest, is owned by Jean and Scott Adam. UPDATE: All 4 American hostages have been killed [...]

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The latest meme going around the internet is pretty amusing. Just go to Google, type in “LOL LimeWire” and click on “I’m Feeling Lucky”. The result will be the full screen version of the “LOL LimeWire Pirate Song” below. It’s a pretty funny little gag. For those who don’t know, LimeWire is a free file-sharing [...]

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