U.S. navy tanker under apparent pirate attack off Somalia

LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy said on Wednesday it appeared pirates had tried to attack one of its big military oil tankers. A security team aboard the vessel opened fire on two small boats near Somalia after they ignored warnings and pursued the ship, a U.S. Fifth Fleet spokesman said."From all appearances it does look like it was a pirate attack and the incident is currently under investigation," he said by telephone from Bahrain. more.http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080924/ts_nm/us_somalia_piracy_navynews

Pirate Ransom Helped Somalia Islamist Militants Seize Port

Somali Pirates Turn Route to Suez Into `Most Dangerous' Waters

Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Fishing for tuna in the Indian Ocean 420 miles from the Somali coast, Captain Patrick Helies figured his trawler was far enough out to be safe from pirates.
It wasn't. On the night of Sept. 13, Somali brigands attacked, hitting his French-flagged ship with two rocket- propelled grenades. Helies and his crew of 25 outran the smaller pirate boat in choppy seas without injury or significant damage. MORE..http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=a4bUANT487Ms&refer=news