hijacking

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Some global sea traffic was diverted from the Red Sea route following the November 2023 hijacking by Houthi rebels of a British-owned vehicle carrier, the Galaxy Leader, near Yemen.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Attacks on shipping near the Horn of Africa—made famous by the film “Captain Phillips,” about the 2009 hijacking of the Maersk Alabama—peaked in 2011, with 237 reported attacks.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Also Thursday, the U.K. convened diplomats from more than 40 countries to discuss how to reopen the strait without military force and keep it secure postwar—comparing its closure to a hijacking of the global economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Brooklyn, the Beckhams' eldest child, alleged his parents tried "endlessly to ruin" his relationship, and accused his mother Victoria of hijacking their first wedding dance.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

To some researchers, it feels like a process of neurological hijacking.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel