It sounds absurd—pirates with rifles attacking unarmed cargo ships. But modern freighters are designed to defend themselves without firing a shot. From long-range acoustic blasters that vibrate ...

SAN PEDRO, Calif. (KABC) -- The ports Long Beach and Los Angeles, two of the busiest in the nation, have been working to avoid shipping delays in the aftermath of a major cargo spill in September and ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A major emergency was declared at the Port of Los Angeles on Friday as firefighters battled a massive electrical ...

A fire on a container ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles was nearly contained Saturday afternoon, though authorities were still assessing whether enough hazardous material burned to cause ...

A fire that erupted Friday evening on a cargo ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles — requiring more than 180 firefighters to battle the blaze — is now “substantially contained,” according to a news ...

The fire and salvage operation could take days. Drones were used to monitor air quality, one local official said. By Shawn Hubler Francesca Regalado and Chris Hippensteel Shawn Hubler reported from ...

Six people were killed in the March 2024 bridge collapse. The cargo ship that rammed into Baltimore's Key Bridge in March 2024, shortly after experiencing two blackouts, initially lost power due to an ...

The FAA has issued an emergency directive to ground the type of plane involved in the UPS cargo crash in Louisville, Kentucky, last week that killed at least 14 people. MD-11 planes will be out of ...

A ship allegedly carrying containers of zinc dust tainted with radioactive material cesium-137 remains in limbo off the Philippine coast as authorities debate who should take responsibility for the ...

The discovery of the lost cargo from three different shipwrecks off Israel’s Carmel Coast is rewriting the history of Iron Age trade. Experts deduced the ebb and flow of trade patterns via the ...

Images of a fireball exploding on a cargo ship are shown on a giant screen during a protest called for by Yemen's rebel Houthi movement in Sanaa on March 17, 2025. — MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP via Getty ...

LONDON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - The Dutch flagged cargo ship Minervagracht sustained substantial damage after being hit by an explosive device in the Gulf of Aden, the vessel's operator said on Monday.