Read more Maersk Alabama stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/39398/maersk-alabama.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:15:00 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/60683/navy-probes-seals-over-missing-pirate-money.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Navy is questioning the crew of the Maersk Alabama and members of its own SEAL unit about $30,000 that went missing from the hijacked cargo ship, the New York Post reports. The money was taken by the pirates during the hijacking attempt but was not recovered after they...http://www.newser.com/story/60683/navy-probes-seals-over-missing-pirate-money.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 01 Jun 2009 12:43:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57704/maersk-captain-calls-for-military-to-protect-shipping.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMilitary guards or military detachments on board ships are the best way to keep American shipping safe from piracy, Capt. Richard Phillips told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday. Phillips, freed by the US Navy after being held hostage by pirates last month, said better-armed crews and tougher vessels would...http://www.newser.com/story/57704/maersk-captain-calls-for-military-to-protect-shipping.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 01 May 2009 2:27:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57357/pirated-ships-cook-sues-over-safety-regs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA member of the crew on the US-flagged ship hijacked by African pirates sued the owner and another company today, accusing them of knowingly putting sailors in danger. Richard E. Hicks alleges in the suit that owner Maersk Line Limited and Waterman Steamship Corp., which provided the crew, ignored requests...http://www.newser.com/story/57357/pirated-ships-cook-sues-over-safety-regs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Apr 2009 16:53:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57162/maersks-first-mate-rips-limbaugh-for-race-baiting.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe second-in-command who helped thwart a pirate attack on the Maersk Alabama has laid into Rush Limbaugh for playing up the drama's racial aspect. Shane Murphy says Limbaugh, who sneered that a Republican president would have been in hot water for ordering the shooting of "black teenagers on the high...http://www.newser.com/story/57162/maersks-first-mate-rips-limbaugh-for-race-baiting.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 25 Apr 2009 7:37:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56806/teen-pirate-will-be-tried-as-adult-faces-life-in-prison.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe sole surviving pirate from an attack on an American cargo ship off the Somali coast will be tried as an adult after he was portrayed today as the brazen ringleader of a band of pirates who shot at the ship's captain and bragged about prior acts of piracy. The...http://www.newser.com/story/56806/teen-pirate-will-be-tried-as-adult-faces-life-in-prison.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Apr 2009 19:07:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56509/im-not-a-hero-rescued-captain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagShipping captain Richard Phillips is back in his home state, a week and a half after being taken hostage by pirates. The plane carrying Phillips, who was rescued by Navy SEAL snipers, landed in Burlington, Vt., late this afternoon. "I'm not a hero," Phillips, from nearby Underhill, said on the...http://www.newser.com/story/56509/im-not-a-hero-rescued-captain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Apr 2009 16:31:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56407/captured-pirate-to-face-trial-in-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe only surviving pirate from the gang that attacked the Maersk Alabama will be put on trial in New York, authorities tell CBS News. The pirate—identified as Abdulwali Muse, 19—is believed to have been the ringleader. Muse, whose three cohorts were killed by Navy snipers, is likely to...http://www.newser.com/story/56407/captured-pirate-to-face-trial-in-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Apr 2009 2:45:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56317/maersk-crew-comes-home.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe American sailors who thwarted a pirate attack off the coast of Somalia have arrived home to a hero's welcome, reports the AP. Dozens of family members erupted in cheers and applause as the 19 crew members from the Maersk Alabama stepped off a charter flight from Kenya at Andrews...http://www.newser.com/story/56317/maersk-crew-comes-home.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Apr 2009 1:21:08 CDT