An American warship on anti-piracy patrol has seized four tons (3,600 kilos) of hashish from a wooden boat in a part of the Gulf of Aden known as the "Hash Highway," the US Fifth Fleet said on Tuesday. It said the USS Anzio's seizure of the drugs with an estimated street value of 28 million dollars took place ...

The amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans has resumed its operations at sea after it was repaired in Manama, the Bahrain-based US Fifth Fleet said on Wednesday. The vessel was "fully mission capable" on Tuesday night after repairs were made to its damaged hull, ruptured fuel tank and ballast tanks as result of a collision with USS Hartford ...

The US Fifth Fleet announced on Friday it is transferring command of the counter-piracy international naval force CTF 151 to the Turkish Navy on May 3. "The US Navy will transfer command of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 to the Turkish Navy on Sunday May 3, 2009," Lieutenant Nathan Christensen of the Bahrain-based US Fifth Fleet said in a ...

The U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet says an American ship captain is resting comfortably on a U.S. warship after receiving a medical exam following his release from captivity. Capt. Richard Phillips was released at 7:19 p.m. in an operation that killed three of the four ...