The French tanker La Somme was carrying out routine patrol duties in the Indian Ocean in late 2009 as part of Europe’s mission to counter piracy in the region, and with 162 armed sailors on board, the ...

Canada, a United States military ally, has completed an around-the-world military mission, with a warship sailing across several contested regions in a seven-month deployment. Canada's military ...

The USS Iwo Jima, part of the U.S. Southern Command’s fleet. Photo Credit: ERNICE GILBERT, V.I. CONSORTIUM. FREDERIKSTED — The U.S. Navy’s amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima arrived at the Ann E.

In March 2016, a fishing trawler capsized and bobbed helplessly in the churning South Atlantic after Argentine coastguard cutters opened fire. The vessel had refused to stop despite radio warnings, ...