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Somali pirates seize 2 ships in 4 days as hijackings hit decade high

Somali pirates seized an oil tanker off the coast of Yemen on Thursday, the second vessel hijacked in four days, in what experts describe as the most serious resurgence of piracy in the region in over a decade.

Portuguese treasure ship ‘Nossa Senhora do Cabo’ found off Madagascar

After 16 years of research, archaeologists from the Center for Historic Shipwreck Preservation have identified the remains of the Nossa Senhora do Cabo, a Portuguese treasure ship seized by pirates in 1721, lying in waters off Madagascar's Nosy Boraha island…