The ship was likely on its way to the coast of Spain to conduct more raids when a storm struck them out of nowhere. Eventually, the threat of Barbary pirates in Algiers came to an end. After ...

helped to determine that it was a corsair ship from Algiers. "Two defining characteristics of pirate ships are heavy weapons and cosmopolitan cultural contents—assembled from the many prizes ...

Pakistan Navy Ship Zulfiquar visited Port of Algiers, Algeria as part of overseas deployment in Mediterranean Sea. According to Pakistan Navy, on arrival at port area, the ship was welcomed by ...

They attacked every ship in sight ... In July of 1785, Algerian pirates captured American ships, and the Day of Algiers demanded an unheard-of ransom of $60,000. It was a plain and simple case ...

Indian navy commandos have rescued sailors on a ship hijacked by pirates off Somalia's coast on Thursday. A navy statement said all 21 crew members had been evacuated from the citadel - the vessel ...