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The Italian navy said Friday it boarded and took control of a Sicilian fishing boat that had been seized earlier in the day by armed men off the coast of Libya. The navy said the fishing boat had been seized by armed men, apparently Libyan security forces, traveling on a tug boat around 90 kilometers (50 nautical miles) northwest of the Libyan port of Misrata. Fighting in Libya has escalated to its worst levels since the 2011 civil war that ended with the overthrow and killing of longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

The Italian navy said Friday it boarded and took control of a Sicilian fishing boat that had been seized earlier in the day by armed men off the coast of Libya. The navy said the fishing boat had been seized by armed men, apparently Libyan security forces, traveling on a tug boat around 90 kilometers (50 nautical miles) northwest of the Libyan port of Misrata. Fighting in Libya has escalated to its worst levels since the 2011 civil war that ended with the overthrow and killing of longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

Egyptian navy carries out joint exercises with British, French navies.

The U.S. Navy and Coast Guard rescued three mariners from a remote, uninhabited Pacific island Thursday after a Navy plane spotted palm fronds spelling the word "help" on the sand.

The U.S. Navy and Coast Guard rescued three mariners from a remote, uninhabited Pacific island Thursday after a Navy plane spotted palm fronds spelling the word "help" on the sand.

The Nigerian Navy said Thursday that it had thwarted a pirate attack on the break bulk / project cargo ship Vectis Osprey off of Bonny Terminal. A government spokesman said that an investigation would focus on her crew, citing a "trend of involvement of crew members in attacks on their own vessels."

The Nigerian Navy said Thursday that it had thwarted a pirate attack on the break bulk / project cargo ship Vectis Osprey off of Bonny Terminal. A government spokesman said that an investigation would focus on her crew, citing a "trend of involvement of crew members in attacks on their own vessels."

More than a tonne of heroin worth an astonishing £160 million was seized in the Indian Ocean in a successful drugs bust led by the Royal Navy.

More than a tonne of heroin worth an astonishing £160 million was seized in the Indian Ocean in a successful drugs bust led by the Royal Navy.

U.S. Navy Rescues 10 From Iranian Ship on Fire.

ASEAN navies join forces over piracy.

ASEAN navies join forces over piracy.

The Navy is investigating the collision of the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Louisiana with the submarine and special warfare support.

The Navy is investigating the collision of the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Louisiana with the submarine and special warfare support.

Navy ditches touchscreens for knobs and dials after fatal crash.

Royal Navy To Protect UK Ships In Strait Of Hormuz.

Last week a UK Royal Navy destroyer and Dutch Royal Navy ship safely moored in Odessa, Ukraine, were spoofed to locations off-shore of a Russian naval base on Crimea.

US navy prepares allies to 'protect navigation' in Gulf.

U.S. Navy again sails through Taiwan Strait, angering China.

This Robotic Navy Ship Uses A.I. Instead of a Crew.

A U.S. Navy lab in Bahrain has confirmed Iran's connection to a Nov. 15 aerial drone attack on a Liberian-flagged commercial tanker transiting international waters in the Middle East.

The Singapore Navy is warning shipowners in the region need to be super aware of a greater piracy threat in the upcoming few days.

Nigerian Navy gets new patrol vessel to control resources in Gulf of Guinea.

Egypt navy busts 170kg of heroin on Iranian boat.

Indonesian Navy Apprehends Six Alleged Pirates.

Chinese Navy Thwarts Pirate Attack.