Read more ship stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2113/ship.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:04:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74293/maersk-alabama-repels-2nd-pirate-attack.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSomali pirates today attacked the Maersk Alabama for the second time in seven months, but guards on board the US-flagged cargo ship repelled the takeover attempt. When pirates attacked with automatic weapons early this morning about 350 nautical miles east of the Somali coast, guards on board the craft fired...http://www.newser.com/story/74293/maersk-alabama-repels-2nd-pirate-attack.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 6:30:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68079/uae-seizes-ship-bringing-n-korean-arms-to-iran.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAuthorities in the United Arab Emirates today seized a ship carrying weapons from North Korea to Iran, the Financial Times reports—a violation of United Nations resolutions barring Pyongyang from exporting arms. The shipment was headed for a company linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, which has previously been banned from...http://www.newser.com/story/68079/uae-seizes-ship-bringing-n-korean-arms-to-iran.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Aug 2009 21:27:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67273/hijackers-threatened-to-scuttle-russian-freighter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe hijackers of the Russian-crewed freighter Arctic Sea planned to destroy it if their ransom demand was not met, Reuters reports. “The crew members have already confirmed that the captors demanded a ransom and threatened to blow up the vessel,” says a Russian defense official. There was no comment on...http://www.newser.com/story/67273/hijackers-threatened-to-scuttle-russian-freighter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Aug 2009 12:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66492/scientist-seeks-rogue-wave-hot-spots.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA California scientist says he's closer to predicting the kind of rogue waves that have terrified seamen for centuries, the BBC reports. Rising as high as 6 stories and destroying ships with a single wallop, such waves occur where sand banks and currents force wave energy to focus on a...http://www.newser.com/story/66492/scientist-seeks-rogue-wave-hot-spots.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 09 Aug 2009 19:48:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63731/passenger-dies-on-luxury-flu-liner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 74-year-old passenger has died after some 150 people fell ill with suspected norovirus on the luxury cruise liner Marco Polo, reports the BBC. The ship was touring the UK and Ireland with some 1100 passengers and staff when the illness broke out. The liner is currently being held at...http://www.newser.com/story/63731/passenger-dies-on-luxury-flu-liner.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Jul 2009 2:14:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63269/n-korean-ship-reverses-course.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe North Korean cargo ship being monitored by the US Navy has abruptly changed course and may be heading home, Reuters reports. The Kang Nam, believed to have been carrying arms to Burma, was being tracked under toughened UN sanctions instituted after the country's recent nuclear test. "We've no idea...http://www.newser.com/story/63269/n-korean-ship-reverses-course.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Jul 2009 4:51:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62270/us-navy-tracks-suspicious-ship-from-north-korea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe new sanctions in place against Pyongyang have their first test: The US is monitoring a North Korean ship that left port today and may be carrying illegal weapons, reports Reuters. The Navy is keeping the Kang Nam in its sights in international waters as a "subject of interest." Officials...http://www.newser.com/story/62270/us-navy-tracks-suspicious-ship-from-north-korea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 18 Jun 2009 20:02:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61965/us-steps-up-navy-challenges-against-n-korea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama administration will instruct the Navy to attempt to inspect North Korean ships suspected of carrying arms or nuclear technology—but it will stop short of boarding them by force. The new effort to track North Korean ships is a component of America's "vigorous enforcement" of a UN Security...http://www.newser.com/story/61965/us-steps-up-navy-challenges-against-n-korea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Jun 2009 6:15:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57201/pirates-seize-german-ship.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHijackers seized a German-owned ship in the pirate-infested waters between Somalia and Yemen today, a US Navy spokesman said. Pirates captured the Maltese-flagged MV Patriot in the Gulf of Aden about 150 nautical miles southeast of the Yemeni coastal city of Muqalla. An official from the German Foreign Ministry could...http://www.newser.com/story/57201/pirates-seize-german-ship.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 25 Apr 2009 12:08:31 CDT