S/V Quest

By Gary Robertson NORFOLK, Va., Nov 14 (Reuters) – The last of the Somali pirates convicted of killing four Americans aboard a yacht sailing off the Horn

U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Neil H. MacBride, helped secure the U.S.'s first high-seas piracy convictions since 1820 for a total of 26

Three Somalis were convicted on Monday of piracy, kidnapping and murder in the 2011 shooting deaths of four Americans sailing in the Indian Ocean off of Oman

U.S. prosecutors are reportedly seeking the death penalty against three Somali pirates charged with murdering four Americans aboard their sailing yacht, the

Two Somali men have been sentenced to life in prison for their role in the February hijacking of the S/V Quest and subsequent murder of the four Americans on

Phyllis Macay Bob Riggle were murdered by Somali pirates, along with their friends Jean and Scott Adam NORFOLK, Va.—A pair of Somali men were sentenced

This Warning Notice, published by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), is intended for Yacht Skippers considering a passage through the Gulf of Aden,

NORFOLK, Va. —Three accused Somali pirates pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of killing four Americans on a hijacked yacht off the coast of

(Dow Jones) Three Somali men accused of hijacking a sailboat in the Indian Ocean and killing the four Americans on board could face the death penalty, rather

NORFOLK, Va.—A Somali man the U.S. believes is the highest-ranking pirate it has ever captured pleaded not guilty in federal court Wednesday to piracy,

Fourteen men accused of seizing a yacht and killing its American crew last month in the Arabian Sea were indicted Thursday by a grand jury in Norfolk, Va., on

WARNING TO: U.S. Registered Yachts and Sailing Vessels The U.S. Coast Guard strongly advises against all operation of and travel by U.S. yachts and sailing

Days before the Quest set off on its doomed trek across the Indian Ocean, Bill Rouse, a Texan attempting to sail around the world, made Quest owner Scott Adam

DOD News Briefing with Vice Adm. Fox via Telephone from Bahrain on Somali Piracy Aboard the S/V Quest COL. DAVID LAPAN (Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Over the weekend President Barack Obama authorized the use of force against Somali pirates who killed four U.S. citizens in the Indian

From Central Command Public Affairs TAMPA, Fla. (NNS) — At approximately 1 a.m. EST today, while negotiations were ongoing to secure the release of four

gCaptain just got the phone call we hoped we would never get.  The 4 American sailors from the sailboat Quest have been killed by their Somali captors.

Sorry guys, but the news we got regarding the USS Momsen being at the scene of the hijacking was totally incorrect.  The Momsen and her crew on homeward bound

gCaptain sources have reported this morning that S/V Quest has been attacked by pirates in the Indian Ocean, and her crew of 4 Americans are currently being