A pirate in the Gulf of Aden Getty Images hide caption
Thursday: The guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd responds to a distress call from the master of the Iranian-flagged fishing dhow Al Molai. U.S. Navy photo hide caption
The Groupama Sailing Team (shown here on Dec. 10 near Cape Town, South Africa) is somewhere out ahead in the "stealth zone." Volvo Ocean Race/Getty Images hide caption